Twanny Farrugia is a qualified loss and grief worker, welfare
worker and educator with wide experience in community, welfare,
loss and grief issues. Twanny's own health, loss and grief experiences
and an understanding of childhood migration have equipped him to
empathise with people facing difficulties in life. Health adversities
such as a kidney transplant, mobility, vision impairment and premature
loss of significant family members have not prevented him from fully
participating in every day life.
Twanny has provided loss and grief workshops on various topics
ranging from disabilities to aged care issues for community based
organisations, local government and the non-profit sector. Furthermore,
he has gained a great satisfaction in assisting individuals who
have a disability, elderly people and those from Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse groups to reach their optimum potential as
individuals. Twanny is currently in private practice providing
support services in the Human Services sector.
(Presented technical papers on all the above issues at various
medical and general workshops/conferences/seminars)
| 2009 |
Traumatic Loss Bereavement after sudden unexpected & Violent
Death |
| 2009 |
21st Century Approach to Grief Counselling & Therapy |
| 2009 |
Loss & Grief Experienced by Adult Children of Mental Health
Clients |
| 2008 |
8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary
|
| 2007 |
Sharing the Grief |
| 2006 |
Reflections on Grief and Trauma in Migrant and Refugee Communities |
| 2006 |
Spirituality and Bereavement Counselling |
| 2006 |
Beyond Gender: Understanding the way Men and Women Grieve |
| 2006 |
Challenging the Paradigm: New Understanding of Grief |
| 2005 |
Family Loss and Grief Issues before and after Death: Implications
for care |
| 2005 |
Family Care Giving: Hoping, coping and surviving |
| 2005 |
Ethics and Self Care in Bereavement Work |
| 2005 |
Introduction to Bereavement Support |
| 2004 |
Development in Grief Theory |
| 2004 |
Healing the Father Wound (Loss & Grief) |
| 2004 |
Core Skills fro conduction Effective Grief Support
Groups (Loss & Grief) |
| 2003 |
Understanding Differences in Grieving Styles in
Bereavement Experience |
| 2003 |
The Death of Older People - Providing Sensitive
and Appropriate Care |
| 2003 |
Understanding Disenfranchised Grief - the Experience
of Silent grief |
| 2003 |
Exploring Dimensions of Grief within Disabilities |
| 2001 |
Grief in the Work Place |
| 2001 |
Recruiting and retaining Volunteers |
| 2001 |
Dealing with Difficult Clients |
| 2001 |
Engaging creatively in grief |
| 1999 |
Humour and Grief - Using our lighter side |
| 1998 |
Workshop on Conflict Resolution |
| 1998 |
Managing Challenging Behaviours Workshop |
| 1997 |
Workshops on working with volunteers and group
facilitation |
| 1996 |
Two Day workshop on Compulsory Competitive Trading |
| 1996 |
Two Day workshop on Loss and Grief by Mal McKisock |
| 1995 |
Completed Toastmasters course on public speaking |
| 1995 |
Individual Employment Plan Training |
| 1992 |
Activities and Ideas for Groups in general and
Aged Care in particular |
| 1992 |
Alzheimer's Society of Vic |
- The Heart has no wrinkles
Workshop (Attitudes and Issues in Aged Care)
- Working with Families (Strategies
and Ideas for Caring for the Families)
- Legal issues for the Worker
- Caring for the Carer (Strategies
for Caring for yourself as a Worker)
- Communications the Wider View
|
| 1992 |
Advanced Communication Skills (Cross Culture Issues) |
| 1992 |
Vic Roads - Skills of Management |
| 1991 |
Experienced in the Sharikat Khoo Computer System
(Local Government use - involved in its development as an Assessment
Officer at Moorabbin City Council). |
Australian Institute of Welfare and
Community Workers (Past President)
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (Associate Educator)
Blind Citizens of Australia
Alzheimer's Society of Victoria
Council on the Age
Consumer Health Forum
Chronic Illness Alliance
Health Issues Centre
Community Council on Ethnic Issues
entre for Grief Education
National Association for Loss and Grief
Council on the Ageing
Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
Blind Citizens of Australia
Alzheimer's Society of Victoria
Vision Australia
