RESILIENCE & EDUCATION
CONSULTANT

Chris Daicos began her career as a primary school teacher in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs, teaching grades Prep to 6. Following a number of years in the classroom she undertook a Bachelor of Social Work degree and worked as a social worker with the Department of Education for 13 years.

She had 2 years out of the department to work in the 'Professional and Education Unit' of the Department of Human Services. Her work there involved training professionals to identify and respond to child abuse and neglect.

As a trained social worker and teacher Chris has extensive experience in working directly with children and adolescents in schools. Her work has involved counselling students and their parents individually and in-groups. She has facilitated many successful professional development sessions for teachers and parents on a range of topics.

Chris now works as a Training and Development Consultant, providing consultancy to a wide range of private and public sector organisations. She is also actively involved in the tertiary sector, teaching students in the Bachelor of Social Work and the Graduate Diploma of Student Welfare at Melbourne University.

Chris can talk to welfare and teaching staff, parents and senior students. Her presentations include:

- Building Resilience in Children and Adolescents
- Adult Resilience - Well being - Learning to Bungy Jump
- The Language of Optimism/ Leadership with an Optimistic Edge
-Developing Social Competencies
-Developing a Safe School: Anti-Bullying; Understanding and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
- Managing Aggression
- Dealing with Difficult Adult Behaviors i.e." Those You Can't Stand"
- Managing Conflict in the Workplace
- How to Engage Young People in Conversation
- Consensus Decision Making
- Peer Counselling / Mediation
- Building Professional Learning Teams
- Managing Change
- Student Leadership
- Assertiveness Training
- Appraisal - Performance Review
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Basic and Advanced Counselling Skills
- Parenting Education / Seminars (topics on request)