Child protection research
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Attachment: Key issues - August 2006 - Research to practice notes
This Research to Practice Note is based on the research article, The importance of attachment in the lives of foster children (DoCS, 2006)
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Child neglect - literature review - December 2005 - Research report
This literature review of neglect has been undertaken to assist in refining definitions, examining risk factors, investigating developmental consequences, guiding management of cases, informing policy and identifying service strategies
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Child protection and mothers in substance abuse treatment study: major findings - November 2011 - Research to practice notes
Summary of the major findings from the Child Protection and Mothers in Substance Abuse Treatment study, conducted by Stephanie Taplin and Richard Mattick at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South [...]
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Child Sexual Abuse - What does the research tell us ? - December 2016 - Research report
This paper reviews the current literature about child sexual abuse with a focus on key messages for child protection workers and their practice
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Culturally appropriate service provision for CALD families in the NSW child protection system - July 2009 - Research report
This report (Interim Report 1) summarises the findings of Stage 13, which involved a review of the national and international literature on the experiences, needs and challenges of CALD children and families in the CPS, [...]
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Culturally appropriate service provision for CALD families in the NSW child protection system summary - February 2010 - Research to practice notes
This 2010 Research to Practice Note draws out key practice implications and strategies for working with CALD families
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Domestic violence and its impact on children's development - December 2007 - Research report
This paper reports on a small-scale qualitative research project that looked at the nature of effective casework practice with adolescents from the perspective of staff working in the NSW Department of Community Services
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Effective casework practice with adolescents: perceptions and practices of DoCS staff - December 2007 - Research report
This was a qualitative study that collected data through focus group discussions and interviews with caseworkers, managers and external stakeholders
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Effective child protection casework with young parent families: learning from child death reviews - December 2012 - Research to practice notes
This Research Note presents key findings from the Community Services Child Deaths 2011 Annual Report. As part of that Annual Report, a review was undertaken of practice with a cohort of children who died between [...]
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Effective parenting capacity assessment: Key issues - May 2006 - Research to practice notes
This Research to Practice Note has been developed to provide practitioners with an overview of the key issues associated with parenting capacity assessment