Congratulations to July 2023 QATSICPP Scholarship Graduates!
On 29 July 2023 QATSICPP was honoured to witness the graduation of four (4) inspiring sector staff, achieving their Graduate…
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QATSICPP Statement – Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities
QATSICPP Statement Friday 25 August 2023 Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and…
Tamara’s Learning Journey
Tamara Creamer is Senior Practitioner, working in the Practice and Workforce Development Team at QATSICPP. Tamara graduated from the Graduate…
Expression of Interest – 2023-2024 QATSICPP Scholarship Program
Applications closed. Post graduate studies. Great course options. Watch the video below to find out more information about our Scholarship…
QATSICPP Community of Practice 12-13 July 2023
QATSICPP Community of Practice 12-13 July Strengthening responses to newborns On beautiful Yuggera and Turrbal Country, QATSICPP was honoured to…
170+ Sector staff join QATSICPP’s first Knowledge Bites webinar
170+ Sector staff join QATSICPP’s first Knowledge Bites webinar At lunchtime on Thursday 18 May 2023, QATSICPP was honoured to…
Release of our 2022 Members’ Conference and Awards report
Release of our 2022 Members’ Conference and Awards report QATSICPP is pleased to release our wrap up report for the…
QATSICPP Response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023
QATSICPP Response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023. Yesterday QATSICPP CEO Garth Morgan appeared before the Queensland Parliament’s Economics and…
Positive Futures For Our Children – QATSICPP’s new Strategic Plan 2022-2023 launched
Positive Futures For Our Children QATSICPP’s new Strategic Plan 2022-2023 launched QATSICPP is proud to launch its new Strategic Plan…
QATSICPP facilitates first My Family, Our Decisions, Our Way Community of Practice for 2023
QATSICPP facilitates first My Family, Our Decisions, Our Way Community of Practice for 2023 On 31 January and 1 February…
Update from the Centre of Excellence
Update from the Centre of Excellence A hub of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and wisdom QATSICPP is thrilled…
Solid Voices Of Tomorrow – Guide
Solid Voices Of Tomorrow – Guide As the new year commences and many Sector workers return to the important work…
QATSICPP Online Learning wins Diamond 2022 LearnX Award
QATSICPP Online Learning wins Diamond 2022 LearnX Award In late 2022 QATSICPP was thrilled to have its work in the…
Our future leaders inspire at 2022 QATSICPP Conference and Awards
Our future leaders inspire at 2022 QATSICPP Conference and Awards QATSICPP was proud to have the voices of First Nations…
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection 2022 Award Winners
North Queensland shines as Sector Excellence and Achievements Celebrated at our 2022 Awards QATSICPP was pleased to host more than…
2022 QATSICPP Members Conference Final Program
Final Program Released The final program for the 2022 QATSICPP Members Conference has been released. We are thrilled to see…
2022 QATSICPP Members’ Conference Program
Draft Program Released The QATSICPP Event Committee have released session times for our upcoming Member’s Conference, to be hosted at…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow join the QATSICPP Team at the 2023-2025 Breaking Cycles Flagship Forum
Solid Voices of Tomorrow join the QATSICPP Team at the 2023-2025 Breaking Cycles Flagship Forum On Wednesday 12 October five…
QATSICPP Scholarship Recipients 2022- 2023
QATSICPP Strategy and Workforce Development team is pleased to share that 18 new students who work within our Sector have…
2022 QATSICPP Members’ Conference and Awards
2022 QATSICPP Member’s Conference In 2019 a record 197 delegates gathered in Brisbane for a showcase of QATSICPP Members’ local…
Know Your Rights Resources
Know Your Rights Resources The Know Your Rights cards are a QATSICPP initiative designed to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Applications Closed – Workforce Professional Scholarships 2022
A friendly reminder to all our staff and member organisations, applications for the Griffith University Scholarship will be closing on…
QATSICPP Workforce Professional Scholarships 2022-2023 – Applications Open
Applications are now open for QATSICPP Workforce Professional Scholarships 2022-2023 QATSICPP have opened their next round of scholarship applications for…
“Leading the way” QATSICPP 2019/2020 Annual Report
We are very proud and pleased to provide the 2019/2020 Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child…
QATSICPP Practice Standards Workshop – Mount Isa
QATSICPP Practice Standards Workshop – Mount Isa QATSICPP continues to support our members by delivering the QATSICPP Practice Standards workshops. …
Solid Voices of Tomorrow – Cairns Trip
Solid Voices of Tomorrow – Cairns Trip Last week, Lucas Moore made a trip to Cairns to yarn with some…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Queensland Child Protection System 19/20 Data Summary
This week QATSICPP releases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Queensland Child Protection System 19/20 Data Summary. This…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow Knowledge Circle
Solid Voices of Tomorrow Knowledge Circle On Thursday 28 April QATSICPP was delighted to host a Knowledge Circle as part…
