Place-based initiatives in Australia: An overview
The paper is intended to provide food for thought on the opportunities presented by current government interest in place-based approaches. Going forward there is the opportunity to learn from those who have gone before us and establish the aspirations, principles, expectations, and ways of working that will give our joint endeavours the best chance of […]
Engaging father’s: Evidence review
This report aims to set out the knowledge and implementation support that is mostly likely to be effective in changing practice to fully engage fathers in Family and Children services. Research, published between 2008-2014, linking fathers’ behaviours with children’s wellbeing is reviewed and barriers and facilitators to including fathers in services are identified. Effective approaches to father inclusion […]
A quick guide to establishing a Community of Practice
ARACY has been involved in several initiatives establishing Communities of Practice (CoP). The evidence of CoPs is growing with CoP participants demonstrating greater use of practice tools, better content knowledge and reporting more satisfaction with implementation supports than ‘practice as usual’ participant. The promising evidence base of CoPs is accompanied by the understanding that CoPs employ […]
