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100 _aHarris, Nathan
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245 _aFamily group conferencing in Australia 15 years on
_cHarris, Nathan
260 _aMelbourne, Vic.
_bAustralian Institute of Family Studies
_c2008
300 _a19 p. ; computer file : PDF format (59kb) ; computer file : HTML format
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500 _aNCPC issues, 2008, no. 27
520 _aThis 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.
522 _aau
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aADOLESCENTS
_943
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCARE AND PROTECTION
_997
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILDREN
_9127
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aFAMILIES
_9238
650 2 7 _aFAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES
_9243
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPOLICY
_9447
650 2 4 _aSOCIAL SERVICES
_9555
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
_9562
650 2 7 _974
_aABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
_2FVC
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
650 2 7 _9458
_aPREVENTION
_2FVC
650 2 7 _9179
_aCULTURE
_2FVC
650 2 7 _9307
_aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
_2FVC
650 2 7 _9103
_aCHILD ABUSE
_2FVC
773 0 3 _tNCPC issues, 2008, no. 27
830 _aNCPC issues
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856 4 _uhttps://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/family-group-conferencing-australia-15-years
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_cBRIEFING
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