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Our work

Proudly strengthening the sector, building resilience, collaboration and shared success.

Last updated: 21 Nov 2024

Our purpose

We strengthen and guide the sector, building resilience, collaboration and shared success.

As the voice of organisations and individuals dedicated to advancing child and family wellbeing, we set the standards for professional education and practice in child and family services. As the voice of organisations and individuals dedicated to advancing child and family wellbeing, we set the standards for professional education and practice in child and family services.

Our areas of expertise

Our programs and Projects

Early Start, Bright Future

Improving learning outcomes for vulnerable children.

Child Safe Standards

Ensuring every organisation providing services or facilities for children implements Child Safe Standards.

Switch to Social Work

Creating a contemporary, highly skilled, and diverse child and family services workforce.

Raising Expectations

Creating a pathway to TAFE and university for care-experienced young people.

Education in Out-of-Home Care

Improving attendance, engagement, and educational outcomes for children and young people in care.

Outcomes, Practice and Evidence Network (OPEN)

Building evidence from research, practice and client experience to deliver better outcomes.

Family Preservation Reunification Response (FPRR)

Integrating evidence-informed Practice and Cultural Practice Elements to increase child safety.

Lived Experience Design Project

Bringing together expert birth parents with lived experience of child protection to design policy and reform solutions.

Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH)

Increasing the evidence base for addressing adolescent violence in the home.

Carer Kafe

Supporting kinship and foster carers through free training, resources, and events, offering tailored learning opportunities to support them.

Fostering Connections

Providing prospective foster carers with enhanced support, shaped by industry and driven by sector.

Our values

Policy and Ideas

Develop, influence and advocate for public policies that advance the rights and wellbeing of children, young people and families and address the social, economic and cultural barriers to improving their lives.

Research and Practice

Lead and share research to support innovation and evidence-informed practice.

Capacity Building

Strengthen the capacity of organisations to provide services that best suit the needs of vulnerable families and children.

Resource hub

Enhance your expertise, empower your practice and broaden your understanding.

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150+

Members

1,445

participants trained through CSO programs

374

participants trained in sector workforce programs

Together with Families 2024

29 Nov 2024

Celebrating family services excellence

Family Services Symposium

Supporting the 16 Days of Activism campaign 2024

24 Nov 2024

Each year, from 25 November to 10 December, the Centre supports the 16 days of activism campaign, which calls for action against one of the world’s most persistent violations of human rights – violence against women.

Campaigns

Finalists announced for Media Awards 2024

20 Nov 2024

Media Awards

Become a member

The Centre’s membership benefits build collaboration, advocacy, and capacity within the child and family services sector, ensuring a more resilient and supportive environment that provides better outcomes for children and families.