Out-of-home care, foster care, relative and kinship care publications
List of all publications related to Out-of-Home care
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Introduction to the Interactive Dashboards Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)
provides an overview of the study together with information on dashboard functionality and confidentiality.
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DCJ POCLS Data Asset at a glance
The Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS) is the first, large-scale prospective longitudinal study of children and young people in out of home care (OOHC) in Australia.
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Placement stability children and young people in out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 7
The POCLS found that child development is positively associated with placement stability. Placements were less likely to breakdown when caregivers felt satisfied in their caring role and supported by caseworkers. This note outlines strategies to [...]
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Educational outcomes children and young people in out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 5
The POCLS provides new evidence that student wellbeing is directly related to educational engagement and performance. This note outlines strategies to: support children’s learning, behaviour and experiences at school; support and train caregivers; and to [...]
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Aboriginal cultural and family connections children and young people in out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 6
The POCLS provides evidence that Aboriginal children who maintain cultural connection by socialising with their birth communities 5-6 years after entering OOHC have healthy socio-emotional wellbeing. This note identifies recommendations from the Family is Culture [...]
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Casework Support Schem (CSS) - New Provider Policy
The purpose of this policy is to provide clear guidelines regarding the addition of new providers to the Casework Support Scheme (CSS) panel of approved providers (panel).
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Steel, D. and Navin Cristina, T. (2020). Weighting for the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study Update for Wave 4 (Report No. 19)
Previous reports by Steel and Navin Cristina (2018, 2019) describe the development of weights designed to reduce potential biases due to non-response and attrition in the POCLS Waves 1-3. This report provides an update for [...]
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Checklist for submitting NGO Quarterly Report
This checklist describes to service providers the reporting requirements for completing the Quarterly TEP Report to the Child and Family District Units (CFDUs) for reimbursement of TEP money paid to eligible carers.
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TEP Quarterly Report - NGO Service Provider Quarterly Payment Template
TEP Quarterly Report - NGO Service Provider Quarterly Payment Template
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Measures Manual (Waves 1-4). (Report No. 8)
This report describes the standardised measures in the study including a summary, measure domain, waves administered; age range, number of items, publisher information, psychometric properties, scoring information and references.