Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO)High Risk Infants In Person, Oct 2025

This workshop is for professionals working with young infants age 0-3 months who may have a range of complex medical and surgical conditions, including infants in NICU and SCBU, and for professionals providing post-hospital care or developmental follow-up in the community.

It will appeal to Neonatal Nurses and Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, general practitioners, (enhanced) maternal and child health nurses, child and family health nurses, mental health professionals and others working with high-risk infants and their families.

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

​Workshop Day One: Monday 27 October 2025, 9:00am to 5:00pm AEDT

Workshop Day Two: Tuesday 28 October 2025, 9:00am to 5:00pm AEDT

Optional Post: tbc November 2025, 5:00-6:00pm AEDT

*Please note times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT)

Venue: To be confirmed, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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

Ms Danielle Atkins, Occupational Therapist at Hawkes Bay District Health Board, New Zealand

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

Early Bird Ticket Price: $797.50AUD (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
  
  How is it similar and different to the standard NBO course?

This course incorporates the same curriculum, theoretical content, and certification process as our other NBO workshops. However, the workshop will include some particular considerations of implementing the NBO when working with high-risk infants and their families up to infant age of approximately 3 months (corrected for premature birth if relevant).

The case studies and videos will illustrate how the NBO can be implemented in practice to support babies and families where additional risks may challenge the infant’s abilities for self-regulation, social interaction and/or the parent-infant relationship.

Participating professionals will be supported in reading and responding to infant regulatory-dysregulatory signals and providing and promoting neuro-protective care for vulnerable young infants, through the video material and reflective small-group discussion.

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/

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