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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Lasting couple relationships: Recent research findings
Robyn Parker and Joanne Commerford
CFCA Paper No. 22 — June 2014
Reviews recent research findings into couples in long-term relationships (married and de facto) that provide insight into the couple relationship.
Family Relationships Quarterly No. 10
AFRC Newsletter No. 10 — October 2008
Articles include using routine data collection at FRCs to examine the ways in which mothers and fathers utilise services
Family Relationships Quarterly No. 9
AFRC Newsletter No. 9 — July 2008
Summary of the results of the December 2007 review of the Clearinghouse; agency-based research on addressing client dropout; capacity challenges
Housing stress and the mental health and wellbeing of families
Elly Robinson and Rennell Adams
AFRC Briefing No. 12 — June 2008
Explores the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress, and mental health and wellbeing.
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.
Family Relationships Quarterly No. 8
AFRC Newsletter No. 8 — April 2008
The family law system and shared care arrangements; men's and women's attitudes to marriage and cohabitation; program spotlight on the 'Partnership'
Effective regional, rural and remote family and relationships service delivery
L. Roufeil and Kristine Battye
AFRC Briefing No. 10 — April 2008
Brief review of demographic, social and economic trends in rural, regional and remote Australia to provide background to service delivery.
