Every behaviour has a story: Understanding trauma and supporting children’s mental health in educational environments
Mon, 12 Oct
|Norths Cammeray
A practical one-day conference on understanding trauma, behaviour, and children’s mental health in educational settings. Especially relevant for members working with children, families, school wellbeing, and trauma-informed practice.
Time & Location
12 Oct 2026, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm AEDT
Norths Cammeray, 12 Abbott St, Cammeray NSW 2062, Australia
About the event
Peer-to-peer encouragement for VMHPAA members
This is a strong option for VMHPAA members whose work overlaps with children, families, schools, community wellbeing, or trauma-informed support. The conference focuses on children aged 3 to 11 years and centres on a core issue many practitioners will recognise: behaviour is often a response to distress, stress, trauma, loss, or mental health challenges rather than simple “bad behaviour.”
The value in this program is its practical focus. Across the day, the sessions cover how trauma and mental health affect the developing brain, emotional regulation, behaviour, relationships, and learning. The program also moves beyond theory into strategies that can actually be used in real settings, including co-regulation, predictable routines, safe relationships, and resilience-building approaches.
For members, that makes this event useful not only for direct child-focused work, but also for strengthening conversations with parents, carers, educators, and support teams. Understanding how distress presents in children can sharpen assessment,…