Changes have been made to the following sections:
- Forms & templates Templates (129 pages)
- Practice kits Mental health (128 pages)
- Procedures Respond to concerns about a child in care (27 pages)
- Practice kits Child sexual abuse (8 pages)
- Procedures Receive and respond at intake (6 pages)
- Procedures Engage with other jurisdictions (5 pages)
- Procedures Respond to a notification (4 pages)
- Procedures Recommend a child protection order (3 pages)
- Procedures Provide and review care (2 pages)
- Procedures Support a child in care (2 pages)
- Resources Handouts (2 pages)
- Resources Practice guides (2 pages)
- Forms & templates Forms (1 page)
- Our approach Principles (1 page)
- Procedures Support a child at home (1 page)
- Procedures Support a child in care (1 page)
- Resources Checklists (1 page)
- Resources Resource (1 page)
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Letter of approval as a foster carer
Maintenance
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Household safety study form
Updated form name
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Letter to centrelink confirming approved carer status
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to medicare - change of address
Maintenance
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Letter to other—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter to other—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Engagement letter—Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander unborn child
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Updating affidavit
Contact numbers corrected
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Letter to young person at 18
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Transition plan
Page created
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Form 4: Approval decision
Maintenance
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Letter advising end of immediate suspension
Page created - previously in ICMS
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Safety and support plan
Privacy notice updated
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Letter to other—outcome of harm report
Letter update for the reportable conduct scheme updates.
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Letter to other—outcome of harm report
Letter update for the reportable conduct scheme updates.
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Application for renewal of approval—Form 3B
Maintenance
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Child Safety NDIS pre-planning guide
Fixed link
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Letter to non-family based care service—standards of care review outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Letter to non-family based care service—standards of care review outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Placing a child with another entity 82(1)(f) assessment
New template uploaded
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a foster carer
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to referee
Maintenance
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Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a provisionally approved carer's certificate of approval
Maintenance
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Approved kinship carer - subsequent initial application and assessment - Form 3D
Maintenance
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Engagement letter—Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander parent
Maintenance
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Letter advising parent/s of withholding placement information
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to staff member—outcome of harm report assessment
Template updated (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter to staff member—outcome of harm report assessment
Template updated (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to pregnant person—outcome of standard response
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Form 5: Approval decision - Provisionally approved carer
Maintenance
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Letter advising suitable persons of long-term guardianship order
Maintenance
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Letter advising parent/s of placement information
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to carer - immediate suspension
Maintenance
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Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a carer’s certificate of approval
Updated letter.
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Information for domestic violence proceedings - section 55
Updated template
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Individualised placement and support agreement
Maintenance
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Letter to the independent person
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Form 25—Affidavit of service – updating affidavits
Page created
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Letter re: guardianship (schools)
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Young person support plan
Updated form
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Letter to parent—priority response outcome—no assessment completed
Page created
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Letter re: custody (medical)
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to carer—advice of harm report
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Letter to carer—advice of harm report
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Letter - Comprehensive health assessment
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Review report (section 51VAA)-long-term guardianship to the chief executive
Maintenance
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Letter advising parents of a long-term guardianship order
Page created
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Form 28—Warrant for apprehension of a child
Maintenance
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Letter to parent—priority response outcome—child in need of protection
Updated to reflect the new Blue Card self-disclosure requirements.
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Letter to young person at 15 years
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Letter of approval as a kinship carer
Maintenance
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Individualised placement and support package Request for quote
Maintenance
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Formal escalation - Director-General briefing note for information
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Statement of position letter
Page updated
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AIR request immunisation letter
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - decision to cancel due to the circumstances of an adult household member
Page created
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Letter re: custody (schools)
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact (section 99MA)
Maintenance
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Form 25—Affidavit-template-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Updated OCFOS form 25 template - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
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Letter refusing carer's application to amend
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements and amended to manager sign-off to match delegation.
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Proposed guardian assessment report
Privacy notice updated and date completed field added.
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Leaving care report
Template updated
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Immediate care arrangement Express request for quote
Maintenance
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Letter to carer—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Letter to carer—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation)
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Form 25—Affidavit of service – amended application and supporting affidavit
Page created
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Attachment 1 - Legal context for responding to prohibited and restrictive practices
Watermark included.
