Protecting and promoting the safety and wellbeing of children is everyone’s responsibility and knowing the right service to contact is a critical role for professionals when there are concerns about a child or young person within a family or their community.
This presentation is intended to assist the delivery of community education regarding Victoria's approach to supporting and protecting children and young people to organisations and professionals in the community.
The aim of the Community Education Pack is to provide information about the role of The Orange Door, Child Protection and how Victoria is supporting Aboriginal Self Determination in relation to a child or young person’s safety and wellbeing.
A facilitators guide has been prepared to support the delivery of community education by Child Protection operations and/or The Orange Door's Service System Navigators.
The learning outcomes include:
- How to best support vulnerable children, young people and families access service and support.
- Knowing the appropriate service to contact about a child or young person for whom you hold wellbeing or safety concerns. Professional reporter and referrer information hub.
- Understanding when it is appropriate to make a referral when you identify child or young person wellbeing concerns and the family requires support.
- Understanding when to make a report to Child Protection.
- Understanding mandatory reporting, obligations and duty of care.
- Identifying indicators when a child or young person has suffered harm or is at significant risk of being harmed.
- Understanding Aboriginal Self Determination and Aboriginal Children in Aboriginal Care programs under section 18 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.
Community Education Pack - responding to the safety and wellbeing of children