On 29 July 2023 QATSICPP was honoured to witness the graduation of four (4) inspiring sector staff, achieving their Graduate Certificates from Griffith University. Please join us in congratulating: Karla Raymond, a descendant of the Bindaburra people of the Yidinji Nation. Karla formerly worked at Wuchopperen Health Services and is now staff at IFYS Cairns.…
QATSICPP Statement Friday 25 August 2023 Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities Yesterday the Queensland Government passed legislative amendments overriding Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (the Act) which allows police watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres. This is…
Tamara Creamer is Senior Practitioner, working in the Practice and Workforce Development Team at QATSICPP. Tamara graduated from the Graduate Certificate in First People’s Community Practice on 29 July 2023. We asked Tamara about her learning journey through the QATSICPP Scholarship program. How did you find the Graduate Certificate program? I initially knew about it…
Applications closed. Post graduate studies. Great course options. Watch the video below to find out more information about our Scholarship Program. QATSICPP Scholarships 2023-2024 An informative PowerPoint presentation about QATSICPP’s Scholarships program by Olivia Tokalaulevu, Project Officer. Download Guidelines We strongly encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your Line Supervisor/Manager (where required), and use…
QATSICPP Community of Practice 12-13 July Strengthening responses to newborns On beautiful Yuggera and Turrbal Country, QATSICPP was honoured to host the Strengthening the Response to Newborns Community of Practice, held 12 & 13 July 2023. 75 registered delegates representing 15 community-controlled organisations across the state were generous with their time and presence by engaging…
170+ Sector staff join QATSICPP’s first Knowledge Bites webinar At lunchtime on Thursday 18 May 2023, QATSICPP was honoured to host our first Knowledge Bites webinar in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS). The Knowledge Bites webinar series is designed to help increase Sector knowledge about key topics, to aid in…
Release of our 2022 Members’ Conference and Awards report QATSICPP is pleased to release our wrap up report for the 2022 QATSICPP Members’ Conference and Awards, held in Brisbane on 1 and 2 December. Revisit the knowledge shared by inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, and deadly practice examples shared by QATSICPP Member organisations.…
QATSICPP Response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023. Yesterday QATSICPP CEO Garth Morgan appeared before the Queensland Parliament’s Economics and Governance Committee to provide QATSICPP’s views on the recently introduced Strengthening Community Safety Bill. This follows our submission to the committee last Friday, which opposed measures in the Bill that have a high potential to…
Positive Futures For Our Children QATSICPP’s new Strategic Plan 2022-2023 launched QATSICPP is proud to launch its new Strategic Plan 2022-2032 Positive Futures for Our Children, a strong and clear vision for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Queensland. Our Vision For Our Children All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young…
QATSICPP facilitates first My Family, Our Decisions, Our Way Community of Practice for 2023 On 31 January and 1 February QATSICPP facilitated the first My Family, Our Decisions, Our Way Community of Practice (COP) for 2023 in Cairns, North Queensland. This is a monthly forum with the community-controlled organisations Kurbingui, Goolburri, ATSICHS Brisbane & Wuchopperen…
Update from the Centre of Excellence A hub of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and wisdom QATSICPP is thrilled to announce that Candice Butler has been appointed the inaugural Director of our new Centre of Excellence. Candice is a proud Aboriginal woman with strong family connections to Yarrabah in Far North Queensland. She is…
Solid Voices Of Tomorrow – Guide As the new year commences and many Sector workers return to the important work of supporting our children, young people, families around the state, you might be looking for renewed inspiration and new ideas. We’re here to help! A key focus for QATSICPP’s 2022-2032 Strategic Plan is the development…
QATSICPP Online Learning wins Diamond 2022 LearnX Award In late 2022 QATSICPP was thrilled to have its work in the online learning and development space recognised and rewarded with a Diamond LearnX Live! Award. 2022 LEARNX LIVE! Award winners QATSICPP, supported by funding from the Qld Government, has developed a Learning Management System (LMS) for…
Our future leaders inspire at 2022 QATSICPP Conference and Awards QATSICPP was proud to have the voices of First Nations young people at the forefront of our recent Member’s conference and Awards night. A total of ten (10) young people (aged between 16 and 25 years old) from a diverse range of communities across Queensland…
North Queensland shines as Sector Excellence and Achievements Celebrated at our 2022 Awards QATSICPP was pleased to host more than 200 Members, dignitaries and guests for the 2022 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards, on Friday 2 December at Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane. The occasion was a celebratory one, with…
Final Program Released The final program for the 2022 QATSICPP Members Conference has been released. We are thrilled to see our members sharing their practice wisdom and knowledge as well as hearing from interstate colleagues such as Dr Jacynta Krakouer, Catherine Liddle (SNAICC), and Richard Weston (NSW Deputy Children’s Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young…