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Letter requesting an extension to the Application for initial approval—Form 3A
Updating to correct name
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Letter to carer - amendment proposed
Maintenance
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Request to medically examine or treat a child - section 97
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter re: decision not to review the case plan
Page created
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Kinship carer renewal assessment report
Maintenance
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Form 27—Application for warrant for apprehension of child
Maintenance
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Letter to staff member—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Template updated (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter to staff member—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Template updated (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter to staff member—advice of proposed harm report outcome
Template updated (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter advising parents of a permanent care order
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a kinship carer
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Form 25—Affidavit of service – initiating material (application and initial affidavit)
Updated template - Form 22 to Form 25
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Letter to Public Trustee - request to manage finances
Letter updated with current Dept. name and removed track changes
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Letter of renewal as a foster or kinship carer
Maintenance
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a foster carer
Maintenance
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Letter to parent – Active support response
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Letter to parent—outcome of standard response
maintennace
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Foster carer agreement
Maintenance
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Foster carer applicant assessment and recommendation—Initial approval only
Maintenance
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a kinship carer
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to medical practitioner
Maintenance
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SOC consultation form (non-family based care service)
Name edited
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SOC consultation form (non-family based care service)
Name edited
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Letter to carer—standards of care review outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implemetnation).
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Letter to carer—standards of care review outcome
Updated template (Reportable conduct implemetnation).
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Case summary for transfer
Content updated for SDM changes.
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Letter to parent regarding a supervision order
Page created
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Form 26—Certificate of exhibit
Maintenance
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Application for initial approval—Form 3A APA
Corrected name
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Letter to carer - removal of a child (section 89)
Maintenance
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Letter granting carer's application to amend
Maintenance
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Form 25—Affidavit-Template-Non-Indigenous-children
Updated OCFOS form 25 template - Non-Indigenous children
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Transition to adulthood plan
Updated template
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Letter of proposed suspension/cancellation of a carer’s certificate of approval
Updated letter
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Letter to carer - amendment not proceeding
Maintenance
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Advice to regional director
Maintenance
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Letter advising a permanent guardian of a permanent care order
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter of approval as a provisionally approved carer
Maintenance
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Letter to carer—outcome of harm report
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation).
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Letter to carer—outcome of harm report
Updated template (Reportable conduct implementation).
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SOC consultation form (family based care service)
Name of letter updated
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SOC consultation form (family based care service)
Name of letter updated
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Letter to carer - agree with amendment
Maintenance
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Kinship carer initial assessment report
Maintenance
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Letter to parent—priority response outcome—child not in need of protection
Updated to reflect the new Blue Card self-disclosure requirements.
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Letter to carer - amendment proceeding
Maintenance
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Letter advising end of suspension (other than immediate suspension)
Page created
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Child Safety NDIS plan management approval
Updated hyperlink
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Addendum for additional household members—Form 3C
Maintenance
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Letter to medicare - lost card
Page created
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Response to Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk
Maintenance
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Foster and kinship carer exit referral form
Fixed name
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Letter inviting application for renewal of approval
Page created - template previously in ICMS
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Engagement letter—non-indigenous unborn child
Header updated
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Support plan
Maintenance
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Letter re: guardianship (medical)
Departmental branding update with form functionality improvements.
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Letter to carer - immediate cancellation
Maintenance
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Letter to staff member—advice of harm report
Page created - new letter - Reportable conduct scheme updates
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Letter to staff member—advice of harm report
Page created - new letter - Reportable conduct scheme updates
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Letter to staff member—advice of harm report
Page created - new letter - Reportable conduct scheme updates
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Foster carer assessment and recommendation form—Renewal approval only
Corrected name
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Working with parents
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Overview
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Overview
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Overview
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References
Added reference
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Listen deeply
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Why a parent may be reluctant to seek or accept support
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Resources
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Adversities and impact on mental health
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Adversities and impact on mental health
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Adversities and impact on mental health
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About this part
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Foundations of mental health practice
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Foundations of mental health practice
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Foundations of mental health practice
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Foundations of mental health practice
Maintenance
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Harnessing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture as protection and strength
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Resources
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Working with community
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Key messages
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Mental health and mental illness
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Talking with a young person
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Talking with a child
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A child’s experience
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References
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References
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References
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
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Helping children learn about mental illness
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Talking to parents and carers about their child's mental health
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When a parent seems very unwell
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How a parent's mental health condition can affect their child
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References
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Resources
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About this part
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Safety planning
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Stigma and mental health
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Safety assessment and planning
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Risk assessment
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Resources and services
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About this part
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Be clear about what needs to change
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The dual continuum of mental health and mental illness
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About this part
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About this part
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Key facts about mental illness
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Partnering for safety with families
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References
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Talking to children when parents are suicidal, self-harming or very unwell
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Worry and goal statements
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Safety and wellbeing for child safety staff
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Safety and wellbeing for child safety staff
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Safety and wellbeing for child safety staff
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Review the safety plan
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Talking about mental health issues
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Talk with children and parents
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Understand the impact
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Pre-planning
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What to do if a parent is thinking about suicide
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Developing the safety plan
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About this part
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When a young person is expressing and acting on suicidal thoughts
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Support a child who engages in self-harming behaviours
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Resources
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Parental mental health and child wellbeing
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing
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Before you speak to a child
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Mental health impacts for diverse communities
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Mental health impacts for diverse communities
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Mental health impacts for diverse communities
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Mental health impacts for diverse communities
Updated hyperlink for multicultural mental health coordinators.
