Victorian Parents Council - Parent Podcast Series

SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION IN VICTORIA HAS CHANGED.

Every student can choose a pathway that supports their strengths and goals.

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~About the VPC~ 

* Building Informed Confident Parents 

* Celebrating More Than 65 Years Of Service as a non-profit organisation 

Established in 1959, VPC was originally known as the Parents and Friends Federation of Victoria. The parents of Catholic school children decided to act to empower school-going children and their parents and created what is now called VPC. We have come a long way and are now the most vibrant online community for parents of school aged children in Victoria. In 2024 VPC celebrated 65 Years of Service as a non-profit organisation. 

VPC is a registered charity dedicated to everyone who supports Parents educating children. Being online has expanded our service to accommodate parents in Victoria, Australia and even globally – an exciting change, congratulations and thank you for expanding our ability to serve. https://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au 

On-Demand video presentations of our podcasts are available on request - for a small fee - to cover our running costs.

If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected] and we will send you an on-demand copy of the episode. 

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at bit.ly/survey74vpc

Join the VPC and Dianna Daou, founder of True Coaching as she share her wisdom on helping High School students with their study skills. This will be a great event for Educators, parents and students, who can all take home key takeaways to help the students heading into their final exams.If the last 3 years have shown us anything, it is that we all need to be able to adapt, and quickly. With a disrupted school over the last few years, stress levels are at an all-time high going into final exams. It is important the students are equipped with strategies to manage their time and stress on exam day to give them the best chance at achieving their academic goals.True Coaching aims to support families through exams and help high school students develop life-long skills and strategies they are not getting from the traditional schooling system

Bio Dianna Daou:

Dianna is an academic performance coach of nearly a decade specialising in working with year 10-12 students to achieve their academic goals. Through her time as a student studying Biochemistry and a Master's in Education as well as 6 years working in workplace training and development, Dianna noticed a set of fundamental skills that are not being taught at school or university. These missing skills are affecting student's ability to organise their time, process information and create habits that help them achieve their goals. Because of this, Dianna has made it her personal mission to help students develop these skills and strategies they are not getting from the traditional schooling system and over the 9 years has helped thousands of students maximise results and minimise stress.

~About the VPC~

On-Demand video presentations of our podcasts are available on request - for a small fee - to cover our running costs. If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected]

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at bit.ly/survey73vpc

~About the VPC~

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at bit.ly/survey68vpc

An on-Demand video presentation of this podcast is available on request. If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected]

Evelyn M. Field, OAM is a practising counselling psychologist in Melbourne and a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. She was awarded her OAM for her initiatives for school and workplace bullying.

In addition to providing therapy/coaching in Melbourne, interstate and internationally, Evelyn provides training for schools, organisations and mental health professionals. This training incorporates her simple six-step social and emotional resilience model to empower children and adults to relate more effectively. It has been presented in New Zealand, Belgium, Spain, USA, Vietnam, Canada, Norway, Copenhagen, Wales, Italy and Israel.

As well as being ethical, evidence-based and practical, Evelyn’s presentations can also be entertaining. They range from her simple presentations for PO Cruises to keynote presentations for mental health professionals. She is one of the media spokespersons for the Australian Psychological Society and has done over 900 media interviews on a wide range of topics for radio, television and print.

Evelyn convened the Therapist Special Interest Group (SIG) part of the International Association of Workplace Bullying and Harassment (IAWBH)for 7 years. She was an active member of numerous psychological associations for many years, including the Professional Advisory Board of the National Centre Against Bullying, Victims of Crime Assistance League, (Victoria) for 5 years, and spent 20 years as a Board Member of the Mental Health Foundation of Victoria and 11 years as Honorary Secretary of the Australian Association for Mental Health and was as an Accredited Speaking Member of National Speakers Association of Australia.

Evelyn currently chairs a new group, the Australian Association for Workplace Bullying Professionals. (AAWBP) and encourages other countries to form their own associations.

Evelyn provides a range of range professional services (refer Speaking) and products (refer Products and Services) to deal with school and workplace bullying to assist children, adolescents and adults develop their emotional and social resilience. These include:

Bully Blocking® (2007) is still a bestselling, self-help book for kids, parents and schools and is the updated version of the best seller Bully Busting (Finch 1999). It includes her six-step social and emotional resilience model. These books have been translated into Italian, Croatian, Arabic, Korean and Czechoslovakian.

Evelyn wrote a chapter on Parenting for Bullying Solutions for the National Coalition Against Bullying.

