Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia Inc. (CAFWAA)

CAFWAA Symposium 2003

When care is not enough: the potential of treatment models in out of home care

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DAY 1 Wednesday 17th September
9.00 to 10.00 am Registration. Coffee on arrival
10.00 to 10.15 am Opening event Intro and welcome by CAFWAA chairperson Simon Schrapel
10.15 to 10.30 am Opening address(MSWord) by Dr Dorothy Scott
10.30 to 11.30 am Keynote address Dr. Richard Small CEO, Walker Home and School Needham, Mass. USA
11.30 to 12 noon Morning Tea
12 noon to 1.30 pm Practice models
Presentation 1: Drug use by parents Frank Ainsworth. Powerpoint 60kb
Presentation 2: Treatment approaches for young people with problematic sexual behaviour Howard Bath
Presentation 3: EQUIP Program: peers helping peers Patricia Hansen
Presentation 4: Education and out-of-home care Richard Small
1.30 to 2.30 pm Lunch
2.30 - 3.30 pm. Keynote address Predicting outcomes four years on: Young people leaving care Judy Cashmore Powerpoint 288kb
3.30 to 4.00 pm Afternoon tea
4.00 to 5 pm Panel debates and discussion
Debate A That children in care should not be reunited with parents who take illegal drugs.
Debate B That a foster care placement can be found for every child or adolescent.
Debate C That boarding schools provide an essential option to ensure that children in care receive a better education.
Debate D That there is a place for physical interventions (eg: restraint) in out-of-home care.
5pm Free time
6.30 for 7 pm. Conference dinner Trivia night 800kb): when dinner is not enough

DAY 2 Thursday 18th September
9 am –10.15 am Keynote addresses Placement disruption and its psychological consequences Paul Delfabbro Powerpoint 244kb
10.15 -10.45 am Morning tea
10.45 to 12.45 Extended Workshops Morning and afternoon
Life Space Crisis Intervention Diana Boswell Thomas Wright Institute, Canberra
Positive Peer Culture Howard Bath & Jenny Howell Thomas Wright Institute, Canberra
Therapeutic foster care for conduct disordered children and youth PowerPoint 1.9mb Justine Harris Youth Horizons Trust New Zealand
Multi Systemic Therapy - Naamith Heiblum, MST New Zealand
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Management Seminar Morning and afternoon
Management issues for quality program implementation Paul Testro; Graham Jackson; Nigel Spence;Jan Owen
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Innovations: Agency Showcases
1. Family restoration for adolescent boys Darryl Hancock and Anne Webb Marist Youth Care
2. Families And Schools Together (FAST) MSWord 250kb Sherrie Coote, Consultant
3. Integrated model for difficult to place young people (WRICSI) Lisa Hillen & Stephanie Fielder Queensland
4. Working with ATSI communities in Victoria Mackillop Family Services, Victoria
12.45 to 1.45 pm Lunch
1.45 – 3.30pm. Extended Workshops continue as above Participants return to their morning workshop group
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Management Seminar continues as above Participants return to their morning seminar group
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Innovations – Agency Showcases Participants choose another option for the afternoon
5. Supported placements Life without Barriers, Queensland
6. Achieving stability in treatment foster care. Barnardos PowerPoint 880kb: Handouts 90kb (MSWord)
7. Southside Education Colleen Mittrow SEC, Queensland
8. Take Two: Victoria’s new statewide Intensive therapeutic service for young people in out-of-home care - Berry Street, Victoria
Powerpoint 168kb; Governance Chart (MSWord); Regional chart (MSWord)
3.30 to 4.00 pm Afternoon tea
4.00 to 5.00 pm Panel debates and discussion
Debate E That profit making organisations have a significant role in child and family welfare.
Debate F That out-of-home care services for high needs children and young people should only be delivered by government.
Debate G That mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect should be abolished because it does not work.
Debate H That there is a place in child welfare services for compulsory treatment.
5.30 to 6.30pm CAFWAA AGM

DAY 3 Friday 19th September
9.00 to 9.45 am Commentary The Symposium so far: looking from the outside at the issues identifed at the Symposium Richard Small
9.45 to 10.30am Forum A national perspective: Simon Schrapel, Chairperson,
Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia (CAFWAA)
The CAFWAA perspectives Reports from the CAFWAA representatives from states and territories
10.30 to 11.00 am Morning tea
11.00 to 12.00 noon Table discussions and feedback Particpants are invited to discuss and address key questions emerging from the Symposium Paul Testro
12.00 to 1.00 pm Final Session Sharing and implementing the vision. The next steps Closing Address (MSWord) Dr. Dorothy Scott University of Melbourne
1.00 to 2.30 pm Farewell lunch and video feedback CREATE Foundation
2.30 Close - Symposium farewells

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