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Working with a child who has a parent with a mental health issue
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Support a child to get help
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Talking to a child about their emotional wellbeing and mental health
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Children's mental health and wellbeing
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Children's mental health and wellbeing
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Children's mental health and wellbeing
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Parents' mental health and wellbeing
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Parents' mental health and wellbeing
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Parents' mental health and wellbeing
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Parents' mental health and wellbeing
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Talking about a family's culture
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Perinatal and infant mental health
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Perinatal and infant mental health
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Perinatal and infant mental health
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Perinatal and infant mental health
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Talking language
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References
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Overview of mental health
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A holistic risk assessment is essential
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Resources
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Pregnancy, early parenthood and mental health
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Build a holistic picture of the child
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Working with culturally and linguistically diverse families
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Effects on children
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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
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Working with a child with mental health issues
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Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury
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Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury
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Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury
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Dignity and hope
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Roles and relationships
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Defining mental health
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Defining mental health
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Defining mental health
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Defining mental health
Maintenance
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Mental health
Re-launch of practice kit with updated structure and content.
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Learn about a parent’s experience of mental illness
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References
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Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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About this part
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Resilience and protective factors
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Resilience and protective factors
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Resilience and protective factors
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Resources
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A recovery approach to mental health and illness
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Child mental health
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Resources
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References
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Support a child in care with mental health concerns
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Case planning
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Mental health issues and parenting
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Developmental stages: How a parent’s mental health may affect a child’s development
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Developmental stages: How a parent’s mental health may affect a child’s development
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About this part
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Assess a harm report—family-based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Assess a harm report—family-based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Assess a harm report—family-based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Respond to specific matters
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Respond to specific matters
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Respond to specific matters
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Respond to concerns about a child in care
New procedure for Reportable Conduct Scheme implementation.
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Respond to concerns about a child in care
New procedure for Reportable Conduct Scheme implementation.
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Respond to concerns about a child in care
New procedure for Reportable Conduct Scheme implementation.
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Decide the response
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Decide the response
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Complete a standards of care review—family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Complete a standards of care review—family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Assess a harm report—non-family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Assess a harm report—non-family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Assess a harm report—non-family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Complete a standards of care review—non-family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Complete a standards of care review—non-family based care
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Review carer suitability
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Review carer suitability
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Review carer suitability
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Meet legal obligations
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Meet legal obligations
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Develop an action plan
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Develop an action plan
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Receive concerns about a child's care arrangement
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Receive concerns about a child's care arrangement
New page created - Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Child sexual exploitation
Maintenance
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Impacts of child sexual abuse
Maintenance
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Child sexual abuse disclosure and discovery
Maintenance
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Working with adults who have sexually abused a child
Maintenance
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Risk assessment
Maintenance
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Safety planning
Maintenance
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Case planning
Maintenance
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Harmful sexual behaviours
Maintenance
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Other intake matters—respond to information
New content for the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
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Other intake matters—receive information
New content for the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
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Other intake matters—record information
New content for Reportable Conduct Scheme.
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Receive and respond at intake
Adding content for Reportable Conduct Scheme
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Receive and respond at intake
Adding content for Reportable Conduct Scheme
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Receive information from the notifier
New content for the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
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Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Added content for the reportable conduct scheme.
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Engage with other states, territories and New Zealand
Added content for the Reportable conduct scheme.
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Engage with other states, territories and New Zealand
Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Family court
Added content for the Reportable conduct scheme.
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Engage with other jurisdictions
Removed references to MOUs that were deleted in June 2025
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Undertake a priority response
Content for Reportable conduct scheme implementation.
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Respond to a notification
Link to policy updated
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Other assessment actions
Entered content for Reportable conduct. Change from Attention to Practice prompt box relating to safety assessments
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Other assessment actions
Reportable conduct scheme content added
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Provide and review care
Maintenance
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Respond to concerns about the standards of care or harm to a child in care
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Support a child in care
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