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Taking responsibility : a roadmap for Queensland child protection/ Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry.
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Publication details:
Brisbane : State of Queensland (Queensland Child Protection
Commission of Inquiry), 2013.
Record id:
199241
Author:
Subject:
Law reform -- Queensland.
Child abuse -- Queensland.
Child welfare -- Queensland.
Contents:
1. The case for reform
1.1. Terms of reference
1.2. A system under stress
1.3. Why child protection matters
1.4. Why child protection is difficult
1.5. The road ahead
1.6. Summary
2. The current statutory child protection system in Queensland
2.1. Child Protection Act
2.2. Responsibility for child protection in Queensland
2.3. The statutory child protection system in operation
2.4. What the intake and notification data tell us
2.5. Chief executive's response
2.6. Children in out-of-home care
2.7. Oversight of the child protection system
2.8. Drivers of demand and risk factors
2.9. Summary
3. Funding the child protection system
3.1. Funding service delivery
3.2. Assessment of adequacy of current budget
3.3. Efficiency
3.4. Performance monitoring
3.5. Economic impacts of child abuse and neglect: downstream costs
3.6. A whole-of-government approach to child protection
3.7. Effective future investment in child protection
3.8. Summary
4. Diverting families from the statutory system
4.1. Reducing the demand on the statutory system
4.2. Other causes of rising demand
4.3. The reformed system
4.4. Oversight of the reform process
4.5. Summary
5: Designing a new family support system for children and families
5.1. Why a new family support system?
5.2. What services are currently available to families?
5.3. A new system
5.4. Summary
6: Child protection and the non-government service sector in Queensland
6.1. Overview
6.2. The non-government community service sector in Queensland
6.3. The role of the non-government sector in the reformed child protection system
6.4. Impediments to service delivery
6.5. Summary
7. A new practice framework for Queensland
7.1 Overview
7.2 Current approaches to decision-making
7.3 Strengthening casework and practice
7.4 Signs of Safety practice framework
7.5 Case planning
7.6 Family group meetings
7.7 Planning for stability for children in the child protection system
7.8 Planning for the education and health needs of children in out-of-home care
7.9 Summary
8. Options for children in out-of-home care
8.1 Assessing children for out-of-home care
8.2 Family-based care
8.3 Residential care
8.4 Secure care
8.5 Alternative out-of-home placement options
8.6 Summary
9. Transition from care
9.1 The importance of transition planning and support
9.2 Current practice in Queensland
9.3 The nature and level of post-care support
9.4 To what age should supports continue?
9.5 The role of the non-government sector in transition from care
9.6 Coordination of post-care support
9.7 Summary
10. Building capacity in the child protection workforce
10.1 Why the workforce matters
10.2 The government sector workforce
10.3 The non-government sector workforce
10.4 Workforce planning and development — government and non-government
10.5 Summary
11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait children and the child protection system
11.1 What is over-representation?
11.2 Strategies to reduce over-representation
11.3 Delivering preventive and early intervention services
11.4 Improving practice in the statutory system
11.5 Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child protection agencies
11.6 Meeting the needs of children in the discrete communities
11.7 Summary
12. Improving public confidence in the child protection system
12.1 Performance of the child protection system since 2006
12.2 Current oversight system and accountability
12.3 Identified concerns and proposals for reform
12.4 Overview
13. Children and the legal system
13.1 Overview
13.2 New case-management processes in the Childrens Court
13.3 Specialisation among the judiciary
13.4 Adequate legal representation for all
13.5 Additional issues relevant to the Childrens Court
13.6 A more robust function by the review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
13.7 Summary
14. Legislative review
14.1 Discord between policy and practice
14.2 Legislative amendments required
14.3 Other matters
15. Implementing the Child Protection Reform Roadmap
15.1 The case for reform
15.2 The intent of the reform
15.3 The Child Protection Reform Roadmap
15.4 Challenges of implementation
15.5 Alternative options
15.6 Conclusion
Appendix A: Progress of implementation of the recommendations of the Forde Inquiry and the CMC Inquiry
Appendix B: The Commission
Appendix C: The Commission's approach
Appendix D: Data methods and definitions
Appendix E: Helping Out Families
Appendix F: Where to Invest to Reduce Child Maltreatment – A Decision Framework and Evidence from the International Literature
Appendix G: Glossary
References.
Summary:
The Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry was established on 1 July 2012 to review the performance and effectiveness of the child protection system in Queensland. Following on from issues raised in the preliminary discussion paper, this options paper discusses current approaches to child protection in Queensland and looks at alternative approaches from interstate and overseas. It reviews investment in intake and secondary services, increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination, decision-making models, effective coordination of services, court models, and adoption as one response to permanency planning.
Note:
"June 2013"
Includes bibliographical references.
Phys. description:
1 online resource (xlvi, 682 pages) : digital, PDF