Bully Blocking at Work (2010) and Strategies for Surviving Bullying at Work (2011) reveal her expertise as an authority on understanding and managing workplace bullying. This two-part series are published by Australian Academic Press.

Evelyn was lead author of ‘Diagnosis and treatment – repairing injuries caused by workplace bullying’ for a Handbook of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment with Dr Pat Ferris, published by Springer with Premilla D’Cruz and Ernesto Noronha as Chief Editors (2019) (Refer Workplace Bullying Resources, this site)

She is completing a self-help therapy book for children on blocking bullies and one on social smarts for youngsters.

Evelyn M. Field, OAM is available for consultation by phone, Skype or FaceTime.

Please call: (03) 9525 0555 or email: [email protected] to make an appointment.

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Many kids will experience reluctance to attend school from time to time, but for some kids getting to school can be more challenging.

Some students may be so anxious or distressed about attending school that they are not able to go, despite parent and carer’s best efforts to encourage attendance.

When a student can’t get to school, it is often stressful for the whole family.

This talk will describe what is known about school refusal, provide parents and carers with guidance on how they can support their child if they encounter school refusal and offer insights from a recent Senate Inquiry into this topic.School refusal is a topical issue in Australia.

The Federal Government recently released the findings of a Senate Inquiry into the issue. So, what is school refusal and what do I, as a parent, need to know? In this talk, Glenn will provide an overview of the topic, provide guidance for parents who have a child who is reluctant or refusing to attend, as well as providing some insights into the findings of the Senate Report.

Bio:

Glenn Melvin is a Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, Deakin University and an Honorary Associate Professor at the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research, University of Warwick, UK.

He is interested in improving understanding school non-attendance and how best to support families with kids and teens who struggle to get to school.He is a practising psychologist and the president of the International Network for School Attendance.

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at bit.ly/survey70vpc

~About the VPC~

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at bit.ly/survey66vpc

VPC "All About Music Series" will uncover many aspects of music and the part it can play in our children’s lives, education and development.

~About the VPC~

On-Demand video presentations of our podcasts are available on request - for a small fee - to cover our running costs. If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected]

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at https://bit.ly/survey49vpc

Dr Julia Stone is a Research Fellow at Monash University, with expertise in sleep and chronobiology. Her research interests include the role of individual differences in circadian rhythms and sleep on health and performance.

Dr Stone uses a mix of research methods and computational neuroscience to understand how the body clock develops, and responds to disruption faced in everyday life.

She is currently leading a longitudinal study examining sleep, circadian timing, mood and academic performance in adolescence (The CLASS Study).

~About the VPC~

Established in 1959, VPC was originally known as the Parents and Friends Federation of Victoria.  The parents of Catholic school children decided to act to empower school-going children and their parents and created what is now called VPC. We have come a long way and are now the most vibrant online community for parents of school aged children in Victoria.  

In 2019 VPC celebrated 60 Years of Service as a non-profit organisation. VPC is a registered charity dedicated to everyone who supports Parents educating children.  Being online has expanded our service to accommodate parents in Victoria, Australia and even globally – an exciting change, congratulations and thank you for expanding our ability to serve. http://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au

On-Demand video presentations of our podcasts are available on request - for a small fee - to cover our running costs. If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected]

To make it possible to bring you so many great events, our funding requires us to ask you a few questions about your experience. Please complete our 90 Seconds Survey for this #VPCLive Event at https://bit.ly/survey50vpc

Dr Bei Bei is a Senior Research Fellow at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Clinical Psychologist andResearch Lead at Monash University Healthy Sleep Clinic. She holds a Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) and a PhD from University of Melbourne. 

Her research and clinical work focus on the individual differences in sleep-wake behaviours, the relationship between sleep and mental health, and psychological interventions for better sleep.  

~About the VPC~    

Established in 1959, VPC was originally known as the Parents and Friends Federation of Victoria.  The parents of Catholic school children decided to act to empower school-going children and their parents and created what is now called VPC.   

We have come a long way and are now the most vibrant online community for parents of school aged children in Victoria.  In 2019 VPC celebrated 60 Years of Service as a non-profit organisation. VPC is a registered charity dedicated to everyone who supports Parents educating children.    

Being online has expanded our service to accommodate parents in Victoria, Australia and even globally – an exciting change, congratulations and thank you for expanding our ability to serve. http://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au     

On-Demand video presentations of our podcasts are available on request - for a small fee - to cover our running costs. If you can’t see the episode you want over at https://vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/events/ - then please email [email protected]