From journal articles to Quick Guides and webinars, you will find tools and information to support.
It is critical that those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities acknowledge and understand the impacts of trauma in order to engage in culturally safe practice. Recognising the role that historical and other traumas play in Indigenous people’s communities and lives is a prerequisite for respectful and safe practice.
This resource introduces complex trauma and trauma-informed care to support infants' and young children's well-being. It encourages a 'whole-child' approach and connects families with services.
Explores the subtle ways people can enact harm, and ways that services can use the language of coercive control to support women to expose patterns of abusive behaviour and encourages recognition of forms of violence that are not physical or sexual.
This discussion paper talks about the value of developing a coherent, manageable and principled practice framework for co-constructing the child’s personal life story archive. It also includes considerations around trauma, record-keeping, confidentiality,and information technology. Systems and collaborations are essential to translate this into practice.
This 'Who Am I?' workshop report talks about the importance of capturing the perspectives of children and young people who are actively involved in the constructing their record while ‘in care’, and the process of collaboration between them and professionals. The idea was to understand the principles underpinning record-keeping and archival programs; and unpack the factors which enable or create barriers to effective practice for front line workers, managers and organisations providing out of home care.
This webinar focuses on Adolescents Experiencing Family Violence. It explores collaborative practice for the safety and wellbeing of adolescents experiencing family violence through the lens of family services, perpetrator services and specialist family violence services.
A review and synthesis of Australian and New Zealand research on correlates and predictors of child to parent violence.
This guide from The Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) has been designed and developed with young people and the support of many organisations across New South Wales. It is designed to help organisations establish youth councils and meaningfully engage children and young people in their work. The guide highlights why young people’s participation is important, how to engage and manage a group of young advisors, how to address ethical concerns, as well as a checklist and top tips for success.
This summary from CFECFW focuses on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's 'Child protection Australia 2019-20' report, which includes the latest national and state and territory data on child protection and family support services. This summary outlines findings nationally, and for the state of Victoria.
