Infant Mental Health - consultations & education
Togetherness: Solihull Approach training & courses
SLEEP - support & resources (0-3 years)
Supporting families and professionals world wide
Professional Support and Mentoring
Reflective Supervision | Mentoring | Professional Development
For details email: helen@helenstevens.com.au
Professional Training
All training via live-remote access unless directly arranged with organisations
Togetherness - bringing the SOLIHULL APPROACH to the world
Solihull Approach
Core Training offered by Registered Australian Trainers
Learn to support effective and sensitive parenting with this evidence based, world-renowned approach created in the UK.
Book now on the official Solihull Australia site.
Solihull Approach Advanced training
Consolidate your knowledge
For practitioners looking to build on their expereinces after completing the Solihull Approach Foundation Training.
Book now on the official Solihull Australia site.
Understanding Sleep
0‑3 years
Evidence based training for those wanting to understand infant and toddler brains, emotional and social needs and the importance of sensitivity and compassion at all times, including sleep.
The Australian Governance Centre provides
Evidence-based training, and support for PROFESSIONALS
Stage specific courses: Antenatal through to infant, child and teenage years
Working with parents & caregivers
Whole school training - staff, students and parents
Workforce courses Management, Trauma, Attachment, Reflective Supervision
In Australian we offer:
Foundation, Group Facilitator, Advanced Solihull Approach training courses throughout Australia, and training to become your workplace trainer.
All training courses are via live-remote access to ensure anyone can participate. Face to face trainings are also posted on our website.
The Solihull Approach model is applicable for anyone working in education, healthcare, welfare, schools and even for first responders and sports coaches. Basically it is for anyone who interacts with another.
To date
Many midwives, MCHN nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, welfare workers, first nations workers, managers, and adult and infant mental health practitioners, and many others, have completed this training.
The Victorian Government funds training for those working in kindergartens
La Trobe Uni Grad Dip Child Family & Community Nurse program - includes the Solihull Approach training as a credited unit
RMIT Grad Dip Child & Family Health Nursing students have the option of completing the training as a credited elective
Solihull Approach is referenced in the ‘MERTIL’ training aimed at helping to protect our children from the enduring effects of early relational trauma. Developed and delivered by Deakin University and the Royal Women’s Hospital, Australia.
For additional details email Helen directly - helen@helenstevens.com.au
SOLIHULL APPROACH
Parent Courses
Helping parents be the best parent they can - evidence based courses for parents
In these pathways, parents and caregivers learn how to understand their baby, toddler or teen, at a deeper level, and how to offer the best support and care .
We're proud to partner with the Togetherness: Solihull Approach UK to also offer online courses for anyone caring for babies or children through to adolescents
Parent Courses include
Understanding pregnancy and birth
Understanding your baby the early years
Understanding your child up to school age
Understanding your School age child from primary through to secondary age children and teens
Baby and Childhood SLEEP
guidance and support for parents and caregivers - without controlled crying or anything like it
Building parent & caregiver understanding and confidence
Access to Resources
Strengthen connection with your baby or child and those around you
Grow your relationship with you baby or child before and during settling and sleep times
Exploring what works for your baby and child, and why, then building a path to happier sleep
We'll support your family to find what's right for you.
Make an appointment to speak with our sleep support team
Phone consult
Online
Group sessions
Reflective Clinical Supervision & Mentoring
Helen also provides Reflective Supervision and mentoring for individuals or groups working in Infant Mental Health or Perinatal Mental Health disciplines.
For details; contact email helen@helenstevens.com.au
Affiliations
Helen is a member of the AAIMH, WAIMH and is a registered Solihull Approach Trainer and coach. Helen also heads the Togetherness - Solihull Approach Australia - Governance Centre, and is responsible for governance of all professional training and parent courses in Australia.
Helen presents to conferences locally and world wide. Her resources are recognised academically and her research and collaborative work extends from local to international Universities.
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Meet Helen
Helen Stevens is a Registered Nurse, Midwife and Maternal & Child Health Nurse with a Masters in Mental Health Science-Infant. Helen incorporates research findings into her presentations, clinical work, education, research and supervision. Her focus on the infant social and emotional health and wellbeing is evident in her work, including the 'Safe Sleep Space' (2012) and 'Connect to Sleep' (2017) books, and as contributing author in 'The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep' (2014). Helen has acted in an advisory capacity on numerous projects and presented at conferences worldwide relating to early years and supporting family connection and regulation. Helen provides education and training for professionals and parents, and also provides tertiary University sessional lecturing. Her focus on supporting quality infant-parent relationship for parents and caregivers and those who provide professional support is evident in all her work.
Helen also heads the Togetherness - Solihull Approach - Australian Governance Centre
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