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Social worker checklist

This checklist was developed with the input of children and young people in care to assist workers to provide the child or young person with information about what…

Doing more than is practicable

Today, I am going to talk about some of the things we can do to equip children and young people in the care system for…

Charter of Rights launched

Lions roared, parrots squawked, monkeys howled and the first Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care in Australia was launched. In a…

May 2006 Newsletter

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“There’s no point in her being at school…” homelessness and children

The following are excerpts from an address to the Homelessness SA forum on the impact of homelessness on children, 31 March 2006. There’s no point…

Preventing sexual abuse

This information paper is about the sexual abuse of children in care and ways in which it can be prevented.   We provide information for…

Child protection is everyone’s business

There’s an ethical dilemma that we all may face at some time. When you see a parent screaming at a child in a public place…

February 2006 Newsletter

Read a PDF file of the Guardian’s  February 2006 Quaterly Newsletter.

November 2005 Newsletter

Read a PDF file of the Guardian’s  November 2005 Quarterly Newsletter.

August 2005 Newsletter

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May 2005 Newsletter

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February 2005 Newsletter

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