| Title of resource, website or publication | Description |
| SCARF Online Learning |
SCARF Online Learning is an educational initiative of the SCARF Project. It is designed for new workers joining a team where SCARF is the established case management system. The SCARF Online Learning is an interactive internet website, users can take lessons and complete exercises as they choose. |
| Adoption Information in NSW (This is a website link) |
Information developed by the Benevolent Society about adoption and designed to assist regional workers |
| All Aboard Resource Kit (This will download as a PDF) |
Resource Kit to promote Inclusive Service Provision for Children and Young People who have a Disability in Out of Home Care (developed by UnitingCare Burnside ) |
| Case Management Tools MSWord format: PDF format |
Tools for case management for non-government organisations in out-of-home care under the Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection Act) 1998 |
| Child Friendly Australia A NAPCAN website |
This site has programs and tools to assist with the formation, development and sustenance of Child Friendly Community Action Networks, to support parents themselves, and to encourage the general public to 'take the child friendly challenge' and get involved. |
| Information for Practice (IP) This is link to a website) |
A New York University School of Social Work webpage which seeks to help social care/social service/social welfare/social work professionals throughout the world maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession and emerging scholarship. |
| Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention (This is link to the DoCS website) or download the Guidelines here |
NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention. 2000 edition, revised 2005 |
| Legislation and Proclamation (This is an ACWA website link) |
Information on the staged prolcamation of the Children & Young Persons (Care and Protection Act) 1998 |
| NSW Parenting Centre (This is a DoCS website link) |
Tips and resources for parents |
| Parents Information Sheets (an ACWA website link) |
Information Sheets about child protection law in NSW and how it relates to famlies |
| Practice Xchange 2004 Practice Xchange 2005 A workers journal on prevention in Intervention of Violence, Abuse & Neglect (These will download as PDFs) |
From the Central Coast Networks of Practice Project, an inititiative of the Benevolent Society Order Form |
| Real Kids, Real Carers (This is an ACWA website link) |
A continuing education resource for foster carers. It contains 6 booklets covering topics of importance to foster carers |
| Research Links (This is an ACWA website link) |
Links to local and international research bodies |
| Shared Stories, Shared lives (This is an ACWA website link) |
A training course for new and prospective foster carers. |
| Social Harmony (This is an ACWA website link) |
Links and information on Trauma; Refugees and Anti Racism |
| Social inclusion and community-wide resources (A link to a UK website) |
From the National Literacy Trust in the UK - with a section on resources for children in care |
| Step by Step (This is an ACWA site link) |
A resource package to assist foster care agencies in assessing potential foster carers |