❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP), probing its membership, consultation practices, coordination efforts, research priorities, community awareness initiatives, training programs, and specific projects undertaken since 2001.
AnsweredQoN 2017Legislative Council
Asked
13 May 2004
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
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In relation to question on notice No. 1739, the Minister replied that four community representative members of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) or (Western Australian Child Protection Council) (WACPC) had ceased to be members after taking up employment in Government Departments -
(1) Which members were ultimately employed by Government and which positions in which Departments did they fill?
(2) Does the MACCP consult with children, specifically children that have required protection?
(3) How does the MACCP facilitate the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and Non-Government agencies on matters relating to child protection?
(4) How does the MACCP identify research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families?
(5) How does the MACCP facilitate community awareness on matters relating to child protection?
(6) How does the MACCP facilitate interagency training needs on matters relating to child protection?
(7) Has the Minister requested the MACCP or WACPC undertake any projects or other tasks since February 2001?
(8) If yes, what projects or other tasks, when and why?
(1) Which members were ultimately employed by Government and which positions in which Departments did they fill?
(2) Does the MACCP consult with children, specifically children that have required protection?
(3) How does the MACCP facilitate the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and Non-Government agencies on matters relating to child protection?
(4) How does the MACCP identify research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families?
(5) How does the MACCP facilitate community awareness on matters relating to child protection?
(6) How does the MACCP facilitate interagency training needs on matters relating to child protection?
(7) Has the Minister requested the MACCP or WACPC undertake any projects or other tasks since February 2001?
(8) If yes, what projects or other tasks, when and why?
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Answered
1 June 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
Response time
19 days
Ms Leena Bakshi Senior Adviser Cultural Diversity Department for Community Development Western Australia Ms Helen Liedel Team Leader Review and Evaluation Department of Justice Western Australia Ms Carol Peltola Assistant Secretary Community Services Department for Community Services Northern Territory (2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Ms Helen Liedel Team Leader Review and Evaluation Department of Justice Western Australia Ms Carol Peltola Assistant Secretary Community Services Department for Community Services Northern Territory (2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Ms Carol Peltola Assistant Secretary Community Services Department for Community Services Northern Territory (2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Ms Helen Liedel Team Leader Review and Evaluation Department of Justice Western Australia Ms Carol Peltola Assistant Secretary Community Services Department for Community Services Northern Territory (2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Ms Carol Peltola Assistant Secretary Community Services Department for Community Services Northern Territory (2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(2) The Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection (MACCP) does not have direct access to children. Therefore, the Council has adopted a range of strategies to identify the issues of concern to children in Western Australian that relate to their overall care and safety including: · consulting with organisations who have a more direct role with young people in care (CREATE; Office for Children and Youth; non-government agencies such as Wanslea Family Services, Mercycare, Anglicare and Centrecare); · contact with the Children and Young People in Care Advisory Committee; · maintaining links with other child protection agencies through Council’s individual representatives; · undertaking desktop research, website searches, and · networking with national and international child protection agencies. (3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(3) MACCP facilitates the coordination and exchange of expertise and information between Government and non-government agencies on matters relating to child protection by commissioning research, sponsoring statewide professional development workshops and seminars in collaboration with a range of organisations including various government departments, University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Ethnic Communities Council, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Information sharing is a standing Agenda item at monthly meetings of the Council. (4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(4) Research priorities that will assist in improving child protection outcomes for children and their families are identified through information sharing, consultation, research and other significant policies or reports eg the Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities (the Gordon Inquiry). (5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(5) MACCP facilitates community awareness on matters relating to child protection in a range of ways including: commissioning of research, sponsorship of professional development forums, workshops and seminars. The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
The Council has collaborated with the Departments for Community Development, Health, Education and Training, WA Police Service, Disability Services Commission, Ngala Family Resource Centre and the WA branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), and the Institute for Child Health Research in the development of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign. This campaign targets whole of community, but particularly parents and carers of new babies and young children up to five years of age. A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
A website is currently being developed which will enable the Council to publish its research and other research relevant to child protection matters (particularly local evidence based research), consult with its constituents and provide links to other child protection research sites such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies National Child Protection Clearing House, and Australians Against Child Abuse. (6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(6) MACCP has facilitated inter agency training on child protection matters by liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders including the Department for Community Development, Health, the Coroner’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the WA Police Service. Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
Prior to the launch of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign, the Council sponsored a professional development forum entitled: Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Evidence which was attended by more than 300 social workers, police officers, teachers and community child health nurses. The proceedings were video taped and distributed statewide by the Council. (7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(7) Yes. (8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
(8) On 26 March 2002, the Council was requested to undertake an independent review of mandatory reporting of child abuse as it was a topical policy issue. This year workshops and seminars have been held by the Council in Geraldton, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Collie and Perth on this issue. The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
The current research project commissioned by the Council seeks to identify the elements of an effective child protection system and what investment is required by Government and the community to ensure that in future decades Western Australia is not facing a similar situation that exists for many children and their families currently experiencing child abuse and neglect and family violence. This report will be tabled with the Minister for Community Development in June 2004.
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