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Australian Childhood Foundation Professionals

Results for “children and porn”

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    Changes to NSW Child Protection Legislation

    On 2 November 2015, The NSW Government introduced reforms to strengthen the protection of children, particularly in situations where they are not in the care of their parents or families. These changes have been made under the Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2015 and affect all employers and organisations providing child-related services with roles that require a Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance.   A summary of the changes, as provided by the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian can be found in this blog entry.  

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    Harmful Sexual Behaviours – understanding the risks and needs for children and young people who engage in this behaviour

    ‘Harmful Sexual Behaviours – understanding the risks and needs for children and young people who engage in this behaviour’ blog article was written by Daniel Howell, Manager – Therapeutic Services, Darwin at Australian Childhood Foundation.   Since the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) there have been efforts by all tiers …

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    Youth and Porn – Sensational to Developmental

    Russell Pratt, Statewide Principal Practitioner, Office of Professional Practice, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, and Cyra Fernandes, Team Leader, Child and Family Counselling Program, Child Trauma Service share their insight and perspectives on young people exposed to porn: Why we should move from the sensational to the developmental.

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    Translating theory into practice

    This blog post is written by Marina Dickson, Executive Manager of Professional Education Services at The Australian Childhood Foundation.   For the past 30 years, ACF has been combining direct therapeutic practice for children and young people with the delivery of high-quality trauma-informed professional development opportunities building on the sector’s capacity.  The ongoing integration of …

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    Reflections on Stepping Up, a new harmful sexual behaviour group for young people

    ‘Reflections on Stepping Up, a new harmful sexual behaviour group for young people’ blog article was written by Kim Mackay, Team Leader, Child Trauma Service and Tina Icaro, Senior Child and Family Counsellor at Australian Childhood Foundation. Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) is a complex area, with a growing number of practitioners and researchers identifying that …

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    Do we really put children first?

    This article was written by Dr Joe Tucci, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation.  I have a problem with Child Protection Week. It is important. Actually, it is vital. Starting yesterday, on Father’s Day, Australia is acknowledging its 30th such week. I have been involved in almost 25 of them as the CEO of the Australian …

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    Raunch Culture

    As a parent, there is always that one question from your child that you struggle to answer. I never would have predicted the one that finally stumped me when it was asked by my 4 year old son at the time. With both of his Italian grandparents in the car, he asked me innocently and loudly – “Dad, how do you make your sex last longer?”