COVID-19 and the social service workforce
Event— 18 March 2021
Event date: 12 April 2021, 12-1pm AEST, online.
Workforce development
How to break down barriers to collaboration and create meaningful partnerships
Webinar— March 2021
This webinar discussed the value of investing in meaningful partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families.
Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System: Final report
Report— 4 March 2021
This Royal Commission calls for system-wide change to mental health services and policy in Victoria.
Inquiry into the Victorian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Report— 25 February 2021
This inquiry highlights how the COVID‑19 pandemic has exacerbated workforce shortages in the community services sector and increased demand.
Asia Pacific Regional Social Work Conference
Conference— 25 February 2021
Event dates: 11-13 November 2021, online and Brisbane, Qld.
Re-engaging volunteers and COVID-19
Report— 18 February 2021
This report finds that volunteering has not fully recovered after COVID-19, impacting on service provision.
Lived experience framework – Principles and practices for lived experience partnerships
Resources— 7 January 2021
This framework sets out how community service organisations can partner with people with lived experiences.
What is evaluation?
Expert Panel Project resource— January 2021
This short resource defines program evaluation in the context of child and family support services for those who are new to evaluation.
Supporting improvements to the Families and Children Activity - consultation
News— 1 December 2020
Submissions are invited on how best to support programs funded under the Government's Families and Children Activity.
When home becomes the workplace: Family violence, practitioner wellbeing and remote service delivery during COVID-19 restrictions
Report— 26 November 2020
This report looks at how telehealth and working from home affects family violence practitioners.
