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This public event, presented by the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research (CSWIR) at the University of Sussex in the UK and the Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) at Flinders University in South Australia, will be an ‘in conversation with’ style event, where academics, and practitioners will discuss how practice has adapted to the heightened sense of uncertainty engendered by the pandemic in everyday child protection social work. The unique perspectives of social work practitioners and managers from Australian…
The second in a series of webinars for anyone looking to make a positive impact by delivering or advocating for child care reform in Asia.
About this Event
Hope and Homes for Children presents ‘Institutionalised Children in Asia: Covid-19 and Beyond’; a new series of free webinars focusing on care reform within Asia. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors or children and adults affected by institutional care, these webinars will explore how we can make a hugely positive impact in the region for children without, or at risk of…
This conference will explore the ethics and impact of orphanage tourism and Australia's proposed Modern Slavery legislation. Hear from Government, child protection experts, advocates and travel organisations to understand what will change for schools and organisations that are engaged with overseas orphanages. Participants will learn about best practice in protecting children overseas, and how schools can ensure they are helping, not harming.
The National Foster and Kinship Care Conference is an annual event, typically hosted by State based foster and kinship care peak bodies, and for 2018 the venue for the conference is Queensland’s Gold Coast.
The 2018 National Foster and Kinship Care Conference will highlight services to children in care from throughout Australia and abroad and provide delegates with the opportunity to explore their current thinking and identify new strategies for care while at the same time have the opportunity to mix with likeminded people from all walks of child protection and alternative care…
This conference is an invitation to educators involved in leading or organising service learning activities in Australian schools. Transforming Service will bring together Service Learning professionals from all over Australia to share a national picture of service learning activities and to work together on advancing the understanding of service learning and the foundations which underpin service encounters.
One of the workshops at the conference is entitled "School orphanage visits: Implications of the Modern Slavery Act in Australia."
Transforming Service is an…
The World Premiere of the documentary After the Apology is being featured at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Date: 5 October 2017
Where: Adelaide (Australia) Film Festival
About the Documentary:
Suellyn thought the Department of Community Services (DOCS) would only remove children in extreme cases, until her own grandchildren were taken in the middle of the night. Hazel decided to take on the DOCS system after her fourth grandchild was taken into state care. Jen Swan expected to continue to care for her grandchildren…
The 18th Biennial International Foster Care Conference “Tell Someone Who Cares,” hosted by the International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO), will take place in Sydney, Australia. The 2015 International Conference will provide an opportunity to showcase foster, kinship & relative care in a National Australian context and international keynote speakers will present the important, innovative work being undertaken in other parts of the world.
The theme is Stepping up the Pace. Online registration has opened and the conference organisers have issued a call for abstracts for original contribution to the field in the following scientific tracks:
- Track A: Basic and Translational Research
- Track B: Clinical Research
- Track C: Epidemiology and Prevention Research
- Track D: Social and Political Research, Law, Policy and Human Rights
- Track E: Implementation Research, Economics, Systems and Synergies with…
Melbourne, Australia, 20-25th July 2014.
The theme is Stepping up the Pace. Online registration has opened and the conference organisers have issued a call for abstractsfor original contribution to the field in the following scientific tracks:
- Track A: Basic and Translational Research
- Track B: Clinical Research
- Track C: Epidemiology and Prevention Research
- Track D: Social and Political Research, Law, Policy and Human Rights
- Track E: Implementation…