Relationship education and counselling: Recent research findings
Cathryn Hunter and Joanne Commerford
CFCA Paper No. 33 — July 2015
A review of the research on the effectiveness of relationship education and counselling
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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What works in effective Indigenous community-managed programs and organisations
Sam Morley
CFCA Paper No. 32 — May 2015
A review of the literature on Indigenous community-managed programs and organisations, with a focus on what works in these initiatives.
Working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents
CFCA Practitioner Resource— April 2015
This resource explores the issues that are commonly experienced by adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia
Images of children and young people online
CFCA Resource Sheet— April 2015
An overview of the issues involved when displaying images of children and young people online, including privacy laws, consent and safety
Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse
CFCA Practitioner Resource— March 2015
A practical guide for organisations, professionals and any other person responding to children and young people disclosing abuse
A review of kinship carer surveys: The "Cinderella" of the care system?
Meredith Kiraly
CFCA Paper No. 31 — March 2015
Review of kinship carer surveys to identify messages for policy and practice about the characteristics and support needs of kinship care families
Defining the public health model for the child welfare services context
CFCA Resource Sheet— December 2014
An overview of the public health model and how it applies to the Australian child welfare and child protection system
Supporting children living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Practice principles
Sara McLean, Stewart McDougall and Vicki Russell
CFCA Practitioner Resource— December 2014
An overview of the consequences of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and some principles for supporting children and families affected
Working with adolescents: Supervision
CFCA Practitioner Resource— November 2014
Examines various aspects of supervision in work with adolescents, and provides tools to assist professionals and stimulate discussion
Developing a culture of evaluation and research
Jacqueline Stewart
CFCA Paper No. 28 — November 2014
Provides practical information on the structures, practices and actions that support a change toward a strong culture of evaluation and research
