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Episode 12 of the FDCA Online Engagement Series will focus on the topic of Critical Reflection for Family Day Care.
With Critical Reflection being an area that family day care performs less well in, this is a must watch episode for all family day care educators and service staff looking for ways to gain insights and knowledge in this area.
Our special guest panel will focus on the following topics:
In exploring these topics, the panel will address the differences between reflection and critical reflection and also examine why critical reflection is particularly important in the context of family day care. The panel will also unpack ways that educators to critically reflect on their practice whilst embedding it into their daily routines and how services can services create a supportive environment that encourages a culture of critical reflection that is sustained over time.
This episode will see FDCA co-hosts, FDCA Advocacy and Engagement Manager Michael Farrell and FDCA Sector Liaison Coordinator Lyndall Cotterill joined by:
Rhonda Livingstone - National Education Leader and General Manager Leadership, Quality and Regulatory Support Group, ACECQA
Kerry Smith - Approved Provider, We Belong Family Day Care
To help guide the conversation towards topics that interest you, we're calling on FDCA members to submit questions for our panellists.
If you would like to submit a question, simply click here.
Rhonda Livingstone
National Education Leader and General Manager Leadership, Quality and Regulatory Support Group
ACECQA
Rhonda Livingstone is the National Education Leader and General Manager of ACECQA’s Leadership, Quality and Regulatory Support Group.
Rhonda brings a wealth of experience to this role, having worked in preschools, long day care centres and as an assessor, developer and deliverer of programs and services for both government and non-government organisations.
Rhonda has a long history of working in collaboration with family day care, particularly in the delivery of professional development and the monitoring and assessment of quality standards within family day care services.
Kerry Smith
Approved Provider
We Belong Family Day Care
Kerry is an Approved Provider of We Belong Family Day Care Services.
Recently retired as a Lecturer in Child Family & Youth Studies at Griffith University and is currently an Adjunct Research Fellow. Kerry has been involved in a wide range of research and projects focusing on listening to the voice of the child and co-developing the Circle of Change Revisited Model (COCR) an intentional conversation that is used to implement changes in service design and practice.
She is a Director on the FDCQ Board and is a passionate advocate for high quality education and care. Kerry has over 40 years’ experience in the education and care sector from grass-roots teaching, to staff management, consultancy and project management, presenter and writer.
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