Tweddle workshops, forums, training and professional development
Tweddle provides innovative training programs delivered by qualified educators with extensive knowledge and experience. Tweddle clinicians specialise in professional development around infant mental health, childhood trauma, attachment, early parenting support and family partnership education.
Build your skills with Tweddle and strengthen outcomes for babies, children, and their families.
Delivered by experienced clinicians and educators with expertise in infant and perinatal mental health, early parenting, attachment, family partnerships and sleep and settling, each workshop is grounded in real-world practice and designed to build confidence, capability and practical skills that participants can apply immediately.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your understanding of infant mental health, strengthen your work with families, or expand your evidence-based practice, Tweddle’s professional development program offers valuable learning opportunities led by experts who work alongside families every day.
Discover Tweddle’s Engaging Professional Development Courses
Tweddle can tailor Professional Development packages for staff. These training packages can be held at Tweddle in Footscray or at a location that’s convenient to you. Tweddle also provides parenting workshops in the community, either on a once off basis or as a series of workshops.
Contact Tweddle on (03) 9689 1577 or [email protected] for more information.
Tweddle provides education and training in:
- Keys to Infant Caregiving
- NCAST Parent Child Interaction (PCI) Teaching Scales training (3 days)
- Baby and toddler Sleep and Settling training for community and health professionals (non-MCH sector staff) and the MCH workforce
- The First 1000 Days.
Tweddle’s Educators and Facilitators
Tweddle’s Educators and Facilitators have qualifications and experience in Mental Health Nursing, Perinatal Mental Health, Keys to Caregiving, Early Parenting, NCAST training, the Sleep and Settling model of care, Family Partnership model training, and extensive experience working in Early Parenting Centre settings.
Alysha Galea
Alysha is a Registered Nurse with a Master of Mental Health Nursing and a Graduate Diploma in Child & Family Health. She is experienced working in the public health sector, specialising in infant and perinatal mental health and the early parenting sector. Alysha has been a trained facilitator in NCAST parent-child interactions and Keys to Caregiving since 2021. She is passionate about working with vulnerable families and providing early intervention to support the best outcomes for families.
Kristy Newnham
Kristy Newnham is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with extensive experience in early parenting and family support, and a strong focus on infant mental health and parent-child relationships. She has worked across both clinical and education settings, supporting families and professionals to build confidence and practical skills.
At Tweddle, Kristy plays a key role in staff education and clinical practice development, contributing to training, resource development, and service improvement initiatives. She is known for delivering training that is clear, relevant, and grounded in real practice, with a focus on strategies that can be confidently applied in day-to-day work.
Tweddle's Professional Development Calendar
Tweddle NCAST Parent-Child Interactions (PCI) Feeding Scales (Aug 25th, 26th, 27th)
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$1,907.00 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training is 3 one day seminars
What is the NCAST Parent Child Interaction (PCI) Feeding Scales training?
The PCI Feeding Scales are a widely used validated tool for measuring parent-child interaction. The scale contains a well-developed set of observable behaviours that describe the caregiver-child communication and interaction during a feeding situation, birth to 12 months of age. Feeding situations occur over 2000 times in the first year of life. The Feeding Scale is designed to rate any type of feeding, from breast to bottle to solids. The scales provide the opportunity to discuss what has occurred during the feed and the strengths and areas that could be adapted and changed to provide a stimulating, enjoyable nurturing feed.
The PCI scales provide evidence informed results that supports the development of skill plans and education. As research validated assessment tool they can be an integral part of parenting assessments
“A Feeding scale done in those first weeks can give you an important window into this relationship. It will help you intervene effectively and early and support the developing parent-child relationship.” Barnard Centre
The training enables practitioners to gain skills in administering, marking the scales and giving feedback to parents. The practitioner is supported to sit a reliability test to ensure validity of the practitioner.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for those professionals working with families with infants and young children and will benefit from understanding the advantages of using the scales in clinical practice. This includes maternal child health nurse’s paediatric nurses, researchers, social workers, infant mental health specialists and family support practitioners. This course is particularly helpful for lactation consultants and midwives.
Workshop Prerequisites:
Have a certificate to the Keys to Caregiving program through class or self-study or hold a certificate in infant mental health.
More information on the course here.
