Family Law & Child Protection Matters in Canberra

The Institute of Child Protection Studies is celebrating their 10th anniversary. The Institute is a joint initiative between the Australian Catholic University and the Community Services Directorate (ACT Government).

The Institute of Child Protection Studies aims to enhance the well-being of children, young people and families through quality research, evaluation, training and community education. It is part of the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, in the Faculty of Education and Arts at the Australian Catholic University.

The current projects are:

• kContact: Keeping Contact between Parents and Children in Care
• Developing an understanding of how children understand and experience safety in institutions
• Refugee Communities Intercultural Dialogue: Building relationships, building communities
• Evaluation of Intergenerational Trauma Initiatives
• Outcomes of identifying AOD use during pregnancy on women, their partners and their children
• Evaluation of the ACT Child, Youth and Family Services Program

Completed projects

2013:

• Children of Prisoners: Building resilience in a uniquely vulnerable group
• Identity and meaning for vulnerable young people
• Evaluation Plan for the ACT Child, Youth and Family Services Program

2012:

• Literature Synthesis on what works for children experiencing homelessness and/or family violence
• Evaluation of the ‘Reconnect’ program
• Workforce trends in statutory child protection
• The Collaboration Rubric

2011:

• Challenges, Possibilities and Future Directions: A national assessment of Australia’s Children’s Courts
• The effect on parents and young people of Family Tax Benefit Part A
• Child protection practitioners’ values survey
• More than just me: Supporting fathers who are homeless
• Refugee child and family experiences of resettlement in the ACT: A scoping project
• Evaluation of Supporting Children after Separation Program (SCASP) and Post-Separation Cooperative Parenting (PSCP) service
• What Australian Kids Say About their World

2010:

• Increasing collaboration in the ACT
• The experiences and needs of young carers aged 18-25 years living in the ACT
• Experiences and aspirations of younger mothers
• Evaluation of the Supported Playgroups and Parent Groups Initiative
• Evaluation model for ACT early childhood schools
• Integrated Family Support Project evaluation

Claire Naidu and Co represent parties in family law matters in the Family Law Courts and also child protection matters in the Childrens Court.  If you require family law or child protection legal advice, contact us.