Draft Program Released The QATSICPP Event Committee have released session times for our upcoming Member’s Conference, to be hosted at Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane on 1 and 2 December 2022. Day 1 registration opens 8am. We are excited to share Dion Tatow will be the Master of Ceremonies again at this year’s conference. Plenary sessions…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow join the QATSICPP Team at the 2023-2025 Breaking Cycles Flagship Forum On Wednesday 12 October five (5) young people who participated in the Solid Voices of Tomorrow project joined the QATSICPP Team at the 2023-2025 Breaking Cycles Flagship Forum. Breaking Cycles is the second implementation phase of the Our Way Strategy,…
QATSICPP Strategy and Workforce Development team is pleased to share that 18 new students who work within our Sector have received a 2022-2023 QATSICPP Professional Scholarship. All students are enrolled in a Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community Practice or Graduate Certificate in Human Services at Griffith University, and will commence study in Trimester 3…
2022 QATSICPP Member’s Conference In 2019 a record 197 delegates gathered in Brisbane for a showcase of QATSICPP Members’ local responses to meeting the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families. After a COVID hiatus, QATSICPP is pleased to announce the 4th (fourth) QATSICPP Members’ Conference will be…
Know Your Rights Resources The Know Your Rights cards are a QATSICPP initiative designed to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and raise community awareness of the rights of families who are involved in the child protection system in Queensland. The wallet-sized cards can be used by service providers, members of the community as…
A friendly reminder to all our staff and member organisations, applications for the Griffith University Scholarship will be closing on 09 September 2022. “I really enjoyed the course content and found it beneficial to my role as a practitioner in the community-controlled sector, and I enjoyed connecting with staff from other organisations.” QATSICPP Scholarship and…
Applications are now open for QATSICPP Workforce Professional Scholarships 2022-2023 QATSICPP have opened their next round of scholarship applications for Trimester 3 2022/2023 for potential students who are interested in studying a Graduate Certificate in Human Services or a Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community of Practice through Griffith University. These scholarships are open to…
We are very proud and pleased to provide the 2019/2020 Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) “Leading the way”. This report provides a snapshot of how we are working towards a better future and outcomes for our children in Queensland. In the report, we share some of the…
QATSICPP Practice Standards Workshop – Mount Isa QATSICPP continues to support our members by delivering the QATSICPP Practice Standards workshops. On Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 June 2022, Program Officer Arnold Simpson attended Kalkadoon Country in Mount Isa to facilitate a QATSICPP Practice Standards workshop with 17 staff members from community-controlled member organisations AIDRWA and…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow – Cairns Trip Last week, Lucas Moore made a trip to Cairns to yarn with some amazing First Nations young adults. A road trip to Mareeba to spend time with Simeon on Muluridji Country. Simeon participated in the Solid Voices project, co-lead by fellow QATSICPP legend, Sheree Hilt. Lucas was lucky…
This week QATSICPP releases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Queensland Child Protection System 19/20 Data Summary. This document has been developed by drawing together relevant publicly available data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs about our children’s involvement with different…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow Knowledge Circle On Thursday 28 April QATSICPP was delighted to host a Knowledge Circle as part of our Solid Voices of Tomorrow project bringing together young people and Members. The purpose of the Solid Voices of Tomorrow project is to identify how young people’s stories can be best heard and acted…
New Ways for Our Families: QATSICPP’s first collaborative research report is now available Over the past year the QATSICPP Team been working with community researchers across 8 (eight) sites conducting community research on the impacts of domestic and family violence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people. On 7 April 2022 ANROWS…
New National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line 13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. The service offers confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a…
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2021-2022 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Services sector undertaking Griffith University’s Graduate Certificate in Human Services – 3272 or the Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community Practice – 3371. QATSICPP and Griffith…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow QATSICPP is asking for our members support in identifying and reaching out to young people who might want to participate in an exciting new QATSICPP project called Solid Voices of Tomorrow. The voices of First Nations children and young people are critical to ensuring services, peak bodies and service systems (including…
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 24 November 2020 Team QATSICPP is proud to announce the Nominees in the 2020 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards. 2020 has been a challenging year for children, young people, families, and communities, and it is a testament to the strength and resilience of our Sector that our Member…
