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Digital Tools: Credit Card Debts & Short-Term Lenders
- Technical, Skills
Consumer Action has developed a digital tool that enables consumers to create a letter to be sent to Credit Card companies to support requests for debt management. This session will introduce that tool and explore applications in FC practice.
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- Resource Type: CPD, Learning Materials, Session Recording
- Topics: Credit Law
Navigating the complexity of toll debts
- 1 hrs
- 1 CPD points
- Technical
Many Financial Counselling clients present with tolls fines. The system can be complex and unclear on where clients can receive support. The training session has provided an overview of the toll system in Victoria, including
- What are toll roads and who operates them
- Planning to use a toll road
- Different payment options are available
- How invoices and infringements work
- Support available for clients
- How to contact link assist
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- Resource Type: CPD, Learning Materials, Session Recording
- Topics: Hardship: Industry Practice
Disability Support Pension
- 2 hrs
- 1 CPD points
- Technical
The DSP application process can be complex. In this session, presenters have explained Disability Support Pension and running an education session on how to help client put together their applications.
We have examined the reforms to the Impairment Tables under the new legislation that commenced on 1 April 2023, the Social Security (Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension) Determination 2023, and discussed how these updates may impact our clients.
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- Resource Type: CPD, Learning Materials, Session Recording
- Topics: Social Security and Centrelink
Sustaining yourself while managing the stress of witnessing people’s suffering
- 2-3 hrs
- 1 CPD points
- Skills
Rising interest rates, falling rental vacancy rates and cost of living crisis impact so many of our clients. Many find themselves in desperate situations. Financial Counsellors listen with compassion, but sometimes the only options left are bleak. How can we look after our own mental health when we witness other people suffering every day? Join us to learn some strategies from Peter Streker that you can put into practice straight away.
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- Resource Type: CPD, Learning Materials, Session Recording
- Topics: Mental Health, Worker Wellbeing
Supported decision making
- 2 hrs
- 1 CPD points
- Skills, Ethics
People living with intellectual disability can face barriers as consumers make independent financial decisions. Supported decision-making is the provision of support that enables people with cognitive disabilities to exercise their legal decision-making rights. Learn about the principles of supported decision-making. What is it? How does it work? As part of this session, presenters have introduced the ADA Law, Supported decision-making guide.
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- Resource Type: CPD, Learning Materials, Session Recording
- Topics: Mental Health, Worker Wellbeing
Including Gambling regulators in client and systemic advocacy
- 2-3 hrs
- 1 CPD points
- Technical, Skills
The National and State Gambling regulators have jurisdiction and the ability to impact on gambling harm in our community. As financial counsellors we can learn about the various regulators, their limitations and abilities and how to use a regulator to create systemic change, as well as individual client impacts.
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- Topics: Gambling related harm