Short article Apr 2020
Powers of attorney and financial abuse of older people in Australia
We describe powers of attorney arrangements, how these arrangements may protect older people from financial abuse, and acknowledge the risks of abuse.
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Short article Apr 2020
We describe powers of attorney arrangements, how these arrangements may protect older people from financial abuse, and acknowledge the risks of abuse.
Short article Jun 2020
This short article outlines how out-of-home care caseworkers can support contact between children and their birth families during social restrictions.
Short article Sep 2020
This short article outlines the challenges faced by Australian parents with intellectual disability and best practice and policy responses.
Research programs
Helping Families and Children (FaC) Activity service providers to plan, implement and evaluate programs.
Practice guide Dec 2011
Investigates issues relating to evaluating whole-of-community initiatives.
Practice guide Mar 2019
This resource is for practitioners and policy makers who want to learn more about the needs assessment process or how to conduct a needs assessment.
Practice guide Jun 2019
The purpose of this guide is to help in the implementation of evidence-informed programs and practices in the child and family service sector.
Policy and practice paper May 2011
Information on social inclusion and social exclusion and how this impacts upon children and families in Australia.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2020
This practice paper focuses on improving cross-sectoral relationships between child protection and child and family welfare practitioners.
Policy and practice paper Mar 2020
This paper reviews evidence about client violence, and the threat of it, towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector.