Out-of-home care, foster care, relative and kinship care publications
List of all publications related to Out-of-Home care
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Raising them strong: Caring together - caring for kids with a disability
For kinship and foster carers who care for an Aboriginal child or young person with a disability
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Intensive Family Support (IFS) and Intensive Family Preservation (IFP)
This User Guide has been developed to provide assistance to Intensive Family Support (IFS) and Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) service providers when collecting data required by FACS
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Outcomes for children and young people in kinship care
The aim of this issues paper is to outline what the literature tells us about kinship care, how these placements work and how they compare with unrelated foster care placements. Author: Marina Paxman
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Multicultural foster carer recruitment project evaluation report
The Multicultural Foster Care Recruitment Project was funded by NSW Community Services of the Department of Family and Community Services as a response to the need for foster carers for children from non-English speaking cultural [...]
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The education of children and young people in out-of-home care
This report is based on a PhD study, undertaken between 2005 and 2010, focusing on improving educational engagement and outcomes for children and young people in care
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Children and young people from non-English speaking backgrounds in out-of-home care in NSW - September 2008 - Research report
This small exploratory study of a sample of children and young people of Arabic-speaking and Vietnamese backgrounds in OOHC aimed to gain insight into their experiences and the way services and supports are provided. Authors: [...]
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Young people leaving out-of-home care
This Research to Practice Note is a summary of a study of young people leaving care in NSW titled the Longitudinal Study of Wards Leaving Care: 4-5 years After Leaving Care’
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Raising them strong: Case management - what I need to know as a carer
What to expect when a child first comes into care including court proceedings, case plans, contact with birth parents and financial support
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Brochure about the study of children and young people in out-of-home care
The study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University of NSW and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW Ethics Committee.
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Research to Practice note: The education of children and young people in out-of-home care
This Research to Practice Note provides a summary of the major findings of a PhD study, undertaken between 2005 and 2010, focusing on improving educational engagement and outcomes for children and young people in care