Restoration: Cautionary Tales From the Children’s Court of NSW

The following article from the Children’s Court of NSW provides crucial guidance for Funded Service Providers into Children’s Court matters involving the care and protection of children, particularly in relation to restoration: The Children’s Court is a specialist court which deals with cases brought pursuant to the Children and Young Persons Care and Protection Act 1998 (‘the […]

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Assessing Parental Capacity and Working With Parents Forum: A Wrap-Up

ACWA’s Best Practice Unit (BPU) hosted a two-day forum examining best practice for working with families and issues involved in the assessment of parental capacity in April. Held at the Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) premises in Sydney, the event attracted around 70 managers and team leaders from out-of-home care […]

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Taking the Mystery Out of Restoration Work

A new addition to CCWT’s training calendar this year is a two-day workshop that offers a practice-based view of restoration. Presenter Ross Smith explains further: Deciding on the restoration of children can be one of the hardest judgments that managers and workers need to make. The new Successful Restorations workshop focuses on how we, as professionals, make […]

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