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Advertised call for submissions: Therapeutic Outcomes Focussed Residential Care and Support Services
02 Nov 2014
On 3 November the Department of Human Services released an Advertised Call for Submissions (ACS) for the delivery of Therapeutic Outcomes Focussed Residential Care and Support Services in Victoria.
The Department of Human Services is seeking suitably qualified and experienced service providers to undertake the new approach to service(s) as described within the call for Submissions documentation.
The Centre will keep it's members up to date of any news in relation to this ACS via this page:
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Betrayal of Trust: Factsheet – The new ‘failure to disclose’ offence
26 Oct 2014
The Department of Justice has released the Betrayal of Trust fact sheet on the new offence of failing to disclose child sexual abuse to police, which came into operation on 27 October 2014. The fact sheet provides important information about this new criminal offence that imposes a clear duty upon adults to report information about child sexual abuse to police, including what constitutes a reasonable belief, defining a reasonable excuse for not disclosing the information and further exemptions to the offence.
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Graduate Certificate in Child & Family Practice – 2015 Applications Now Open
21 Oct 2014
Applications are now open for the Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Practice 2015.
The course is aimed at experienced practitioners in child protection or family services to further develop their professional knowledge and skills in child and family practice.
Please note that the course is only offered to:
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Research & Evidence Symposium – 31 Oct
19 Oct 2014
Sector Research Partnership4th Annual Sector Research & Evidence Symposium
Research in a Changing Environment: Challenges and Possibilities
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Financial Support Guide for Home-Based Carers
16 Oct 2014
The Financial support guide for home-based carers which outlines the range of financial supports available to assist carers in meeting the needs of the children and young people in foster care, kinship care, permanent care and special needs local adoption placements was released earlier this week.
You can find the guide at www.dhs.vic.gov.au/carersupport.
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Services Connect Partnerships Announced
09 Oct 2014
On Thursday 9th October, the Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge announced the locations and lead agencies for the 8 Services Connect Partnerships, together with $9m of funding for the next 2 years to support more than 5,000 adults, children and young people.
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Lead Tenant Start Up Training
07 Oct 2014
Lead tenant is an out-of-home care placement option providing medium-term accommodation and support to young people aged 16-18 years, who have been placed away from the care of their families by Child Protection. These young people are generally subject to custody to the Secretary or guardianship to the Secretary orders, as defined by the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Children Youth and Families Act).
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Benchmarking with Benefits
07 Oct 2014
The Not for Profit Benchmarking Project has released their 3rd and final report "Benchmarking with Benefits - Sharing our Learnings - Driving Efficiencies".
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Workforce Skills Gap Analysis
09 Sep 2014
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare are pleased to advise that they will undertake a Workforce Skills Gap Analysis. The objectives of this survey are to :
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