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2020-2021 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Services sector undertaking Griffith University’s Graduate Certificate in Human Services – 3272 or the Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community Practice – 3371. QATSICPP and Griffith University…
Five children and their mum are safe in a new home after being supported by the CQID Family Wellbeing team in Rockhampton. Domestic violence was threatening the safety of mum and children and they turned to CQID for help. Family Wellbeing officer Akayla took on the role of primary supporter to identify the needs and…
Sometimes we need a little awe to reset our sense of reality when it comes to finding inspiration and we need to look no further than working with those who are most vulnerable within our communities who want to change their lives for the betterment of themselves and their children. CQID would like to share…
Veronica recently joined QATSICPP in our Sector Development Team, looking after the Central Queensland region. Where your mob from? Goondiwindi, Bigambul area Name a Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person that has influenced your life or encouraged to be the person you are? I have to say my Nan, she was a proud, strong Aboriginal…
2020 has been a busy and responsive year in the Family Matters campaign space. The Queensland Family Matters leadership group has continued to meet monthly to discuss campaign efforts to promote the safety and needs of our children in the child protection system and what this has meant during COVID-19, with members meeting via Zoom…
The Centre of Excellence has been a vision of the Board and leadership of QATSICPP for a number of years. As a group we were successful in getting the Centre of Excellence included in the Changing Tracks Action Plan. So, with support from the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women we have begun to…
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2019 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards hosted by QATSICPP on 13 September. The Awards acknowledge the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Sector achievements in the following categories. To view the Award Winners Presentation Video’s, see below: 2019 Awards Welcome Address: QATSICPP Chair Rachel Atkinson.…
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 18-20 June 2019 | Darwin Article by Candice Butler The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference was held from the 18th to the 20th of June in beautiful Darwin and I was extremely fortunate to attend and present on behalf of QATSICPP. The conference highlighted…
On 28 June 2019, QATSICPP celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a gala dinner at Rydges Southbank. QATSICPP Chairperson, Rachel Atkinson acknowledged those key people who were instrumental in establishing the organisation and building strong foundations for the sector to support where we are today. Many former and current employees and board members attended the…
The QATSICPP Members’ Conference continues to grow and showcase the great work being delivered in our communities across the state. A record 193 delegates registered for this year’s event held at Rydges Southbank on 27 & 28 June 2019. The Concurrent Sessions, linked to QATSICPP’s four (4) Strategic Priorities, showcased members’ local responses to meeting…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Ltd. (QATSICPP) was pleased to host the 2019 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards, on 13 September at the Queensland Cricketers’ Club in Brisbane. Natalie Lewis, QATSICPP CEO said “These awards recognise outstanding achievement within our Sector in cultural leadership,…
In the first week of September, members of the QATSICPP team will head to the 8th SNAICC National Conference: Growing Up with Strong Identity, Culture and Connection. First stop will be the pre-conference masterclasses on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and an early year’s approach called nature pedagogy. The conference will officially begin with a Welcome…
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Workshop Training QATSICPP continues to deliver on the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards and Supervision Framework across the sector i.e: Family Wellbeing Services, Family Participation Programs, Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women. Future workshop training are in discussion and planning with organisation…
In November 2017, Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID) expanded its service footprint into the Fraser Coast region with the establishment of its Family Wellbeing Services in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. This involved not just the establishment of the service in the region, but the additional challenge of building relationships and establishing a presence in a…
Mount Isa Murri Men Making Momentum Mount Isa is the traditional land of the Kalkadoon people and is one off the largest Mining Cities in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest city in the World by area. Mount Isa is located in the North West region of Queensland and is approximately 200km from the Northern…
QATSICPP is proud to announce Candice Butler, QATSICPP Manager Practice Development, will present at the 5th International Indigenous Voices In Social Work Conference in Hualien, Taiwan on 5 to 7 August 2019. Candice will be presenting on Aboriginal Kinship Care, and Active Efforts. We are confident Candice’s expertise and passion will provide an engaging and…
