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Leadership Community of Practice November minutes.

Workshop Community of Practice November on cultural connections minutes.

Network Community of Practice November on cultural connections minutes.

Community Connections Community of Practice February minutes.

Leadership Community of Practice August minutes.

Community Connections Community of Practice November minutes.

Workshop Community of Practice November minutes.

Network Community of Practice November minutes.

Leadership Community of Practice November minutes.

Leadership Community of Practice February minutes.

Community Connections Community of Practice February minutes.

Workshop Community of Practice February minutes.

Network Community of Practice February minutes.

Community Connections Community of Practice May minutes.

Leadership Community of Practice May minutes.

Workshop Community of Practice May minutes.

Network Community of Practice May minutes.

Community Connections Community of Practice October minutes about active hold opportunities for young people.

Network Community of Practice October minutes on active hold opportunities for young people.

Workshop Community of Practice October minutes on priorities and investment for young people on Active Hold.

Leadership Community of Practice October minutes on service and practice consistency via Active Hold.

A podcast microlearning from the February 2024 CoP that speaks to the importance of inspiration and the role it can play in a young person’s high belief in themself.

A video microlearning that captures the key points from the November 2023 CoP on Youth Justice.

This Framework was updated in 2024. It has been developed to support practitioners, mentors, educators, employers and others working with young people who are dependent upon care services, including government and non-government agencies. It is intended to support the delivery of Better Futures alongside the DFFH Better Futures Practice Advice, which sets out policies, procedures and requirements for providers.

The Disability Practice Guide is designed to equip Better Futures practitioners with the skills and knowledge to work in an Advantaged Thinking way with young people with disability, as well as to understand the resources, services and support available to young people.

The Better Futures Housing and Living Skills Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of housing and living skills-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood.

The Better Futures Health and Wellbeing Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of health and wellbeing-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood.

The Better Futures Connections Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of connections-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood.

The Better Futures Employment Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of employment-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood.

The Better Futures Education Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of education-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood.

This resource captures the insights gathered during the August 2023 CoP on Young Parents. Each page steps through key considerations, expert perspectives, and practice ideas to enhance your practice when working with young parents.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has developed a suite of training sessions to provide Better Futures staff with information about the Better Futures program and Advantaged Thinking practice. Training sessions are delivered online and face-to-face multiple times across the year.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has developed eModules to provide Better Futures staff with information about the program and Advantaged Thinking practice.

This document outlines the Better Futures My Voice planning resources that support the Advantaged Thinking approach. My Voice resources capture those key elements from coaching conversations that provide an alternative way to typical case management practices.

The Coaching in Action Guide provides a practical guide to having coaching conversations with the young people you work with. In this document you will find tools, techniques and step-by-step guides to support your coaching practice.

This guide is a tool to be more mindful of language—personally, professionally, and organisationally. Throughout the guide you will find the reflections of young people themselves, checklists that help us return to an Advantaged Thinking mindset, and a glossary of terms and conversation starters to add to our Advantaged Thinking repertoire.

The 7 tests are built around creating change in individuals and communities to improve outcomes for the people we work with. We can use the 7 tests to guide our practice, provide opportunities for reflection and discussion, to instigate change and new ways of working with people.