prevention & early intervention research
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Active engagement: strategies to increase service participation by vulnerable families
Drop-out rates for therapeutic services are high, particularly among families receiving involuntary or court ordered services. Active engagement strategies are those designed to increase the rate of enrolment and retention in intervention programs.
- Attachment: Key issues
- Early intervention strategies for children and young people 8 to 14 years - literature review
- Early intervention strategies for children and young people 8 to 14 years - practice note
- Effective components of home visiting programs
- Family preservation literature review
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Parental alcohol misuse and the impact on children
Evidence suggests alcohol and other substance misuse is a significant concern in a large proportion of child protection cases. The complexity of these families makes it difficult to determine the extent to which alcohol misuse presents a risk to children, thus highlighting the importance of a thorough, sensitive assessment process.
- Parenting capacity assessment: improving decision-making
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Prevention & early intervention literature review
Prevention and early intervention strategies aim to prevent the development of future problems and also promote the necessary conditions for a child’s healthy development.Evidence that early intervention initiatives can counteract biological and environmental disadvantage and set children on a more positive developmental trajectory continues to build.
- Quality child care as an intervention: issues for caseworkers
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School readiness: a discussion paper
School readiness has traditionally focussed on whether a child is ready for school and how the child’s parents and the school can make the transition as smooth as possible. It is also starting to be used to measure which early childhood policies, programs and parental support have been effective at a community and societal level.
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