Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people?
Cathryn Hunter
CFCA Paper No. 2 — April 2012
A review of research on resilience, and how resilience is defined, measured and used in practice.
Publications
CFCA produces a range of publications. These include CFCA Papers, which offer an objective exploration of how research applies to policy and practice, and are written by or in collaboration with expert researchers and service providers. CFCA Resource Sheets and Practitioner Resources are shorter papers that focus on a specific issue in depth.
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Interagency collaboration: Part A. What is it, what does it look like, when is it needed and what supports it?
Myfanwy McDonald and Kate Rosier
AFRC Briefing No. 21 — October 2011
Looks at what collaboration is, the benefits and risks and when it is likely to be most effective.
Interagency collaboration: Part B. Does collaboration benefit children and families? Exploring the evidence
Myfanwy McDonald and Kate Rosier
AFRC Briefing No. 21 — October 2011
Investigates the relationship between collaboration and improved outcomes for children and families.
Supporting couples across the transition to parenthood
Robyn Parker and Cathryn Hunter
AFRC Briefing No. 20 — June 2011
Discussion of the factors affecting relationship satisfaction for new parents and the types of programs that can support the transition to parenthood.
Collecting data from parents and children for the purpose of evaluation: Issues for child and family services in disadvantaged communities
Myfanwy McDonald and Kate Rosier
CAFCA Practice Sheet— June 2011
An outline of the challenges child and family services face when collecting data directly from parents and children for evaluation
Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems: The co-occurrence of domestic violence, parental substance misuse, and mental health problems
Leah Bromfield, Alister Lamont, Robyn Parker and Briony Horsfall
NCPC Issues No. 33 — December 2010
The co-occurrence of domestic violence, parental substance misuse, and mental health problems
A stitch in time saves nine: Preventing and responding to the abuse and neglect of infants
Brigid Jordan and Robyn Sketchley
NCPC Issues No. 30 — September 2009
Explores the issues involved in applying a public health approach together with a human rights perspective to healing and protecting infants.
Family relationships and mental illness: Impacts and service responses
Elly Robinson, Bryan Rodgers and Peter Butterworth
AFRC Issues No. 4 — June 2008
A brief overview of mental health problems and causes, and the impact of mental health problems on family relationships and dynamics.
Enhancing family and relationship service accessibility and delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse families in Australia
Pooja Sawrikar and Ilan Katz
AFRC Issues No. 3 — June 2008
Identifying and using the issues and concerns of CALD families and service providers to make practice, procedure and policy recommendations.
Working with families concerned with school-based bullying
Jodie Lodge
AFRC Briefing No. 11 — May 2008
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
