Stories and news from across the sector including the monthly OPEN Exchange.
On November 10th 2020, the Reintegration Puzzle and After Prison Network hosted ‘Inside Story: the lived experience of how to support people exiting prison’. During the webinar we heard from...
Fostering strong evidence informed practice and decision making The Learning System grants, funded by DHHS, and administered by OPEN, CFECFW, are seed grants provided to sector organisations to deliver projects...
Settlement Services International (SSI) recently organised a panel discussion on unpacking the invisible struggles of domestic violence victims within our migrant and refugee communities. The panel was made up of...
Last month, OPEN attended a fantastic webinar hosted by SIMNA (Social Impact Measurement Network Australia), where Victoria Baird from Mission Australia spoke about their implementation of an impact measurement framework...
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...
Earlier this year, OPEN spoke to David Poynter from Anglicare Victoria and Dr Bengianni Pizzirani from Monash University about their Rapid Response™ Trial evaluation. You can read more about this...
Currently the sector is grappling with the impact of COVID-19 on service delivery. It is understandable that evaluation – designing and measuring for outcomes – may have moved way down...
The PIPA Project – Positive Interventions for Perpetrators of Adolescent Violence in the home Date: 3 March 2020 Location: Capitol Theatre, Melbourne Background The...
Dr. Karen McLean Date: 18 February 2020 Location: Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Please Note: OPEN are currently in the process of organising for Dr....
