Evaluation and innovation in family support services
CFCA Practitioner Resource— November 2013
A brief overview of the role of evaluation and innovation in the context of family support services
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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Using technology in service delivery to families, children and young people
Ken Knight and Cathryn Hunter
CFCA Paper No. 17 — October 2013
An overview of the innovative use of technology in service delivery for organisations working with families, children and young people.
Family factors in early school leaving
Elly Robinson and Veronica Meredith
CFCA Paper No. 16 — July 2013
This paper looks at the risk factors associated with young people exiting the education system prematurely, particularly in a family context
Rarely an isolated incident: Acknowledging the interrelatedness of child maltreatment, victimisation and trauma
Rhys Price-Robertson, Penelope Rush, Liz Wall and Daryl Higgins
CFCA Paper No. 15 — June 2013
Experiences of child maltreatment are rarely isolated incidents; different forms of abuse often co-occur, and trauma often develops over time
Meeting children's needs when the family environment isn't always "good enough": A systems approach
Debbie Scott
CFCA Paper No. 14 — May 2013
This paper provides a theoretical basis to working with vulnerable and high-risk families where parenting is not "good enough" or even unsafe
The application of motivational interviewing techniques for engaging "resistant" families
Marie Iannos and Greg Antcliff
CFCA Practitioner Resource— May 2013
Information about applying motivational interviewing techniques to support parents to enhance the safety and wellbeing of their children
Parent-skills training in intensive home-based family support programs
Marie Iannos and Greg Antcliff
CFCA Practitioner Resource— May 2013
A brief overview of the evidence-based principles of parent-skills training
Planning for safety with at-risk families: Resource guide for workers in intensive home-based family support programs
Marie Iannos and Greg Antcliff
CFCA Practitioner Resource— May 2013
A guide for practitioners on assisting their clients to develop and implement a safety plan
Applying community capacity-building approaches to child welfare practice and policy
Shaun Lohoar, Rhys Price-Robertson and Lalitha Nair
CFCA Paper No. 13 — April 2013
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
Demystifying ethical review
CFCA Resource Sheet— February 2013
An overview of the ethical review process and how it applies to service providers evaluating their own programs
