Our decisions
The following publications are about how we make decisions:
| Publication title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Child safety practice manual | The Department of Child Safety is the lead agency for the whole of government response to child protection in Queensland. The Child Safety Practice Manual is one of a set of 'authority documents' that collectively make up the policy and procedural documentation of the Department of Child Safety. The purpose of the practice manual is to facilitate standardised practice across the state. |
| Improving permanency for children in care: discussion paper | This discussion paper aimed to provide people the opportunity to identify the relevant issues in relation to a proposed new type of permanent parenting order. The discussion paper was a practical response to the unprecedented number of children remaining in care and reflects our focus on protecting the best interests of children in the long term. |
| Listening, hearing and acting: approaches to the participation of children and young people in decision making - a review of the literature | In May 2006, the department commissioned a review of relevant work of other Australian jurisdictions, literature and research to identify models of engagement and participation that have been demonstrated to be successful. This paper reports on the outcomes of the literature review. |
| Adoption legislation review: public consultation on the review of the Adoption of Children Act 1964 | A detailed report of the key responses to the questions posed in the 2002 consultation paper which features the levels of support and opposition to these questions (predecessor agency). |
| Adoption legislation review: overview of key issues | An easy-to-read overview of the key issues raised during the consultation process (review of the Adoption of Children Act 1964) (predecessor agency). |
| Parent profile report 1: demographic profile | Characteristics of parents involved in the Queensland child protection system is a series of reports building a picture of the families we work with. This report details the types of households, Indigenous as well as young parent households, the types of harm that occur and households where a child was assessed as being in need of protection. |
| Parent profile report 2: parental risk factors for abuse and neglect | Characteristics of parents involved in the Queensland child protection system is a series of reports building a picture of the families we work with. This report focuses on parental risk factors such as domestic violence, alcohol or drug problems and mental illness. |
| A blueprint for implementing the recommendations of the January 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission report - Protecting children: an inquiry into abuse of children in foster care | This blueprint outlines the strategy, plans and processes for implementing the CMC and Gwenn Murray audit report recommendations to improve the child protection system in Queensland. The blueprint recommends an implementation strategy to create the new Department of Child Safety, and provides staged programs of work to progress reforms over the next three years. |
| Decision-making for children and young people | In your role as a foster carer or kinship carer you are responsible for many decisions regarding the child or young person placed with you. It can be difficult to know where these decision-making responsibilities begin and end. This fact sheet provides a general guide about who is responsible for particular decisions on topics ranging from medical, educational, sporting and recreational activities, culture and religion, travel, behaviour management, family contact and counselling, and personal appearance. |
| Report on 2002 results on the year 3, 5 and 7 tests for children and young people in care | In response to a report, Educating children and young people in the care of the state, by the Kids in Care Education Caucus Committee Working Group which was released in February 2003, the Queensland Government gave significant undertakings in response to the seven recommendations made by the Working Group. The Government response is entitled Government response to recommendations: Educating children and young people in the care of the state. |
| Educating children and young people in the care of the state: a report prepared by the Kids in Care Education Committee Working Group | February 2003. On 4 December 2001 the Minister for Education, Anna Bligh MP, announced in Parliament the creation of a working group to examine the issue of children and young people in the care of the state and their poor educational and social outcomes. The working group was established in response to the CREATE Foundation report, Australian children and young people in care — education report card 2001. The report showed that Queensland was the only state in Australia collecting and matching data to track the educational outcomes of students in the care of the state. |
| Department of Families response to CREATE Foundation for use in the 2002 report card of 'Australian children and young people in care - education’ | A national education report card about the educational needs and performance of children and young people in care. |
| At what cost?: resourcing the safety and wellbeing of Queensland's children and young people in care | Response by the Department of Families to key points raised in At what cost?: resourcing the safety and wellbeing of Queensland's children and young people in care, a report commissioned by the Churches Community Services Forum (CCSF). |
| Report on the 2006 Child Safety Research Conference | The inaugural Child Safety Research Conference was held on 14 to 15 November 2006. Child protection practitioners (government and non-government), policy officers, other departmental staff, students and researchers heard keynote and sub-keynote addresses, participated in working sessions and had the opportunity to see examples of good practice. |
| Terms of reference and operating model for Central Zone's child protection planning and partnership network arrangements | The partnerships and planning Network arrangements specifically focus on issues of child protection. The Network arrangements will: identify local child protection priorities, plan localised integrated service delivery models between government and community-based organisations to deliver better services to children, young people and their families across the full child protection continuum, and build capacity of the child protection service system to better match services to the needs of children, young people and their families across the full child protection continuum. |
| From us and them to just us - an integrated model of care and support for young people in out of home care | Wynnum Redlands Integrated Care and Support Initiative (WRICSI) presentation slides. WRICSI is a partnership between between 2 government area offices and 3 non-government agencies. It provides out of home care and support to young people aged 12-18 with complex needs, and flexible and individualised responses that focus on need and maintaining relationships. |
- Last updated
- 1 July 2009