NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention
The NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention 2006 edition (the Guidelines) provide practical guidance on interagency cooperation in child protection.
International research recognises that effective interagency practice is a key factor in protecting children and young people at risk of harm.
The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 provides a statutory basis for collaborative work in child protection across government, community sector agencies and families in NSW.
The Guidelines are intended to assist professionals and agency practitioners work together across agency boundaries when responding to child protection concerns.
The Guidelines were first produced in 1991. A comprehensive review of the Guidelines has now been completed by the NSW Child Protection Senior Officers Group (CPSOG), resulting in this 2006 edition.
The CPSOG is comprised of representatives from a wide range of NSW government human service and justice agencies. The Secretariat for the CPSOG is located in DoCS.
Hard copies of this edition of the Guidelines have now been produced and distributed to all CPSOG agencies and to DoCS funded organisations.
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NSW Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention 2006 edition
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chapter 1 - building interagency collaboration
chapter 2 - making a child protection report
chapter 3 - practices and procedures following a child protection
report
chapter 4 - exchanging information in a child protection context
chapter 5 - criminal proceedings
chapter 6 - best practise principles in working with children and families
appendices
appendix 1 - principles when working with children and families
appendix 2 - roles, responsibilities, services and programs in NSW relevant to child protection
appendix 3 - legislative grounds to report
appendix 4 - a guide to developing a protocol with local Aboriginal organisations and government/non-government partners
appendix 5 - Aboriginal tribal/language groups in Australia
appendix 6 - the placement principles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
appendix 7 - prevention and early intervention strategies and programs in NSW
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