Community Network Forums
The aim of the ACT Children’s Plan Community Network Forums is to share information, strengthen networks, and provide collaborative opportunities for both government and community workers in the child and family sectors.
The forums are organised by a sub-committee of the ACT Children’s Plan Interdepartmental Committee. For each new forum, organisations and individuals with particular expertise, passion and experience in the chosen topic are invited to become partners to assist with the planning the next forum.
Approximately 80 service providers from both government and non-government agencies attend each session and past evaluations show a high level of satisfaction. Participants also provide suggestions for future topics and improvements for future events.
Previous Community Network Forums include:
From Isolation to Connection - Working with Children & Families
(April 2009)
This Forum aimed to explore options for improving the way we deliver services so that:
- our support actually reaches childrenand families when they need it, especially families currently beyond our reach;
- we break down the barriers to working across services and with families;
- our services are more flexible, responsive and sensitive to the needs of children and families; and
- that as a service system we can be reflective, adaptive and work in the 'grey areas'.
Program [RTF 2.58MB]
Program [PDF 104KB]
Bibliography [RTF 2.56MB]
Bibliography [PDF 55KB]
Presentations:
- Keynote - Working in the Grey Research (Gail Winkworth) [PPT 103KB]
Keynote - Working in the Grey Research (Gail Winkworth) [PDF 1.5MB]
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Local change as response to research findings (Jeremy Boland) [PPT 2.58MB]
Local change as response to research findings (Jeremy Boland) [191MB]
Raising Children's Voices – an ACT Children's Plan Community Network
Forum
(June 2008)
This Forum aimed to improve the way we listen to and involve children in the ACT by:
- reaffirming the importance & benefits of consulting & collaborating with children
- hearing about best practice processes & examples of consultation, collaboration and participation
- identifying the barriers that prevent genuine participation of children
- exploring ways to build the capacity of the ACT to genuinely engage with children
Program [RTF 2.53MB]
Program [PDF 107KB]
Bibliography [RTF 2.57MB]
Bibliography [PDF 68KB]
Final Report [RTF 910KB]
Final Report [PDF 361KB]
Presentations:
- Keynote - The theory and evidence (Pam Chair) [RTF 93KB]
Keynote - The theory and evidence (Pam Chair [PDF 54KB]
- Collaboration in Early Childhood (Carmel Richardson [RTF 16KB]
Collaboration in Early Childhood (Carmel Richardson) [PDF 39KB]
- Tools for hearing older children's voices (Tim Moore) [PPT
2.51MB]
Tools for hearing older children's voices (Tim Moore [PDF 1.1MB]
- Sustainable Schools (Vanessa Whelan) [RTF 12KB]
Sustainable Schools (Vanessa Whelan) [PDF 75KB]
Creating Child Friendly Environments
(June 2007)
This Forum aimed to highlight the importance of creating child friendly environments:
- to increase the visibility & participation of children in our communities;
- to increase the accessibility, appropriateness, & appeal of built & natural environments for children;
- to promote creative play, healthy child development and fun in the design of buildings, services and initiatives that children may use
Program [RTF 2.53MB]
Program [PDF 110KB]
Bibliography [RTF 2.53MB]
Bibliography [PDF 57KB]
Presentations:
- Keynote: Building Child Freindly Cities (Paul Tanter [PDF 3.31MB]
- Public Buildings - Enhancing Children's Learning in Museums (Helen Bessina) [PDF 730KB]
- Social Dimension of Neighbourhoods and Streets (Jane Goffman) [PDF 1.45MB]
- NAPCAN Advocacy (Suzanne Tunks0 [PDF 4.70MB]
Connected Communities for Children
(February 2007)
In February 2007, the forum explored how services can put a community
development perspective into their work with families. The forum was organised
through a partnership between Communities for Children (Northside Community
Service), Association for the Welfare of Child Health, Child and Family
Centre (Tuggeranong) and Schools as Communities.
The aim of this forum was to highlight the importance of working to connect
parents with their community:
- to build resilience within families;
- to build social and support networks; and
- to reduce isolation
Program [RTF 515KB]
Program [PDF 72KB]
Awkward Conversations with Children
(August 2006)
In August 2006, the ACT Children’s Plan Community Network Forum Working Group, Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS), ACT Shelter, Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) Project combined to develop and present the forum titled ‘ Awkward Conversations with Children’.
Program [RTF 334KB]
Program [PDF 79KB]
Consulting with Children
(March 2006)
The March 2006 Community Network Forum was a partnership between the ACT Children’s Plan Community Network Working Group, Relationships Australia and Belconnen Community Service. The topic, ‘Consulting with Children’, included a combination of interactive exercises and presentations on good practice.
Program [RTF
170KB]
Program [PDF 33KB]
Making Connections
(November 2005)
In November 2005, the inaugural Community Network Forum was held to look at the possibilities and challenges of working together towards the ACT Children’s Plan. The forum was a partnership between the ACT Children’s Plan and the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Program [RTF
25KB]
Program [PDF 17KB]
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