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
Raising Children's Voices – an ACT Children's Plan Community Network Forum
You are invited to attend an ACT Children’s Plan Community Network Forum that aims 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
Keynote - the theory and evidence - Pam Cahir
Presentation
71kb
Collaboration in Early Childhood - Carmel Richardson
Presentation
32kb
Tools for hearing older children's voices - Tim Moore
Presentation
2.42mb
Vanessa Whelan
Presentation
39kb
Creating Child Friendly Environments
In June 2007, the Community Network Forum will 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
Keynote: Building Child Friendly Cities - Paul Tranter
Presentation
3.31mb
Creating Child Friendly Environments
Program
284kb
Bibliography
176kb
Social Dimension of Neighbourhoods and Streets -
Jane Goffman
Presentation
1.45mb
NAPCAN Advocacy - Suzanne Tunks
Presentation
4.70mb
Public Buildings - Enhancing Children's Learning in Museums -
Helen Bezzina
Presentation
730kb
Connected Communities for Children
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
Awkward Conversations with Children
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’.
Consulting with Children
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.
Making Connections
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.
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