OPEN Symposium 2025 - we're pleased to announce the program is live! Further details coming soon, including for our session hosted by VACCA. Please note: presentations and times are subject to change without notice.
Dr Penny Hagen & Angie Tangaere (Ngāti Porou), NZ
Place based partnerships in the child and family services sector – A case of emergence
Rural access & support redefined
Professor Alina Morawska (University of Queensland)
‘I am me’ Body Safety and Gender Equality Program for 4 year old Kindergarten Children
ABC – Positive connections building thriving futures
Session hosted by VACCA
The Garinga Bupup Program
Aboriginal-led Model of Kinship Care: community collaboration, community leadership
Reimagining Residential Care: Using developmental evaluation to refine Gamadji Balit – an Aboriginal Model of Residential Care
Sponsored session: Leading in Times of Uncertainty: A Conversation on Reflection, Culture, and Care
Sector presentations:
Seeing the whole child – and their family: Responding to both trauma and disability in practice
Supporting Parents with Cognitive Impairment: A Collaborative, Evidence-Informed Approach
‘Mentoring as a bridge’: Collaborative practice across systems for young parents
Sponsored session: Collaborative Practice In Action: How you can use data and stories to drive meaningful change
Building Organisational Capacity to embed client voice & lived experience in the child, youth and family sector
Disrupting the Trajectory of Homelessness: The Role of Early Intervention and Prevention with Children and Families
Partnering for early intervention.
Reins for change: A collaborative model integrating equine-assisted learning, mentoring, cultural support and employment pathways to empower justice involved young people to reimagine their lives.
Improving the implementation of transition planning in out-of-home care
The Worried About Sex and Pornography Project: The role of a national online early intervention service (What’s OK? Australia) to respond to the growing prevalence of harmful sexual behaviour by young people.
