Event Reflection: How facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery improves post trauma growth and healthy development

April 28, 2021

VCOSS Disaster Recovery Conversation series: Facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery. On the 25th of February 2021, the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) hosted a webinar as part of their monthly series – Disaster Recovery Conversation. February’s event, Facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery,…

Event Reflection: The Digital Divide and Remote Service Delivery

March 24, 2021

Considerations for child, family and community services to improve remote delivery within the digital divide and challenging times. On February 24th, 2021, the Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) hosted ‘The digital divide and remote service delivery.’   The event was aimed at professionals working in domestic and family violence, mental health, child protection, out-of-home care and remote service delivery. The presentation was led by three speakers: …

Event Reflection – Unpacking the Invisible: examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities Event Reflection – Unpacking the Invisible: examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities

Event Reflection – Unpacking the Invisible: examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities

December 4, 2020

Settlement Services International (SSI) recently organised a panel discussion on unpacking the invisible struggles of domestic violence victims within our migrant and refugee communities. Nicola Berkovic (Moderator) – Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Australian Maria Dimopoulos – Former Chair, The Harmony Alliance Juliana Nkrumah AM – Domestic & Family Violence Project Manager, SSI Pallavi Sinha –…

Increasing fees for social work students would negatively impact workforce capacity and outcomes for children and families

August 3, 2020

Proposed Australian Government changes are threatening to increase the cost of studying social work. This runs contrary to strong evidence of the need for more qualified social workers. The Job-Ready Graduates Higher Education Reform Package 2020, which reportedly aims to attract students to qualifications in fields with good employment outcomes, is likely to more than double the cost…