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View article: Fathers of the Next Generation: A Community-Led Approach to Developing a Culturally Relevant Parenting Program for Indigenous Fathers in Canada
Fathers of the Next Generation: A Community-Led Approach to Developing a Culturally Relevant Parenting Program for Indigenous Fathers in Canada Open
Background: The positive influence of fathers on the health of their children is well-established, however the role and needs of Indigenous fathers and Two-Spirit parents is not adequately described and relevant parenting programs are lack…
View article: The Right to Cultural Connection for Children in Out‐of‐Home Care: Does Australian Policy and Practice Adequately Support Cultural Identity for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children?
The Right to Cultural Connection for Children in Out‐of‐Home Care: Does Australian Policy and Practice Adequately Support Cultural Identity for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children? Open
Development of cultural identity is understood to be central to well‐being; however, it is not always prioritised for children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC). This paper examines current policy and practice designed to support the cultural ide…
View article: A window into Their World: How Video Visits Facilitate Father–Child Relationships
A window into Their World: How Video Visits Facilitate Father–Child Relationships Open
Maintaining the parent–child relationship while a parent is incarcerated is critical to the well-being of both parent and child. There is some evidence that video visits can be beneficial when they are used to supplement rather than replac…
View article: Supporting Carers to Coregulate With Children in Care: Learnings From Action Research With Caseworkers
Supporting Carers to Coregulate With Children in Care: Learnings From Action Research With Caseworkers Open
Trauma negatively impacts on the ability of children in out‐of‐home care to experience safety in their relationships. Trauma rearousal can continue to occur even when children are living in a safe and stable setting due to environmental tr…
View article: Recruiting carers for older children and youth: Messages and methods of media campaigns
Recruiting carers for older children and youth: Messages and methods of media campaigns Open
In recent decades, foster care systems across western countries have entered a state of crisis with the volume of children entering care outpacing new foster carers. Recruiting carers for older children and youth is particularly challengin…
View article: Video visitation in Australian prisons: Perspectives on father–child contact
Video visitation in Australian prisons: Perspectives on father–child contact Open
Family visits for people in Australian correctional centres stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video visitation was introduced in most jurisdictions as an alternative option. This paper presents the findings from the first multi-jurisdi…
View article: What can the development of video visitation in Australian correctional centres tell us about organisational transformation?
What can the development of video visitation in Australian correctional centres tell us about organisational transformation? Open
Correctional services are closed, complex bureaucratic organisations which are historically slow to embrace change. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a dramatic shift to widespread video visitation across correctional services in Austra…
View article: Collaboration between Australian peak bodies and governments in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic: New ways of interacting
Collaboration between Australian peak bodies and governments in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic: New ways of interacting Open
Peak bodies (“peaks”) are funded by Australian governments to fulfil a multifaceted role, including presenting a collective voice to government on behalf of their nongovernmental service provider members and the vulnerable client populatio…
View article: Co-Design with People with Lived Experience: Designing Resources to Communicate with Children and Young People in Care about their Family Time Contact Visits
Co-Design with People with Lived Experience: Designing Resources to Communicate with Children and Young People in Care about their Family Time Contact Visits Open
Contact visits, or family time, enable children in out-of-home care to sustain relationships with their birth families. In Australia, direct contact including face-to-face visits is typical for children on long-term orders, including guard…
View article: Comparative analysis of third‐party permanency orders legislation in Australia
Comparative analysis of third‐party permanency orders legislation in Australia Open
While permanency planning has long been a feature of child protection policy and practice in Australia (Tilbury & Osmond, 2006), the concept has gained greater prominence in recent years through nationally coordinated efforts and legislati…
View article: “Lock to Live” for firearm and medication safety: Feasibility and acceptability of a suicide prevention tool in a learning healthcare system
“Lock to Live” for firearm and medication safety: Feasibility and acceptability of a suicide prevention tool in a learning healthcare system Open
Objective Few patients with suicide risk are counseled on lethal means safety by health providers. This study tested the feasibility of different delivery methods for Lock to Live (L2L), a web-based decision aid of safe storage options for…
View article: Digital Relationality, Rights, Resilience: Conceptualising a Digital Social Ecology for Children’s Birth Family Relationships When in Care or Adopted
Digital Relationality, Rights, Resilience: Conceptualising a Digital Social Ecology for Children’s Birth Family Relationships When in Care or Adopted Open
