Australian Institute of Family Studies amalgates Clearinghouses; latest newsletter
Tue 30 Aug 2011
The Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse has just released the newest edition of its newsletter Family Relationships Quarterly. This ...
The Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse has just released the newest edition of its newsletter Family Relationships Quarterly. This will be the last newsletter published under the AFRC banner as the AFRC and a number of other Australian Institute of Family Studies clearinghouses undergo a period of change. AIFS is amalgamating three of its clearinghouses (National Child Protection Clearinghouse, Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse and Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia) and building a new website.
In the latest edition of Family Relationships Quarterly, Professor Bryan Rodgers provides comments on AFRC Briefing No. 17, Family Violence: Towards a Holistic Approach to Screening and Risk Assessment in Family Support Services. Professor Rodgers draws on some lessons from other sectors to offer some further insight into this issue.
The following two articles look at issues that are pertinent for two particular marginalised groups and their families. Dr Daryl Higgins provides an overview of issues related to past adoption practices, including the associated grief, loss and trauma for mothers, their offspring and extended families. Dr Catherine Flynn outlines the results from a qualitative study with incarcerated mothers and their adolescent children.
In the trends and statistics articles, Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston update one of our most popular articles written in 2006, examining trends in couple dissolution. Maggie Yu examines the links between parenting efficacy and a range of factors, including community and financial support.
Robyn Parker and Amanda Jones outline a successful project that embedded an evaluation consultancy into Berry Street, an organisation based in Melbourne that provides services to disadvantaged children, young people and families. This collaboration helped to form a plan for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of programs and services.
Access Family Relationships Quarterly, no.19 online
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