We are very pleased to present the 2018/2019 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). This has been a year of reflecting on the past, and building for the future. As we look to the next 10 years for QATSICPP, it is important that we continue to focus…
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Training The first two series of the practice standards and supervision training workshops were held in Brisbane and Cairns. A total of 24 staff members from 5 member organisations participated. Overall the feedback from these workshops were positive and encouraging. Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Training (Tentative Date) Townsville …
I am a social work student completing my placement with QATSICPP. This is part of a Masters of Social Work studies with Griffith University. I chose to study social work largely due to my personal experiences in Australia as an African migrant. I strongly believe all people should be treated equally and with respect. Being…
Over the summer of 2018/2019 we had the first cohort of students from community controlled organisations enrol into a brand new course developed from a QATSICPP initiative and formalised via Griffith University. This course focussed on an in depth look at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Practice Standards developed by QATSICPP along…
QATSICPP Youth Council L-R: Lane Brookes, Taz Clay, Leeonee Thompson, Raja Clay and Euan Currie-Kennedy, It’s extremely honouring to have been appointed to the QATSICPP Board as an Independent Director, it is even more humbling that I have the pleasure to be the Chairperson of the QATSICPP Youth Council. I’m looking forward to the role…
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) have established a new team to deliver the Family Participation Program in partnership with Gungarde Community Centre Cooktown and Remote Area Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Child Care following an initiative from the Department of Child Safety, Women and Children. As a collective, the team will deliver the program in…
Read more on the First meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap here.
The QATSICPP Board is proud to announce the appointment of Lane Brookes as our first Independent Director of QATSICPP. We look forward to ensuring that the voices and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are front and centre in the work of our organisation. Lane is a 23-year-old Mandandanji man…
It is widely recognised that the statutory system hasn’t always been effective at addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering the child protection system, and that this situation continues to occur at an unsustainable rate. The TAIHS Family Participation Program (FPP) team aims to address the current situation by working with…
“Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards” Over the past 12 months I have been privileged to work with QATSICPP staff and staff from the Griffith University First Peoples Health Unit as we designed and delivered this brand new course for 2018/2019. At Griffith University a course is what we…
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) has been providing a variety of parenting programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the Cairns region to develop parenting skills and reduce the prevalence of mental health, emotional and behavioural problems in children. In 2018, Wuchopperen saw 29 families graduate from our key parenting programs including Circle…
This article is a reflective piece that will cover the Family Participation Program (FPP) Induction Workshops and Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making (AFLDM) training, primarily because I started back at QATSCIPP during the first week of FPP Inductions and it was a busy process to be a part of. The FPP Induction training was held…
“BUILDING SOLID FAMILIES” From 1 November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) commenced throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity (RE) role. The South East Queensland Family Participation Program is delivered by Kalwun, ATSICHS Brisbane and Mununjali within their allocated areas, with Kalwun covering the Gold Coast area. The common goal of the service is to…
The Fourth Action Plan (2018-2020) under the National Framework was endorsed by Commonwealth, state and territory Ministers in December 2018 and recently launched by the Federal Government in late January 2019. This is the first Action Plan under the Framework that has a standalone focus on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who are…
HEARING AND RESPONDING TO THE VOICES OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUEENSLAND ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUTH COUNCIL Over the coming months, young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, aged between 14 – 25 years will have the opportunity to provide a voice and be representative…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Sector Workforce Strategy 2018-2023 identified that partnering with universities and relevant training organisations to embrace student placements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection services is a way to create new, innovative entry pathways to the sector. QATSICPP are proposing to…
QATSICPP and Griffith University are excited to announce the commencement of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards through Griffith University. Approximately seventeen staff from across QATSICPP’s member organisations have enrolled and will now commence their journey of study over the next 12 weeks (first block commencing on the…
