Dan Hughes, Kim Golding, Jon Baylin, Lorren Arezio and many more Australian DDP community members, will be at the International Childhood Trauma Conference 2025 in Melbourne this month.
This is the fifth biennial International Childhood Trauma Conference organised by the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) and will bring together global experts in trauma and attachment to explore “transformative approaches to healing trauma, through connection, collaboration, and community”.
DDP and PACE will be deeply featured throughout, in keynotes, presentations, workshops and with many abstracts accepted for the Digital Poster programme. This conference showcases the most current research and understanding into developmental and relational trauma and the best practice approaches in the field.
Kim Golding and Dan Hughes will be presenting their keynote “Healing relational trauma and the importance of self-reflection by the DDP therapist“, and will be joined by Jon Baylin for advanced masterclasses on “contextual aspects of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) interventions“.
Dan is delivering his own masterclasses on Tuesday, 19 August. Kim is also delivering a keynote on “Providing DDP interventions with parents who have experienced trauma” and the masterclass “A cascade of PACE. Building Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) into the fabric of residential care for children“.
Alberto Veloso and Lorren Arezio are delivering “From Behaviour Management To Cultural Healing – A Collaborative Work With Burrun Dalai Aboriginal Corporation Using DDP To Shift The Narrative And Focus Of Interventions For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Families And Their Children Who Are Engaged In The Care System.“
Members of our DDP Australia Steering Committee will be in attendance, including co-chairs Lorren Arezio and Leah Millward, who are looking to connect with all delegates interested in DDP, PACE and leading DDP innovation in Australia.
We’re also very proud that DDP and PACE-focused abstracts have been accepted into the Digital Poster programme. Authors include Clare Walsh, Barry Morris, Michelle Thiele, Stephen Sward, Leah Millward and Lorren Arezio.
The poster schedule is as below:
Barry Morris, DDP Practitioner in Training – “Catch My Calm: Pace And The Power Of Safety And Regulation In Team Collaboration”, Monday 18 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 3 at 11:40am.
Michelle Thiele, DDP Practitioner and DDP Consultant in Training – “Better Together: A Journey Of Healing From Domestic And Family Violence Using Safe And Together And Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Models Of Practice”, Monday 18 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 3 at 12:20pm.
Stephen Sward –“Transformative Systems At The Heart Of Dyadic Developmental Practice And Therapeutic Life Story Work: A Pathway For Change In Out Of Home Care”, Tuesday 19 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 1 at 12:25pm.
Leah Millward and Lorren Arezio, DDP Trainers, Consultants and Practitioners – “The Growth And Use Of DDP In Australia”, Wednesday 20th Aug Melbourne Room 1 Poster Station 3 11:50am.
Leah Millward, DDP Trainer, Consultant and Practitioner – “Dyadic Developmental Practise (DDP) – A Case Study Sharing The Effectiveness Of The Model In Reducing Systemic Blocked Care”, Wednesday 20 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 3, 11:55am.
Clare Walsh – “The Benefits Of Working Relationally With Trauma In A School Setting and Growing Educators’ Capacity To Respond Relationally To Students With Complex Needs: A Joint Mental Health And Education Initiative” Thursday 21 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 3 at 12:30pm and “The Benefits of Working Relationally with Trauma in a School Setting” Thursday 21 August, Melbourne Room 1, Poster Station 3 at 12:50pm.
The conference is from August 17–22 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne. Tickets are still available on the conference website and we thank and celebrate all of our DDP experts and practitioners for their contributions.
