Defining and delivering effective counselling and psychotherapy
CFCA Paper No. 38 — March 2016
This paper reviews the evidence for the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy, and outlines the factors that contribute to its success
Workforce development
Are we actually doing more for families affected by family and domestic violence?
Short article— 2 March 2016
Jamie Lee describes how the presence of family and domestic violence makes a difference to service response at Relationships Australia (SA).
Join the Conversation - Implementation and adaptation of evidence-based programs
Short article— 23 February 2016
This webinar addressed some of the challenges of implementing evidence-based programs within diverse community settings and client groups.
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.
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.
