FACSIAR publications
Includes full and short summaries of analysis and research reports, formerly known as FACSIAR reports.
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Engaging clients in commissioning - strategies for doing it well - July 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note summarises key findings from an Evidence Check conducted to identify the best strategies for effective and authentic client engagement in the Commissioning of Government services.
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Understanding Client Needs: The Need Model - April 2021 - Snapshot
This Snapshot provides an overview of the FACSIAR Economics Need Model including methodology and uses. The FASCIAR Economics Need Model can help to guide decision-making around how to respond to complex client needs and to [...]
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Applying the Standardised Unit Costing Method for social services to DCJ services and programs - April 2021 - Snapshot
This Snapshot summarises how the standardised unit costing method could be applied to compute the unit costs of various services delivered by Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) or the NGO sector, and provides critical [...]
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Impact of maternal age on children coming into contact with the child protection system - April 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note reports findings from analysis of Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) child protection data looking at the relationship between maternal age and child protection contact and discuss implications for policy [...]
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Birth family contact: What are the views of children and young people in out-of-home care? - March 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note provides an overview of the views of children and young people about whether they have contact with family members and their satisfaction with contact arrangements, with findings drawn from two [...]
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Participation in decision making: What are the views of children and young people in out-of-home care? - March 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note provides an overview of the views of children and young people about whether they have a say in decisions that impact on their lives and whether they feel listened to, [...]
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Leaving care planning: What are the views of young people in out-of-home care? - March 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note provides an overview of what young people think about the leaving care support they receive, with findings drawn from two surveys, the 2018 NSW OOHC Survey and the NSW Residential [...]
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Developing a Program Logic Guide - A step-by-step guide
This guide helps DCJ staff to use program logics to design, implement and evaluate evidence-informed programs. It summarises what a program logic is, when and how to use it, and provides templates and step-by-step instructions [...]
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FACSIAR Program Logic template
FACSIAR’s program logic template prompts DCJ staff to think through and demonstrate the links between program activities, outputs, outcomes and long-term impact. Please refer to the step-by-step guide to Developing a Program Logic when completing [...]
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Interventions in out-of-home care: An updated evidence and gap map – October 2020 – Report
This report summarises the findings from an updated systematic search of the impact that different out-of-home care interventions have on particular child and youth outcomes. These findings have been mapped to create the updated OOHC [...]