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Helping children in care stay in contact with their birth…
This short article outlines how out-of-home care caseworkers can support contact between children and their birth families during social restrictions.
Calming the body before calming the mind: Sensory…
This short article describes how understanding brain development can help inform approaches to working with children affected by trauma.
Powers of attorney and financial abuse of older people in…
We describe powers of attorney arrangements, how these arrangements may protect older people from financial abuse, and acknowledge the risks of abuse.
Children and young people participating in research
This short article discusses key considerations for involving children and young people in research, using an AIFS project as an illustrative example.
Client violence towards workers in the child, family and…
This paper reviews evidence about client violence, and the threat of it, towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector.
Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian…
This short article discusses the experience of collective trauma and importance of community connections following natural disasters.
Working together to keep children and families safe
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.
Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
A snapshot of the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care during 2016–2017
CFCA in 2019: A year in review
This short article provides an overview of CFCA’s achievements in 2019, including a summary of our most popular webinars and resources from the year.