Learning development
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Creative learning & development: preschool | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in preschooler learning and development. Read how drama, music, dance and art nurture imagination.
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Creative learning & development: toddlers | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in toddler learning and development. Read how drama, music and art nurture imagination and thinking.
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How babies learn
The first five years of a child’s life are critical for development and help shape the adults they will become.
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Creative learning & development: 5-8 years | Raising Children Network
Creative activities and creative play have big roles in school-age learning and development. Read how drama, music, dance, art and craft nurture imagination.
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Learning to crawl
Crawling is an important skill for your baby to learn and is a big milestone in their development.
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Learning to walk
Your baby's first steps is one of the most exciting and memorable milestones in your child’s development.
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Your baby's growth and development - 10 months old
A 10-month-old will be very active. As a parent, you’ll probably be chasing them around as they crawl, and be learning more about their developing personality.
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Developing a positive body image | Kids Helpline
Learn to love and respect your body for all that it can do
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How your baby learns - birth to 3 years
Find out how your baby learns and develops from birth to 3 years.
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Your baby's growth and development - 7 months old
Your 7-month-old baby is growing fast and may even be sitting up on their own and eating solid foods. Learn more here about how your baby is developing when they reach 7 months.
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Home Care - What I Can Learn
This section of the Home Care Toolkit provides an opportunity for you to evaluate your learning and development needs and create a personal learning plan.
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Residential Aged Care - What I Can Learn
This section of the RAC Toolkit provides opportunity for you to evaluate your learning and development needs and create a personal learning plan. Links are provided to online and other types of resources to help you improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in providing palliative care and advance care planning.
Read more on End of Life Directions for Aged Care ELDAC website
'Child Aware supervision eLearning course
About the 'Child Aware supervision' eLearning course for professionals. The training is specifically for supervisors to learn about strategies that promote child and family-sensitive practice.
Read more on COPMI – Children of Parents with a Mental Illness website
Youth Friendly General Practice Training Toolkit: Coordinator Manual and Trainer Guide - Youth Health & Wellbeing
The Youth Friendly General Practice Training Toolkit aims to equip staff with the necessary knowledge, attitudes and skills to effectively engage young people, assess and identify their health issues, and provide appropriate intervention and management.
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Active Learning Modules (ALMs) | Jean Hailes
This area provides the opportunity to complete Active Learning Modules which deliver structured, quality education opportunities aimed at achieving changes in performance, knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes.
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Depression in older people
Depression reflects a range of biological and social factors and it may be difficult to diagnose in older people as its presentation may differ from that of younger people.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a physical treatment used for a range of mental illnesses.
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Melanoma Diagnosis Recommendations and Treatment Options
Melanoma may arise from pre-existing benign nevi (moles) and mostly develop as new lesions. Gene mutations, enabling benign nevi to form, are compounded by accumulated mutations, advancing melanoma development and invasion.
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Women's Business Workshop - Community Education Resource | Cancer Australia
This community education resource has been developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and health professionals working with
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Information and resources for primary care practitioners
Resources for primary care practitioners (GPs): Practice Guidelines, professional development training, networks and Blue Knot Helpline referral database.
Read more on Blue Knot Foundation website
