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July – December 2017 Training Guide
21 Jun 2017
The Centre’s Training Guide for the second half of the year is here! Take a look... -
Family Services Workforce Survey
06 Apr 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services has commissioned the Centre for Excellence in Child and... -
Peak bodies unite in call to empower Aboriginal organisations
08 Dec 2016
6 December 2016 Victoria’s peak Aboriginal health, child and family services bodies have joined together in... -
Book launch: Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care
07 Dec 2016
Last Friday, 2nd December, the Centre hosted the launch of Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care: International... -
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2017 Training Guide
28 Nov 2016
Our training guide for the first half of 2017 is now available to download.
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Reducing Violence against Women and their Children: relections on COAG summit and beyond
16 Nov 2016
Deb Tsorbaris
The first ever COAG National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women and their Children was held on October 28 in Brisbane. The purpose of the summit was to review progress and highlight best practice in government efforts to reduce violence against women and their children. The summit brought together leaders from the Commonwealth, State, Territory and local governments, experts in domestic and family violence, and leaders in the community sector and business.
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Response to Four Corners ‘Broken Homes’ episode
14 Nov 2016
15 November 2016
Last night’s Four Corners episode showed a distressing picture of how children are being treated in a number of residential care facilities.
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Child Safe Standards Training
03 Nov 2016
All organisations that have contact with children must comply with the new Child Safe Standards, introduced by the Victorian Government, by January 1st 2017.
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is running free training sessions to organisations in the entertainment sector and transport service providers, including:
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CEO & Corporate Service Forum – 18 October 2016
16 Oct 2016
The CEO & Corporate Service Forum was held at MacKillop Family Services on Tuesday 18th October.
Copies of the presentations and e-mail details for the presenters are below:
Client Incident Management System - Kerry Sayburn & Anna Guglielmucci, DHHS
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New resources for foster carers launched
14 Sep 2016
Jenny Mikakos MP, Minister for Families and Children launched a number of new resources for foster carers at the Foster Care Association of Victoria's (FCAV) foster carer celebration.
The new resources include a foster carer handbook, feedback and complaints booklet called Fostering Support, podcast series and a charter that helps foster carers understand their rights and responsibilities, and helps those who work with foster carers to understand their responsibilities.
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