New Ways for Our Families: QATSICPP’s first collaborative research report is now available
New Ways for Our Families: QATSICPP’s first collaborative research report is now available Over the past year the QATSICPP Team…
New National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line
New National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line 13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line…
QATSICPP Workforce Professional Scholarships 2021-2022 – Applications Closed
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2021-2022 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within…
QATSICPP needs solid youth and their voices – Applications Closed
Solid Voices of Tomorrow QATSICPP is asking for our members support in identifying and reaching out to young people who…
Special Announcement: 2020 Awards Nominees
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 24 November 2020 Team QATSICPP is proud to announce the Nominees in the 2020 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
QATSICPP Workforce Professional Scholarships 2020-21 – Information Sessions
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2020-2021 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within…
CQID Case Study: Safe and supported
Five children and their mum are safe in a new home after being supported by the CQID Family Wellbeing team…
CQID: To journey with families is a privilege
Sometimes we need a little awe to reset our sense of reality when it comes to finding inspiration and we…
60 Seconds with Veronica Riley
Veronica recently joined QATSICPP in our Sector Development Team, looking after the Central Queensland region. Where your mob from? Goondiwindi,…
Family Matters Campaign announcements – July 2020
2020 has been a busy and responsive year in the Family Matters campaign space. The Queensland Family Matters leadership group…
QATSICPP Centre of Excellence is established
The Centre of Excellence has been a vision of the Board and leadership of QATSICPP for a number of years.…
Graduate Certificate in Human Services & Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community Practice
Please click the below button to view the flyer for Graduate Certificate in Human Services & Graduate Certificate in First…
2019 Awards Night: Winner Video Presentations
2019 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards hosted by QATSICPP on 13 September. The Awards…
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 18-20 June 2019 | Darwin Article by Candice Butler The Lowitja Institute…
A look back on the QATSICPP 10 Year Anniversary Dinner
On 28 June 2019, QATSICPP celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a gala dinner at Rydges Southbank. QATSICPP Chairperson, Rachel…
A look back on the 2019 QATSICPP Members’ Conference
The QATSICPP Members’ Conference continues to grow and showcase the great work being delivered in our communities across the state.…
2019 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Ltd. (QATSICPP) was pleased to host the 2019 Queensland Aboriginal…
QATSICPP to present at the 8th SNAICC National Conference in Adelaide
In the first week of September, members of the QATSICPP team will head to the 8th SNAICC National Conference: Growing Up…
Strengthening Cultural Practice through Quality Workshop Training
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Workshop Training QATSICPP continues to deliver on the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community…
Re-unification in Bundaberg
In November 2017, Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID) expanded its service footprint into the Fraser Coast region with the establishment…
We started at the ‘Grass Roots’
Mount Isa Murri Men Making Momentum Mount Isa is the traditional land of the Kalkadoon people and is one off…
Candice Butler to present at 5IIVSWC
QATSICPP is proud to announce Candice Butler, QATSICPP Manager Practice Development, will present at the 5th International Indigenous Voices In…
QATSICPP Annual Report 2018-2019
We are very pleased to present the 2018/2019 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection…
QATSICPP Training Update: Ongoing Professional Development and Training
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Training The first two series of the practice standards and supervision training workshops were held…
QATSICPP Student Placement with Griffith University: Mr Robert Manggovyan
I am a social work student completing my placement with QATSICPP. This is part of a Masters of Social Work…
Celebrating the successful completition of the QATSICPP Practice Standards course with Griffith University
Over the summer of 2018/2019 we had the first cohort of students from community controlled organisations enrol into a brand…
QATSICPP Youth Council ‘Gets off the Ground’
QATSICPP Youth Council L-R: Lane Brookes, Taz Clay, Leeonee Thompson, Raja Clay and Euan Currie-Kennedy, It’s extremely honouring to have…
Wuchopperen welcomes Family Participation Program
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) have established a new team to deliver the Family Participation Program in partnership with Gungarde…
First meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap
Read more on the First meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap here.
