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Supporting the journey: issues in co-creating a sensitive narrative of the child’s identity and experience ‘in care’

Children, Client Engagement, Evidence Informed Practice, Out of Home Care (OOHC), Young People

This 'Who Am I?' workshop report talks about the importance of capturing the perspectives of children and young people who are actively involved in the constructing their record while ‘in care’, and the process of collaboration between them and professionals. The idea was to understand the principles underpinning record-keeping and archival programs; and unpack the factors which enable or create barriers to effective practice for front line workers, managers and organisations providing out of home care.

Design

OPEN Rapid Case Study-Tarrengower Prison Family Video Visits Pilot Program-VACRO

Children, Client Engagement, Families and parenting, Safety and wellbeing

This rapid case study talks about a Family Video Visit Program by VACRO which facilitated a virtual connection between children and their incarcerated mothers. The program relieved children from the stress of visiting a prison and helped maintain the parent-child bond. This supported mothers in their reintegration journey after leaving the prison.

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