ACWA 2018 conference highlights
The theme of ACWA's 2018 national conference was Doing better for our children and families: Innovate, lead, change. Listed below are the presentations from our keynote speakers.
- Dr Jenny Driscoll, King’s College London: The rights of the child in the child protection system – A case study in ambivalence?
- Dr Carmel Devaney, National University of Ireland: Partnership, prevention and family support – Evidence from the Irish Experience
- Professor Karen Broadhurst, Lancaster University, UK: Birth parents beyond child removal – Why should we care?
- Professor Harriet Ward, Loughborough University, UK: The role of adoption in a continuum of services for maltreated children
- Professor John Simmonds, CoramBAAF, UK: Creating a family life for a child through adoption
- Dr Leland Ruwhui and Dr Moana Eruera, Oranga Tamariki Ministry for Children, NZ: Cultural strands of humanity in caring for Maori children
- Dr Meredith Kiraly, University of Melbourne: Kinship care in Australia – What’s happening?
- Professor Nina Biehal, University of York, UK: Permanence, progress and belonging for children in long-term foster care
- Professor Diana English, University of Washington, US: Therapeutic residential treatment – Not whether, but who and for what purpose?
