Counselling and psychotherapy: Evidence and future directions
Webinar— 09 Mar 2016
This webinar focused on the evidence for the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy, and the factors that contribute to its success.
Workforce development
Trauma-informed care in child/family welfare services
CFCA Paper No. 37 — February 2016
This paper defines and clarifies what trauma-informed service delivery means in the context of child and family welfare services in Australia
Implementation and adaptation of evidence-based programs
Webinar— 23 Feb 2016
This webinar addressed some of the challenges of implementing evidence-based programs within diverse community settings and client groups.
Telling your program’s “story”: Communities for Children evidence-based program requirement
Short article— 4 November 2015
Elly Robinson writes about telling the “story” of a program, for those working on provisionally assessed programs for the Expert Panel Project.
Empowerment evaluation
CFCA Practitioner Resource— August 2015
A snapshot of empowerment evaluation, a model that aims to create a sense of ownership to ensure program outcomes are beneficial for participants
Participatory action research
CFCA Practitioner Resource— August 2015
A snapshot of participatory action research, an approach that views the participant as an equal partner with the researcher
Moving beyond theory to the "nuts and bolts" of implementation: Update on Mercy Community Services' DMERTTS Framework
Short article— 16 July 2015
Developing a framework to support implementation fidelity has been a decade-long journey, writes Stewart Redshaw.
How to start thinking about sustainability
Short article— 28 January 2015
Elly Robinson outlines five tasks to help managers foster sustainability in the family support sector.
Reducing youth offending: The Realising Ambition program
Short article— 17 December 2014
Realising Ambition aims to help young people avoid re-offending by promoting a strong, replicable evidence-base, and sharing the project findings.
The value of supervision in work with adolescents
Short article— 16 December 2014
Tymur Hussein describes the value of reflective practice in his work with adolescents.