CQID Family Wellbeing Service had some positive outcomes for families associated with their service thanks to the quality of work implemented within the team. Two families have recently had children returned to their care thanks to the in home, consistent support offered by workers Darlene Roberts and Emma Lennox. Darlene supported her client through persevering…
From November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) will commence throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity program. The FPP will support the primary principle that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the right to self-determination and the right to quality services based on the implementation of the five (5) elements of the Aboriginal…
The Queensland Government recently released its final implementation stage of the new Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017. This means all legislative reforms are effective as of 29 October 2018. Final stage amendments and/or reforms include: Stage 3 Amendments – October 2018 The safe care and connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with family, community…
QATSICPP’s Senior Practice Leader and Training & Education Coordinator were invited to the Central Queensland’s, Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women, Senior Team Leaders (STL) & Senior Practice Leaders (SPL) forums to deliver on QATSICPP’s Supervision Framework. The first training was held in Hervey Bay with thirty-four (34) STL’s attending on 7 November 2018.…
The Cape York Partnership has just released its “Family Empowerment Report for January–June 2018”. This Report showcases the continuing hard work and successes of the many committed individuals and families that we work with across Cape York, as they seek to close the gap on Indigenous inequality and disadvantage and create a better future for…
Hello, I’m the new student placement at QATSICPP, My name is Lisa Spengler and I am excited to have recently started my final 500 hour social work placement at QATSICPP. This is part of a Masters of Social Work from the Queensland University of Technology. My previous placement was working in the domestic violence field…
TORRES STRAIT MURA BUAI WELLBEING SERVICE (MURA KOSKER SORORITY INC. THURSDAY ISLAND) Mura Kosker Sorority Incorporated (MKS) in collaboration with the Benevolent Society and the Lena Passi Women’s Shelter applied for and successfully won the grant tender to deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services, in the Torres Strait Region. The Aboriginal and…
by Candice Butller I was honoured to be involved in a webinar alongside Muriel Bamblett on the 18thof July 2018 titled ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination in child protection’. The purpose of the webinar was to outline the recent initiatives that support self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and agencies in child…
Aunty Val, and Nathan representing Mulungu at Mossman High School, engaging with stakeholders such as Education QLD, YETI, Mossman Youth Support Services, and Intensive Family Support workers. This particular class has been developed by the school to engage indigenous youth, that were formerly identified as not engaging. With the program kick off in June 2017,…
New report shows long-term disadvantage for Australia’s Stolen Generations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations and descendants: numbers, demographic characteristics and selected outcomes Today the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released Australia’s first demographic and policy impact study of the Stolen Generations and their descendants. Commissioned by The Healing Foundation, this report for…
“CONCEPT: CREATING AN EARLY YEARS CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRED SPACE” The creation of a centre based space in Garbutt to support family wellbeing program delivery came about from several reasons; As a pilot site for the First 1000 days Australia our Family Wellbeing space we needed an environment that supported delivery of key messages of…
The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women hosted a presentation and discussion on 28 March about the Evaluation Findings for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Led Decision Making trials that took place from April 2016 to June 2017. Article published on 24 May 2018 Presenters included: John Burton from SNAICC (national peak…
QATSICPP launched both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Definition and Standards as well as the Position Statement for Aboriginal Kinship Care. Both of these papers are available for download on the QATSICPP website. Jess McCardle provided an update in relation to the Family Matters campaign. We also heard from Professor Roianne West…
Central Queensland Indigenous Development Ltd (CQID) has been appointed by the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services as a key provider of Family Wellbeing Services to Indigenous communities in and around Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Woorabinda, Emerald, Longreach and Rockhampton. The goal of the Service is to keep more Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
As the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system continues to rise, peak bodies such as SNAICC and QATSICPP strongly advocate for initiatives to address this trend and strive to keep children connected to family, community and culture. One such initiative trialled across four Queensland sites in 2016 and…
MARABISDA (Mackay And Region Aboriginal and Islander Development Association) Inc. We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation incorporated in 2009. Our main objective on being incorporated was being to support particularly Mackay’s young Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander people to participate in the sporting or cultural activities…
