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Forced Adoption: Practical Skills and Awareness

Forced Adoption: Practical Skills and Awareness The Australian Government has released a new online training package to support the aged care workforce and broader allied health professionals, who may provide services to people impacted by past forced adoption policies and practices. This follows the Minister for …

National Volunteer Week 2024: Something for Everyone

… to support effective volunteer management across Australia. If you are an organisation looking for volunteers, or an individual looking for a … to support effective volunteer management across Australia. If you are an organisation looking for volunteers, or an individual looking for a …

Improving personal and family safety

Improving personal and family safety About Specialised Family Violence Services The Specialised Family Violence Services uses a whole-of-family approach to improve personal and family safety. The program provides support to people who are experiencing or at risk of family and domestic violence. This may include:  …

Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables

Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables Applying for Disability Support Pension The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is designed to support people if they have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment for more than 2 years and stops them from working.    Visit the Services Australia website to apply or …

SEDI Grants Administrator and Education and Mentoring Coordinator announced

SEDI Grants Administrator and Education and Mentoring Coordinator announced The Department of Social Services (the department) has partnered with Impact Investing Australia (IIA) and Social Enterprise Australia (SEA) to deliver the Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI). Following an open, competitive grant …

November 2024 update

November 2024 update To date the project team has completed: a comprehensive desktop review Australian and international literature regarding best practice guidance for early childhood intervention to support young children with developmental concerns, delay or disability and their families broad consultations with a …

Accessing our datasets

Accessing our datasets What data is available Data from our longitudinal studies is available for free through the Australian Data Archive Dataverse (Opens in a new tab/window) platform. The studies are:   Living in Australia: The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey   Growing up in …

Information and resources for service providers

… incident management systems should be proportionate to the size of your organisation. You are required to work with the department and other relevant … incident management systems should be proportionate to the size of your organisation. You are required to work with the department and other relevant …

Development of Australia’s Disability Strategy

Development of Australia’s Disability Strategy Reviews and inquiries   Several reviews and inquiries looked at the National Disability Strategy 2010–2020 (original Strategy) implementation.   Major reviews   Visit the Australian Parliament House website for the Senate Inquiry – Community Affairs References Committee: …

The Action Research cycle

The Action Research cycle Cycles provide a useful way of thinking about and describing an Action Research process. Each cycle is made up of four phases - Observe, Reflect, Plan and Act.  Observe Experience in Reconnect and NAYSS has shown that the observe phase is often the logical starting point for Action Research – …