AIFS Research - Research projects
Working with Vulnerable Children and their Families
- Duration: October 2007- September 2010
- Funding source(s): Victorian Department of Human Services, The Benevolent Society
- Related themes: Violence, abuse and neglect**, Children, young people and their families*
- Related project(s): National Child Protection Clearinghouse
- ** Indicates theme(s) to which the project is most relevant
* Indicates theme(s) to which the project has some relevance
The Victorian Government Department of Human Services (DHS) commissioned the Institute to produce a series of evidence-informed Specialist Practice Resources for practitioners working in family services, child protection and out-of-home care in Victoria. Specialist Practice Resources provide specialist guidance and advice on specific issues or client groups (e.g., cumulative harm, neglect, permanency planning, young people with sexually abusive behaviours, infants at high risk of harm).
Specialist practice resources are being completed on the following topics and issues:
- Cumulative harm (PDF 795 KB)
- Infants and their families (PDF 335 KB)
- Children (under 10 years) with problematic sexualised behaviours
- Adolescents with sexually abusive behaviours (PDF 423 KB)
- Engaging parents: Assessing and enhancing parenting capability/capacity
- Working with families in which an adult is abusive
- Adolescents and their families (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Stability and issues associated with removal
- Stability and issues associated with reunification
- Stability and permanency planning in care
Publications
- N/A
Presentations
- Bromfield, L. M. (2010, February). Cumulative harm: The effects of chronic child maltreatment. Tasmanian Magistrates Conference, Hobart.
- Bromfield, L. M. (2009, November). Cumulative harm workshop: The effects of chronic child maltreatment. WA Department for Child Protection, Perth.
- Bromfield, L. M. (2009, 8 July). Recognising cumulative harm in Australian child protection policy and practice: Progress to date. Families SA, Adelaide.
- Bromfield, L. M. (2009, 7 July). Recognising cumulative harm in Australian child protection policy and practice: Progress to date. Australasian Human Development Association Conference, Adelaide.