Expressions of Interest for Alternative Care Arrangements Taskforce
In August 2018, FACS established a time-limited internal think tank called the Alternative Care Arrangements Taskforce (ACAT) to help identify and implement specific and targeted short, medium and long-term strategies and initiatives to create permanency and improve outcomes for children and young people in alternative care arrangements (ACA) that will: Increase transitions to more suitable […]
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NSW Community Sector Alliance Calls For More Essential Services to Address Inequality
ACWA is one of 18 community organisations campaigning to ask all political parties ahead of the NSW election to prioritise building great communities for a fairer NSW. ACWA wants to see bipartisan commitment to policies that will help break the cycle of poverty, which is a key driver of child abuse and neglect in our […]
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ACWA Welcomes New National Child Protection Plan
The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) has welcomed the release this week of the Fourth Action Plan (2018-2020) under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Acting CEO Dr Wendy Foote said the NSW peak strongly supports the focus of the Fourth Action Plan on collectively tackling the unacceptable rate of child abuse […]
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Permanency Support Program Business Rules and Package Overviews
FACS has updated its Business Rules: Eligibility Criteria for PSP Service Packages to provide greater clarity around the eligibility criteria for each package. In particular, the eligibility criteria for the Case coordination (post permanency casework support) baseline package has been clarified and a new package, Case coordination (not in placement) baseline package, has been added in […]
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Emerging Practice Knowledge: Current Research and Practice Issues in Child and Family Services
The latest edition of ACWA’s developing practice journal (Issue 49), guest edited by Dr Wendy Foote (ACWA), is now available. The issue begins with Judi Apte’s in-depth discussion of two key components of collaborative work (collective intelligence and cognitive flexibility) and the importance of leadership capabilities in promoting successful interprofessional collaboration. Judi then provides readers with a practical […]
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