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This section contains news articles and publications relevant to foster and kinship care.

Notes from CF&KC-SA Forum

15 April 2017

Notes from the CF&KC-SA Forum (held on 24th March) are now available. Please click on the links below to view: Notes from Forum – including OPG Information Session and Q&A with…

Carer Communique from Department for Child Protection

06 April 2017

The Department for Child Protection (DCP) has recently sent out an email communique with information about:   Carer Relationship Roles DCP is seeking feedback and comments on role descriptions for a Carer…

To my Teacher…A memo from a child in foster care

05 April 2017

An article “To my Teacher…A memo from a child in foster care” published on the Australian Childhood Foundation website, written from the perspective of a four year old child who…

Teenagers in Foster Care Handbook

05 April 2017

Teenagers in Foster Care – a handbook is for foster carers and those who support them, for example families, social workers, teachers, fostering providers and therapists. This publication has been produced…

How Do You Feel About That? Working Therapeutically with Children and their Emotions

28 March 2017

This one day workshop will to bring together the research knowledge of Nicole Nelson with the therapeutic knowledge of Catherine Sanders woven into a unique theoretical-practice tapestry.