Family Matters article Jun 1997
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Human services: changing language - changing concepts?
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Family Matters article Jun 1997
Proposal for a National Youth Civic Service Scheme
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Child care in a caring society
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Effects of gender and paid work on grandparenting
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
Exploring links between schools and families
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Family Matters article Apr 1997
The significance of the conceptualisation of childhood for child protection policy
This article suggests that children are frequently left out of social policy and its analysis and, in the specific area of child protection policy, even though by definition it appears to be child oriented, adultist perspectives dominate.
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Research report Dec 1996
Citizen child: Australian law and children's rights
A collection of papers exploring the law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in relation to a number of children's services areas.
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Policy and practice paper Dec 1996
Child maltreatment and mental disorder
Produced by the former National Child Protection Clearinghouse
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Policy and practice paper Dec 1996
Child maltreatment and disability
Examines the relationship between children with disabilities and parents with disabilities, and the potential for child maltreatment.
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Family Matters article Sep 1996
Stretched lives: Working in paid employment and caring for elderly relatives