The use of digital communication technology by children residing in out-of-home care or adopted from foster care has mainly been approached hesitantly and from a risk paradigm. The Covid-19 pandemic catalysed many digital and social work i…
View article: Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID‐19 on birth family contact
Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID‐19 on birth family contact Open
Social distancing due to COVID‐19 forced changes to contact with birth relatives for children in out‐of‐home care. This required a shift to using technologies, which was previously underutilized and viewed as risky. In an action research s…
View article: Trauma-informed Family Contact Practice for Children in Out-of-home Care
Trauma-informed Family Contact Practice for Children in Out-of-home Care Open
Trauma knowledge and skills are needed to support relational safety for children in out-of-home care and birth family contact is a particular area where trauma-informed approaches are critical. Mixed methods were used to understand the app…
View article: Telling visual stories of loss and hope: body mapping with mothers about contact after child removal
Telling visual stories of loss and hope: body mapping with mothers about contact after child removal Open
Visual research methods reduce reliance on verbal communication and offer an avenue for non-verbal storytelling. Body mapping is a visual arts-based research method with its origins in art therapy and community development. It has been suc…
View article: ‘I’m the centre part of a Venn diagram’: belonging and identity for Taiwanese-Australian intercountry adoptees
‘I’m the centre part of a Venn diagram’: belonging and identity for Taiwanese-Australian intercountry adoptees Open
Intercountry adoptees face many challenges in developing their identity and achieving a sense of belonging in post-assimilation Australia. This study uses a constructivist approach to analyse narrative interviews with a sample of Taiwanese…
View article: Adoption in Australia: Past, present and considerations for the future
Adoption in Australia: Past, present and considerations for the future Open
Australia has a troubled history with adoption, arising from the legacy of forced and “closed” adoptions and the systematic removal of Indigenous children, known as the “Stolen Generations”. Evidence from national inquiries and research sh…
View article: It’s Like I Have an Advantage in All This: Experiences of Advocacy by Parents of Children with Disabilities from Professional Backgrounds
It’s Like I Have an Advantage in All This: Experiences of Advocacy by Parents of Children with Disabilities from Professional Backgrounds Open
Supports and services for children with disabilities are not distributed equitably. There are disparities in access to and quality of services for children with disabilities from low-income and ethnic minority groups. There are likely many…
View article: Permanency with lifelong connections: Casework practices to support positive relationships between carer and birth families
Permanency with lifelong connections: Casework practices to support positive relationships between carer and birth families Open
In Australia, the emerging model of child welfare policy and practice emphasises 'permanency and lifelong connections with birth families'. In 2014,1amidst widespread public concern about an increase in the numbers of children in out of ho…
View article: Practices to improve communication between birth parents and permanent families
Practices to improve communication between birth parents and permanent families Open
Background: Support to maintain important family relationships is seen as a right for children in permanent care in Australia. In New South Wales, newly legislated permanency principles prioritise open adoption over long-term foster care a…
View article: Investing in Adoption: Exploring Child Development Accounts for Children Adopted from Foster Care
Investing in Adoption: Exploring Child Development Accounts for Children Adopted from Foster Care Open
Adoption is arguably the most powerful intervention available for children in foster care who are unable to be restored to their birth families. Adoption promises stability and a family for life, in contrast to foster care or guardianship,…
View article: Cultivating Community Relations and Fostering Student Self-Efficacy with an Improved Clinical Placement Process
Cultivating Community Relations and Fostering Student Self-Efficacy with an Improved Clinical Placement Process Open
In my action research study, I have looked closely at my transition into the role of the clinical placement coordinator for the nurse practitioner programs at the University of San Diego (USD). A role that is traditionally filled by clinic…
View article: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 45 No. 4
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 45 No. 4 Open
This article provides an historical background to the special issue by tracing the evolution of social development, asset building and social investment in different parts of the world.These approaches transcend remedial and service-orient…
View article: Young Children's Identity Formation in the Context of Open Adoption in NSW: An Examination of Optimal Conditions for Child Wellbeing
Young Children's Identity Formation in the Context of Open Adoption in NSW: An Examination of Optimal Conditions for Child Wellbeing Open
This working paper was commissioned by Barnardos Australia, through its Centre for Excellence in Open Adoption, to establish how open adoption can support the best interests of children in optimising developmental outcomes and establishing…
View article: Young children's identity formation in the context of open adoption in NSW: Summary and key findings
Young children's identity formation in the context of open adoption in NSW: Summary and key findings Open
A review into how open adoption can support developmental outcomes and establish healthy identity formation of children was commissioned by Barnardos Australia. The focus is on children who are up to 5 years of age in out-of-home care (OOH…