• Keeping children safe from harm: the law in New South Wales (3 pages)
• Promoting safety: Agency responsibilities to adults and children (2 pages)
• Will they take the kids?
  (2 pages)
• When a report is made
  (4 pages)
• Going to case meetings with DoCS (3 pages)
• Information for parents attending care and protection hearings (4 pages)
• My child is in voluntary foster care (4 pages)
• My child is in foster care through the court (4 pages)
• Getting my children back home: Information on restoration (3 pages)
• Word List: a list of commonly used words in child protection

• Making partnership possible
  (2 pages)
• Talking to parents about child protection, safety responsibilities and confidentiality (x pages)
• Partnerships with parents and record keeping (1 page)
• Making a report (2 pages)
• Preparation for case meetings (2 pages)
• Working with families as part of a Care Order (2 pages)
• Restoration plans (2 pages)
• Working with families when children are in care (2 pages)

The following information sheets are divided into two groups, those for parents and workers and those specifically for workers.

The information sheets for parents can be directly accessed by them or used by workers.

• to read through and discuss with parents
• to display or distribute as a resource, eg, handouts, on noticeboards, in waiting rooms, pamphlet stands.

The information sheets for workers provide up to date information and include a check list section of good practice points.

Click here to download a guide to running a session. This guide provides a user friendly outline for running a two hour session for parents and other interested people in the community. It covers the issues of:

• Children's needs/adults' needs
• Why families need help if children aren't safe
• The role of the Department of Community Services and other agencies in child protection.