Training Details:
When:
Consists of 3 one day seminars:
25th, 26th, 27th of August 2026
Time:
9:00am – 4:30pm
Where:
Tweddle Child & Family Health Service
239-245 Princes Hwy, Werribee 3030
Cost:
$1800 + booking fee (early bird booking)
$1985 + booking fee
*Cost includes all handouts/guides/manuals etc.
Keys to Infant Care Giving - Tuesday Sept 8th
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$295 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training runs for approximately 6 hours 30 minutes.
Who Should Attend?
Community support and health professionals working with families and their children aged 0- 3 years are offered an exciting opportunity to attend a 1-day workshop in Keys to Caregiving.
What is Keys to Caregiving?
Keys to Caregiving is a research-based learning program from the parent Child Relationship Program Barnard Centre University of Washington. The program provides important information on newborn, infant and child behaviour which builds competence and confidence in practitioners and their work with families. The course builds practitioner knowledge on infant cues, infant states, state modulation and the importance of the feeding interaction.
In this interactive training program, participants will be observing short films of infants and their caregivers followed by workshop activities discussing how this knowledge can be practically applied to working with parents. All participants will be provided with a Keys to Caregiving Study Guide (included as part of program costs).
How does Keys to Caregiving benefit the parent child interaction?
• It increases both practitioner and parent/caregiver’s knowledge of the infant and child’s amazing abilities
• It builds confidence and competence in parent/caregiver’s care of their infants
• It creates space and opportunity for moments of mutual joy and connection
What participants say about training
“Keys to Infant Caregiving has increased our knowledge of infant behaviour, states and communication patterns and has helped parents to know and understand their infant. Many parents have provided feedback indicating they feel an increased understanding of their child rather than just learning parenting strategies.”
“I found the training has meant that I observe closely what babies and children are communicating and this helps me to support parents and be the voice of the child”
“I thought I knew all about baby cues and behaviour. I learnt so much more; especially the subtle cues and how to respond to these. I loved the videos they really helped me to make sense of the training”
Facilitator – Alysha Galea
The Importance of the First 1000 Days - Wed 16th Sept
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$295 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Time: 9.30 am to 4pm
A baby’s life from conception to age 2
“The Importance of the First 1000 days” workshop provides participants with knowledge, assessment tools and strategies to build and enhance their practice with families.
The first 1000 days covers the period from conception to age 2 years, which is a period of incredible growth and sensitivity for the baby and toddler. What occurs in their relationship with parents/caregivers and their environment can have a lifelong impact on their physical and mental health and development.
In this workshop we discuss the following:
- Pregnancy and the growing baby
- The baby and toddlers developing brain,
- Building a healthy attachment
- The impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences, childhood emotional, physical cognitive development.
- Assessment and strategies for working with families.
This training builds and enhances understanding of the importance of early intervention and support to families during pregnancy and the first two years of a child’s life.
Facilitator – Kristy Newnham
Sleep and Settling - September 29th
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$325 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training runs for approximately 6 hours 30 minutes.
Supporting parents and carers with baby and toddler Sleep and settling
Who Should Attend?
In recognising the importance of sleep for a child’s long-term development and for the wellbeing of families, the Victorian government developed a new evidence-informed Sleep and Settling Model of Care for Maternal Child Health Nurses (MCHN) and Early Parenting Centres. Tweddle provided training to over 2000 practitioners in the early childhood workforce across Victoria.
Tweddle is now offering the opportunity for practitioners who are not part of the MCH sector to attend a 1-day workshop for up to date sleep and settling education.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to build and enhance your knowledge of the following sleep topics:
• The science and biology of sleep and child brain development
• Factors that can impact on sleep and the physical and emotional wellbeing of the baby, toddler and their family
• Common sleep and settling concerns and working in partnership with families
• Developmentally age-appropriate sleep and settling strategies which recognise the importance of the child’s emotional and physical wellbeing
• Safe physical and emotional sleep environment for babies and toddlers
Experienced Tweddle practitioners facilitate this workshop which is delivered using a combination of presentations, videos, workshop activities and group discussion.
Facilitator:
Alsha Galea
Tweddle NCAST Parent-Child Interactions (PCI) Teaching Scales (Oct 19th, 20th, 21st)
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$1,907.00 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training is 3 one day seminars
What is the NCAST Parent Child Interaction (PCI) Teaching Scales training?
The PCI Teaching Scales are a widely used validated tool for measuring parent-child interaction. The scale contains a well-developed set of observable behaviours that describe the caregiver-child communication and interaction during a teaching situation, birth to 36 months of age for the purpose of assessing a dyad’s strengths and areas that need improvement. It informs development of skill plans and supports documentation.
Teaching scores from interactions with children as young as 3 months of age show a signification correlation with subsequent measures of attachment, resilience, and cognitive abilities. Scales have been used in research and informed outcomes. As a research validated assessment tool they are an integral part of parenting assessments.
The training enables practitioners to gain skills in administering, marking the scales and giving feedback to parents. This information then direct parenting education and skill development. The practitioner is supported to sit a reliability test to ensure validity of the practitioner.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for those professionals working with families with infants and young children and will benefit from understanding the advantages of using the scales in clinical practice. This includes maternal child health nurse’s paediatric nurses, researchers, social workers, infant mental health specialists and family support practitioners. This course is particularly helpful for lactation consultants and midwives.
Workshop Prerequisites:
Have a certificate to the Keys to Caregiving program through class or self-study or hold a certificate in infant mental health.
More information on the course here.
Training Details:
When:
Consists of 3 one day seminars:
Monday Oct 19th, 20th, 21st
Time:
9:00am – 4:30pm
Where:
Tweddle Child & Family Health Service
239-245 Princes Hwy, Werribee 3030
Cost:
$1800 + booking fee (early bird booking)
$1985 + booking fee
*Cost includes all handouts/guides/manuals etc.
Family Partnership Model Training 5 days (Monday 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30thNov and Dec 7th)
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$1,750.00 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training is 5 one day seminars.
The Family Partnership Model is an evidence based ‘relational change’ model that aims to enhance the capacity of practitioners to work with families in partnership and build and sustain relationships. Research has identified that when practitioners embed the principles of the partnership model into their work with families there are improved outcomes for children and their family.
The course learning objectives include:
- Building and enhancing the application of the core principles of the Family Partnership Model and applying them to work with families.
- Identifying and implementing changes in work practice with families to enable more effective and sustained partnerships.
- Gaining knowledge and increased confidence in communicating with families and applying the models helping process to our work with families
- Effectively supporting parents to achieve jointly identified outcomes.
Training Details:
When:
Consists of 5 one day seminars:
9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th November and 7th December.
Time:
9:30am – 4:30pm
Where:
Tweddle Child & Family Health Service
239-245 Princes Hwy, Werribee 3030
Cost:
$1750 + booking fee (early bird booking)
*Cost includes all handouts/guides/manuals etc.
Lunch and snacks will be provided
Supporting Parents and Carers with Baby and Toddler Sleep and Settling - November 24th
Locations
49-71 Adelaide St Footscray
239-245 Princes Highway Werribee
Cost:
$325 + booking fee (includes manual)
Dietary
Lunch & snacks will be provided
Training runs for approximately 6 hours 30 minutes.
Supporting parents and carers with baby and toddler Sleep and settling
Who Should Attend?
In recognising the importance of sleep for a child’s long-term development and for the wellbeing of families, the Victorian government developed a new evidence-informed Sleep and Settling Model of Care for Maternal Child Health Nurses (MCHN) and Early Parenting Centres. Tweddle provided training to over 2000 practitioners in the early childhood workforce across Victoria.
Tweddle is now offering the opportunity for practitioners who are not part of the MCH sector to attend a 1-day workshop for up to date sleep and settling education.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to build and enhance your knowledge of the following sleep topics:
• The science and biology of sleep and child brain development
• Factors that can impact on sleep and the physical and emotional wellbeing of the baby, toddler and their family
• Common sleep and settling concerns and working in partnership with families
• Developmentally age-appropriate sleep and settling strategies which recognise the importance of the child’s emotional and physical wellbeing
• Safe physical and emotional sleep environment for babies and toddlers
Experienced Tweddle practitioners facilitate this workshop which is delivered using a combination of presentations, videos, workshop activities and group discussion.
Facilitator:
Alsha Holmes
Elevate Your Expertise with Tweddle
Ready to enhance your professional development? Reach out to Tweddle today at (03) 9689 1577 or [email protected]. Take the step towards advancing your expertise and making a meaningful impact in your field!
