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Responding to Quality of Care Concerns in Out of Home Care Training
21 Dec 2015
As a result of the review undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services of the Responding to Quality of Care Concerns in Out of Home Care learning program there is now an updated learning program available facilitated by Berry Street Victoria. This replaces the Responding to Quality of Care Concerns in Out of Home Care course.
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Welcome Support for Victoria’s Carers
09 Dec 2015
Media Release
10 December 2015Welcome Support for Victoria’s Carers
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Beyond Good Intentions
30 Nov 2015
The purpose of the Beyond Good Intentions statement is to drive collaboration and reform to create a fair, just and restorative child and family welfare service system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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New Child Safe Standards Information Session
10 Nov 2015
New Child Safe Standards Information Session
The child safe standards information session aims to provide an overview of the proposed standards including:
• What are the child safe standards?
• Why are child safe standards being introduced?
• Who needs to meet the child safe standards and why?
• What do I need to do?
Foster Care Attraction Campaign
07 Oct 2015
The Importance of Foster Care
Victorian foster carers play a vital role in giving vulnerable and at risk children safe and loving homes, helping to change their lives for the better. They are the cornerstone of the out of home system.
However, for the first time in the state’s history the number of foster carers has entered a steady decline and the demand for foster carers is continuing to grow. These trends are concerning.
2016 Training Guide
01 Oct 2015
Detailed information about our training for the full year is in our comprehensive 2016 Training Guide.
September 2015
13 Sep 2015
Victorian Government makes a welcome investment in education for children and young people in out-of-home-care
As part of a boost to education funding of $747 million over four years, the Andrew’s Labor Government will provide $13.2 million to establish new LOOKOUT Education Support Centres to help ensure vulnerable young people in out-of-home-care stay in education.
Media Release – Commission for Children and Young People “…as a good parent would…” Inquiry Report
19 Aug 2015
Media Release
19 August 2015 – For Immediate ReleaseCommission for Children and Young People “…as a good parent would…” Inquiry Report
The Commission for Children and Young People has today released a disturbing report of its inquiry into services to children and young people who have been subjected to sexual exploitation or sexual abuse whilst residing in residential care.
Barwon Child, Youth & Family officially launched
12 Aug 2015
A game-changing opportunity presents itself to improve community services for children, young people and families in Geelong and right across the Barwon community, with the establishment of Barwon Child, Youth & Family.
Pradeep Philip on the social justice challenge for public sector
06 Aug 2015
If the public sector is to achieve the task of innovation, integration and improvement in social services, we must learn from our social policy experience, writes Dr Pradeep Philip, secretary of the new Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, and his chief of staff, Dr Vishaal Kishore.
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