Family Group Conferencing
Family Group Conferencing brings families and professionals together to talk about concerns for children and young people, identify available supports, and decide on the best way forward. Participation by a family in a Family Group Conferencing is voluntary. The process is confidential and facilitated by an impartial facilitator.
In NSW it is increasingly being used in the out of home care system to support decision making processes about where children and young people in care can find a permanent placement.
In NSW it is increasingly being used in the out of home care system to support decision making processes about where children and young people in care can find a permanent placement.
Investigation Service
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CASS offers Independent Investigation Services into allegations of reportable conduct and disability reportable incidences against agency staff, contractors and foster carers.
As an external organisation, our investigators are impartial and neutral fact gatherer’s. They have a strong understanding of how to plan and conduct investigations in line with the Office of Children’s Guardian and National Disability and Safeguards Commission legislation.
Our investigator’s will complete investigation plans, conduct interviews, analyse evidence, assess risk in relation to vulnerable persons (the subject of the allegation), make recommendations in relation to findings, and complete investigation report to a high standard.
As an external organisation, our investigators are impartial and neutral fact gatherer’s. They have a strong understanding of how to plan and conduct investigations in line with the Office of Children’s Guardian and National Disability and Safeguards Commission legislation.
Our investigator’s will complete investigation plans, conduct interviews, analyse evidence, assess risk in relation to vulnerable persons (the subject of the allegation), make recommendations in relation to findings, and complete investigation report to a high standard.
Shared Lives Training
CASS offers Shared Lives training to prospective carers in two parts. Part one is designed to assist participants to make an informed choice about whether caring is an appropriate role for them. It also provides necessary information for both the agency and the participants in relation to the assessment process.
Part two provides induction training, which is designed to provide information to prepare a carer for the commencement of the placement.
Training can be offered in groups or to individual carer households and is offered in person and online.
Part two provides induction training, which is designed to provide information to prepare a carer for the commencement of the placement.
Training can be offered in groups or to individual carer households and is offered in person and online.
Organisational Training
Speak to us about developing a training package to meet the unique needs of your organisation or team's goals. Our training can be delivered as either half-day training packages or full day training packages and is offered both online and in person.
Current training packages include:
Current training packages include:
- Guardianship training and planning
- Understanding Adoption in the Australian context
- Adoption planning
- Life story work
- Leadership development
- Team development, strategy and team building
- Change management
- Managing performance and coaching
- Emotional intelligence
- Communication skills
- Conflict resolution skills
Diversity - Accountability
Responsiveness - Innovation - Inclusiveness
Responsiveness - Innovation - Inclusiveness