Workshops
We enjoy presenting interactive workshops for toddlers, children, adolescents, families and professionals.
Our workshops have been creatively developed by Kimberley O’Brien over 15 years in the Child and Family field. We strive for innovation to ensure our presentations are inspiring, practical and effective for small groups in the clinic setting or demonstrative for large audiences in an auditorium. Quirky Kid workshops draw on our micro-skills in working with children combined with current research and practices in Australia, the USA and UK.
Our clinic-based workshops playfully address many common childhood issues such as managing anxiety, improving social skills, understanding separation and divorce, building self esteem and making yourself happy. We work from the child’s perspective and use evidence-based group work techniques to encourage participation and learning in a therapeutic environment.
The Today Show has featured a story about our workshops. Watch the video here. Most recently the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (MCA) commissioned one of our workshops for young leaders as part of the Generation Next initiative.
Upcoming Workshops
The Best of Friends - Melbourne
"The Best of Friends ™" workshop is an innovative social skills and communication program for children aged 3 to 13 based in Melbourne delivered in a specialised setting or in-sc ... More Info »
When: Sep 24, 2010
Why Worry? - Melbourne
This solution-focused workshop will help anxious Melbourne children & adolescents to manage their own symptoms of stress and worry.Participants learn to identify personal triggers ... More Info »
When: Sep 24, 2010
Doing the Splits - Melbourne
This activity-based workshop will help participants to make sense of parental separation, using an informative approach to common issues faced by children and adolescents before ... More Info »
When: Sep 25, 2010
The Best of Friends - Sydney
"The Best of Friends ™" workshop is an innovative social skills and communication program for children aged 3 to 13 delivered in a specialised setting or in-schools.This activity ... More Info »
When: Sep 27, 2010
Why Worry? - Sydney
Dealing with Anxiety at Home & School.This solution-focused workshop will help anxious children & adolescents to manage their own symptoms of stress and worry.Participants learn to ... More Info »
When: Sep 27, 2010
Power Up
This activity-based workshop is designed for children and young people training and competing at club, regional, state and national level in their chosen sports, academic pursuits ... More Info »
When: Sep 28, 2010
Sort it Out
This forward-thinking workshop engages young people with practical activities to explore independence, academic pressure, social challenges and ethical dilemmas often encountered b ... More Info »
When: Oct 01, 2010
Binding Stories
This activity-based workshop has been created for young people who have recently or previously experienced a significant bereavement. Participants will explore the cycle of loss an ... More Info »
When: Oct 05, 2010
The Inside Story
This experiential workshop is for mothers and newborns from 10-28 weeks old. As babies don’t come with instruction manuals it can be helpful to understand their neurological and ... More Info »
When: Oct 12, 2010
Family Play Therapy - Sydney
This workshop is an overview of the most effective techniques to boost family communication and goal setting with an emphasis on the use of games and play to engage resistance and ... More Info »
When: Dec 04, 2010
Understanding Adolescent Behaviour
Breaking curfews, becoming a recluse, addicted to the Internet or all of the above? The individual nature of adolescent behaviour can leave parents guessing. This practical worksho ... More Info »
When: Dec 04, 2010
Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents
This popular workshop provides psychologists, social workers and experienced counsellors with a smorgasbord of practical play therapy options for use with children (aged 2-16 yrs) ... More Info »
When: Jan 12, 2011
Therapeutic Resources for Children and Families
This workshop allows child & family practitioners to try the new range of Quirky Kid resources in our clinic setting as well as many other highly recommended props, puzzles, kits a ... More Info »
When: Jan 19, 2011
Raised on Praise
Learn how to develop an optimistic, fair and consistent parenting approach with an emphasis on praise. Identify family factors in need of focus and develop reasonable rules and con ... More Info »
When: Apr 16, 2011
Family Play Therapy - Melbourne
This workshop is an overview of the most effective techniques to boost family communication and goal setting with an emphasis on the use of games and play to engage resistance and ... More Info »
When: Apr 23, 2011