We are very pleased to present the 2017/2018 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). 2017/2018 has been an extremely busy and important period, with numerous developments transpiring. Continual progress is being made to promote the rights and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families;…
REFOCUS was founded in 2010 to specialise in providing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Our main focus is our children and ensuring that they and their parents receive needed services to assist in creating resilient, safe and happy environments. Programs: Recognised Entity Child and Family Wellbeing Targeted Youth Disability Community…
QATSICPP would like to welcome two (2) new members to the QATSICPP Family of member organisations. Firstly, welcome to Mununjali Housing and Development Company Limited, who provides services to community such as: Mununjali Jymbi Wellbeing Program: for families who difficulties from time to time and ongoing healing and support for individuals and their whole families;…
“SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES, SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES” The CEO of the Palm Island Community Company (PICC), Rachel Atkinson recently presented to the 2017 SNAICC conference the unique character of PICC and its impact on improving the wellbeing, education and health of young children and their families. Ms Atkinson informed the delegates, “PICC has a number of distinctive features…
The Community of Practice was developed as part as QATSICPP’s commitment to support the implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services across Queensland. The Community of Practice is a virtual team whose focus is on the embedment of the Practice Standards in a local context as well as a sector wide…
On a fine, sunny day in St George members of the Community, Local Government, Goolburri Staff and children and families came together to share time, stories, laughs and good food. The event took place to celebrate the establishment of the new Family Wellbeing Team in the South West. Goolburri Health Advancement now has offices in…
The Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (DCCSDS) funded a trial of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Led Decision Making (ATSIFLDM) from April 2016 to August 2017. Final report details are soon to be released from implementation partner, SNAICC – National Voice for Our Children, and independent evaluation partners Winangali Pty…
The Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School (the Murri School) The Murri School is a coeducational non-government school established in 1986. The school is Indigenous-owned and Indigenous-controlled. The Murri School was originally a primary school but it now educates children from prep to grade 12. With a proven track record in assisting students to attend…
This Strategic Plan has been prepared for the planning triennium of 2017-2020, to guide and inform strategic and operational level action for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). CPP Strategic Plan 2017-2020
Queensland Government announced its commitment to invest in family-led decision making when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Changing Tracks: An Action Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families 2017- 2019. This comes after a trial was conducted in four sites across Queensland from April 2016 to end of…
The Department of Child Safety, Far North Queensland (FNQ) has commenced a project to reconnect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out-of-home care with their maternal and paternal families, communities of origin and cultures. ‘Reconnection: Relationships with Family, Community & Culture’ commenced in late 2016 and focuses on the cohort of…
The 4th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference was held in Alta, Norway from the 11th of June to the 14th of June 2017. Nadia Currie (Operations Manager) and I were fortunate to have both our individual abstracts and a joint abstract accepted to present. Some of my highlights include but are definitely not limited…
Conference: 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference 2017 – Alta, Norway Employee: Nadia Currie Position: Operations Manager Background On behalf of QATSICPP, I submitted two (2) abstracts to the 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference 2017 (Conference) held in Alta, Norway. The two abstracts were: Redefining Aboriginal Community Control (individual presentation); and Knowledge Circles (collaborative…
International Recognition for QATSICPP Resources and Practice QATSICPP will be representing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection sector at the 4th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference in Alta, Norway from 11-16 June 2017. QATSICPP Operations Manager, Nadia Currie and Senior Practice Leader, Candice Butler have been successful in obtaining…
We are very pleased to introduce this year’s Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). This report provides an introduction to how we promote and advocate for the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families. We would like to acknowledge…
We would like to introduce this years Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP). This report provides an introduction to how we promote and advocate for the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children, youth people and their families. QATSICPP Annual Report 2015-2016
My name is Tahlia Fatnowna and I have just started my placement of 200 hours here at QATSICPP. I am studying a double degree in creative industries and human services at the Queensland University of Technology. Being raised in the Northern Territory has driven me to want to make a positive impact in the community.…
