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“What Works In Child Protection” Project

“What Works In Child Protection” Project. A Practice Framework for Intensive Home-Based Family Support Programs at The Benevolent Society. ‘What Works in Child Protection’ Project.

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“What Works In Child Protection” Project

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  1. “What Works In Child Protection” Project A Practice Framework for Intensive Home-Based Family Support Programs at The Benevolent Society

  2. ‘What Works in Child Protection’ Project Development of a practice framework to guide The Benevolent Society’s Intensive home-based family support programs for children and families at risk of abuse and neglect • Background • Framework Development • Application of Framework

  3. ‘What works In Child Protection’ Project Aim Develop a specialised practice framework for the Benevolent Society’s intensive home based family support programs which is evidence-based, and designed to ensure children are safe from maltreatment and receiving adequate care in their families

  4. Project Partners The Benevolent Society Provides a range of programs supporting over 17,000 children, families and older Australians in NSW and QLD. Australian Centre for Child Protection Focus on building evidence base to support best practice care for high-risk children and families

  5. Population & Programs Image courtesy of http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/indigenous_parents.html • Child(ren) who are at high risk of abuse or neglect, or have been abused/neglected and are at risk of re-abuse • Benevolent Society’s home based family support, preservation and reunification programs Protect Children to Ensure safetyand Adequate care

  6. Developing the Framework:Resilience-Led Approach

  7. ChildIndicators-“Adequate Care”

  8. Parent/CaregiverIndicators- “Adequate” Parenting

  9. Developing the Framework: Evidence-Based Practice

  10. Finding the Evidence • ACCP Literature review of evidence based programs and interventions for children and families at risk • Identified 13 empirically supported programs and interventions which ‘worked’

  11. Programs & Interventionsthat “Worked” • Multi-disciplinary-social work/psychology/nursing • General Parenting programs • Specialised family support programs for at-risk families • Variety of approaches (cognitive-behavioural, Attachment)

  12. Critical Practice components -Examples Developing a safety plan Providing/coordinating concrete needs and resources (food, housing, $) Parent education & skills training (childcare, nutrition, safety, hygiene) Parenting skills-behaviour management, managing stress, enhance parent-child attachment Facilitating social support networks

  13. Applying the Framework: Practice Activities & Skills

  14. Linking Practice Activities to Skills OUTCOME: SAFETY

  15. PracticeGuides & Resources Parenting Research Centre Goal focussed Instructional format Parent/child worksheets Encorporate several practices ACCP developed guides Raising Children Network COPMI website

  16. Applying the Practice Framework • Supports worker’s experience and skill • An evidence-based framework to guide interventions • Implementation is the next step • Flexibility and clinical judgement/skill to determine which practice elements required

  17. Greg Antcliff – The Benevolent Society • Marie IannosAustralian Centre for Child Protection • University of South Australia • (08) 8302 2973 GregA@bensoc.org.au Marie.Iannos@unisa.edu.au • www.unisa.edu.au/childprotection Image source: Istockphoto

  18. Programs & Interventions that “worked” • Attachment Interventions • Abuse-Focussed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy • Child Parent Psychotherapy • Early Start Program • Family Connections Program • Home Builders Program • Incredible Years Program • Motivational Interviewing • Nurse-Family Partnership home-visiting program • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy • Triple P Parenting Program • Parents Under Pressure Program • Project SafeCare

  19. References Daniel, B., Burgess, C. & Antcliff, G. ( 2012). Resilience Practice Framework. The Benevolent Society, Australia Daniel, B. & Wassell, S. (2002). The Early Years: Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children. Jessica Kinglsey Publisher. United Kingdom.

  20. Project Team The Benevolent Society • Greg Antcliff - Senior Manager, Research to Practice • JenniHutchins - Senior Manager Australian Centre for Child Protection • Assoc. Prof Leah Bromfield - Deputy Director • Prof Marianne Berry - Director (2010-2011) • Dr Sara McLean- Research Fellow • Marie Iannos- Research Assistant

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