Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO) FACE TO FACE Training - APRIL 2024

This NBO Workshop will be Face to Face presented across two days:

​Workshop Day One: Monday 29 April 2024, 9:00am-5:00pm AEST

Workshop Day Two: Tuesday 30 April 2024, 9:00am-5:00pm AEST

Optional Post Mentoring Zoom: TBC May 2024, 5:00-6:00pm AEST

*Please note times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

This face to face workshop will be run by 2 NBO Master trainers, additional NBO Trainers and Specialists with an emphasis on interactive exchange and hands-on practice.

Presented by:

A.Prof Campbell Paul, Royal Children’s Hospital & Royal Women’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia

Dr Susan Nicolson, Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia

Dr Natalie Duffy, Neonatologist at Mercy Hospital for Women & Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia

Early Bird Ticket Price: $759 AUD (including GST).

Standard Ticket Price: $892AUD (including GST).

Cost includes:

• NBO Kit that will be avaliable for collection at the workshop.
• Access to Pre-Workshop Module with PowerPoint, Videos and optional further reading,
• Two Day Workshops (14 contact hours) of Workshop,
• Printable handouts for each workshop day,
• Printable NBO Forms for use during and after the workshop,
• Post-Workshop Zoom (optional) on Monday TBC.
• Post-Training Supervision, Record five interventions on the 'NBO Recording Form' (including one videoed intervention) for review by the faculty

Not included (but available via online stores):

• Recommended Book: "Understanding Newborn Behaviour and Early Relationships - the Newborn Behavioral Observations System Handbook" (soft cover) by J. Kevin Nugent, Susan O'Brien, Constance H. Keefer. ISBN:9781557668837

What is the NBO system?

The Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO) system is a relationship building tool that fosters a positive parent-infant interactive relationship. A supportive, nurturing relationship that is sensitive and responsive to the infant’s needs is a sign of parents' successful adaptation to parenting and optimises their infant's neurological and psychological development.

The NBO consists of a set of 18 neurobehavioral observations, which describe the newborn's capacities and behavioral adaptation from birth to the third month of life. It is designed to be easy to use and is a helpful tool for obstetric, midwifery, mental health, paediatric and general practice professionals who work with parents during the perinatal period. In the NBO session, the clinician and parent observe and interpret together the infant's behavioral communication and identify the kind of support the infant needs from their parent for their successful growth and development. The NBO provides parents with individualized information about their infant's behavior, so that they can appreciate their baby's unique competencies and vulnerabilities and thereby respond to their baby, in a way that best meets her or his developmental needs.

The NBO can be flexibly administered with a view to promoting a positive bond between parent and child and between clinician and family. It is inherently interactive and family-centred, because parents are involved as partners in the NBO session throughout.

Cancellations and refunds

If you book a training but do not attend no refund will be given. A refund will only be available if cancellation is made at least one week prior to the first booked session. If for any reason the scheduled training is postponed or cancelled registrants will be contacted and a refund of registration fees will be arranged.

For further information please visit our webpage: https://www.thewomens.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-education-training/nbo-australia/

Email queries to Jacinda Joy (NBOAustralia@thewomens.org.au)