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
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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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
Fatherhood and mental illness: A review of key issues
Rhys Price-Robertson
CFCA Paper No. 30 — February 2015
A broad overview of some of the key issues identified in the growing literature on paternal mental illness
History of child protection services
CFCA Resource Sheet— January 2015
A brief history of developments in child protection services in Australia and internationally
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
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Current issues in awareness, prevention and intervention
Sara McLean and Stewart McDougall
CFCA Paper No. 29 — December 2014
This paper reviews the research and current policy surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
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
