Practice guide Nov 2013
Evidence-based practice and service-based evaluation
Information about the types of evaluation methods that inform evidence-based practice; tips for services on establishing a culture of evaluation.
Practice guide Nov 2013
Information about the types of evaluation methods that inform evidence-based practice; tips for services on establishing a culture of evaluation.
Practice guide Nov 2013
A guide to the why, who, what, when, where and how of evaluation, particularly the vital tasks needed to ensure an evaluation goes smoothly
Practice guide Nov 2013
Dr Rachel Carson outlines how going through the ethics application process and receiving ethical clearance provides welcome reassurance.
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Practice guide Nov 2013
An outline of the steps involved in planning an evaluation, and an overview of the key concepts relating to the broad stages of evaluation
Practice guide Nov 2013
A brief overview of the role of evaluation and innovation in the context of family support services
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
Webinar May 2013
This webinar described how The Benevolent Society applies the Resilience Practice Framework to their intensive family support programs.
Policy and practice paper May 2013
This paper provides a theoretical basis to working with vulnerable and high-risk families where parenting is not "good enough" or even unsafe
Practice guide Apr 2013
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.