TY  - SER
AU  - Harris, Nathan
TI  - Family group conferencing in Australia 15 years on
SN  - 9780642395641
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Melbourne, Vic.
PB  - Australian Institute of Family Studies
KW  - FVC
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CARE AND PROTECTION
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES
KW  - POLICY
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
KW  - ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - CULTURE
KW  - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - AUSTRALIA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - NCPC issues, 2008, no. 27; au
N2  - This article reviews the extent to which family group conferences have become part of child protection practice throughout Australia. The article is based on a more extensive report prepared for the Australian Centre for Child Protection by the author in 2007. The article describes the operation of family group conferences in New Zealand, where the practice originated. It then assesses the adoption of family group conferences in Australia, as measured by how often they are used and whether they follow the original model and fulfil the same function. Data was collected for the research through published information, legislation, policy documents and interviews with conferencing practitioners across Australia. The research shows that conferences play a substantively different role in Australia compared to New Zealand.  A number of implications for the future of conferencing in Australia are discussed. The author concludes that sharing the knowledge developed in separate locations contributes to debates regarding how conference can best contribute to broader child protection goals
UR  - https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/family-group-conferencing-australia-15-years
ER  -