Lane Brookes joins QATSICPP Board
The QATSICPP Board is proud to announce the appointment of Lane Brookes as our first Independent Director of QATSICPP. We look…
Family Participation Program Townsville
It is widely recognised that the statutory system hasn’t always been effective at addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres…
Reflections on the collaboration between QATSICPP and Griffith University in the design and delivery of the Postgraduate Course
“Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards” Over the past 12 months I have been…
Parenting programs make a difference to Cairns families
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) has been providing a variety of parenting programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families…
FPP Induction and AFLDM Training
This article is a reflective piece that will cover the Family Participation Program (FPP) Induction Workshops and Aboriginal Family Led…
Kalwun Family Participation Program
“BUILDING SOLID FAMILIES” From 1 November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) commenced throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity (RE)…
The fourth action plan of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children (2009 – 2020)
The Fourth Action Plan (2018-2020) under the National Framework was endorsed by Commonwealth, state and territory Ministers in December 2018 and recently…
Establishment of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Council
HEARING AND RESPONDING TO THE VOICES OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUEENSLAND…
QATSICPP Student Hub
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Sector Workforce Strategy 2018-2023 identified that partnering with universities…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards – Griffith University
QATSICPP and Griffith University are excited to announce the commencement of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled…
Positive Outcomes for Families – CQID
CQID Family Wellbeing Service had some positive outcomes for families associated with their service thanks to the quality of work…
Family Participation Program
From November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) will commence throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity program. The FPP…
Child Protection Reform Amendment Act changes and resources for the NGO sector
The Queensland Government recently released its final implementation stage of the new Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017. This means…
Delivery of QATSICPP Supervision Framework to Central Queensland, Department of Child Safety, Youth & Womem Leadership Forums
QATSICPP’s Senior Practice Leader and Training & Education Coordinator were invited to the Central Queensland’s, Department of Child Safety, Youth…
Cape York Partnership Family Empowerment Report
The Cape York Partnership has just released its “Family Empowerment Report for January–June 2018”. This Report showcases the continuing hard…
Introducing Lisa Spengler to QATSICPP as our new social work student
Hello, I’m the new student placement at QATSICPP, My name is Lisa Spengler and I am excited to have recently…
Torres Strait Mura Buai Wellbeing Service
TORRES STRAIT MURA BUAI WELLBEING SERVICE (MURA KOSKER SORORITY INC. THURSDAY ISLAND) Mura Kosker Sorority Incorporated (MKS) in collaboration with…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Self-determination in Child Protection
by Candice Butller I was honoured to be involved in a webinar alongside Muriel Bamblett on the 18thof July 2018…
Mulungu on the way up!
Aunty Val, and Nathan representing Mulungu at Mossman High School, engaging with stakeholders such as Education QLD, YETI, Mossman Youth…
Healing Foundations AUG 2018 Stolen Generations Report
New report shows long-term disadvantage for Australia’s Stolen Generations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations and descendants: numbers, demographic…
Townsville Aboriginal & Islanders Health Services (TAIHS Family Wellbeing Service)
“CONCEPT: CREATING AN EARLY YEARS CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRED SPACE” The creation of a centre based space in Garbutt to…
Story on Family Led Decision Making
The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women hosted a presentation and discussion on 28 March about the Evaluation Findings…
QATSICPP Members Conference 2018
QATSICPP launched both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Definition and Standards as well as the Position Statement…
Family Wellbeing in Central Queensland
Central Queensland Indigenous Development Ltd (CQID) has been appointed by the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services…
Future Directions for Family Led Decision Making
As the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system continues to rise, peak bodies…
Marabisda (Mackay) Organisational Profile
MARABISDA (Mackay And Region Aboriginal and Islander Development Association) Inc. We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled…
QATSICPP Annual Report 2017/2018
We are very pleased to present the 2017/2018 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection…
Refocus – An Organisational Profile
REFOCUS was founded in 2010 to specialise in providing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Our…
Welcome to QATSICPP new members
QATSICPP would like to welcome two (2) new members to the QATSICPP Family of member organisations. Firstly, welcome to Mununjali…
Palm Island Children and Family Centre: the impact of genuine locally grown services
“SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES, SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES” The CEO of the Palm Island Community Company (PICC), Rachel Atkinson recently presented to the 2017…
The start of something big
The Community of Practice was developed as part as QATSICPP’s commitment to support the implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres…
Official opening of the Goolburri Family Wellbeing Service in St George on 6 September 2017
On a fine, sunny day in St George members of the Community, Local Government, Goolburri Staff and children and families…
Where to next with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Led Decision Making in Queensland
The Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (DCCSDS) funded a trial of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
The Murri School – A healing initiative
The Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School (the Murri School) The Murri School is a coeducational non-government school established in…
CPP Strategic Plan 2017-2020
This Strategic Plan has been prepared for the planning triennium of 2017-2020, to guide and inform strategic and operational level…
Families across Queensland have a voice in decisions for their children
Queensland Government announced its commitment to invest in family-led decision making when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families…
Reconnection: Relationships with family, community and culture
The Department of Child Safety, Far North Queensland (FNQ) has commenced a project to reconnect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander…
Indigenous voices in social work conference
The 4th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference was held in Alta, Norway from the 11th of June to…
4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference 2017 Report
Conference: 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference 2017 – Alta, Norway Employee: Nadia Currie Position: Operations Manager Background On behalf…
International recognition for QATSICPP resources and practice
International Recognition for QATSICPP Resources and Practice QATSICPP will be representing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child…
CPP Annual Report 2017
We are very pleased to introduce this year’s Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak…
QATSICPP Annual Report 2015-2016
We would like to introduce this years Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP).…
New addition to the QATSICPP team
My name is Tahlia Fatnowna and I have just started my placement of 200 hours here at QATSICPP. I am…