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    28/02/2025: Read DCP's February edition of Partner magazine

    16/10/2024: Read DCP’s latest edition of Partner magazine

    20/12/2023: Education Champions prepare for new year

    20/12/2023: Updated Carer Exit Survey now available

    15/12/2023: Spending a day in the CE’s shoes

    15/12/2023: Re-imagining the future of child protection

    15/12/2023: Prestigious award for DCP working group

    15/12/2023: Date for Social Workers Registration Scheme

    24/07/2023: Indexation supplementary payment – 2023-2024

    21/06/2023: Foster and kinship care goes on Show

    21/06/2023: Workforce strategy project underway

    21/06/2023: New Licensing Quality and Compliance Framework: next steps

    28/04/2023: Trauma-informed carer training available

    28/04/2023: Secondary school registrations for 2024 open

    28/04/2023: First Safe and Supported Action Plan released

    28/04/2023: Conversations with foster carers - KIDDO magazine

    28/04/2023: Workforce summit success

    28/04/2023: Personal leadership scholarships for 2023

    27/04/2023: Standards of care update

    13/02/2023: Indexation supplementary payment – 22/23

    21/12/2022: COVID-19 sector update, 20 December 2022

    21/12/2022: Class of 2022 celebrates

    21/12/2022: School-based traineeships now available

    21/12/2022: DCP staff recognised at awards

    25/10/2022: Next Steps Pilot Service

    25/10/2022: 2022 International Foster Care Conference

    25/10/2022: Licensing reform continues

    25/10/2022: Quarterly contract review update

    25/10/2022: Residential care services

    01/09/2022: Post-Care Services Design Consultation Report

    24/06/2022: CaringLife pilot to connect the lives of children in care

    24/06/2022: New working group to support licensing reform

    24/06/2022: Updated service provider personnel requirements

    24/06/2022: Post-care services design consultation

    24/06/2022: Moving to electronic carer communications

    24/06/2022: Scholarships for children and young people in care at non-government schools

    01/03/2022: COVID-19 sector update - March 2022

    01/03/2022: Aboriginal Kinship Care Pilot Program update

    01/03/2022: Now open: Dame Roma Mitchell Grants

    01/03/2022: Next Steps program receiving referrals

    01/03/2022: Expansion of DCP School Scholarships Program

    01/03/2022: Update on Safe and Supported: the National Framework

    23/12/2021: Connecting and empowering young people with a care experience

    23/12/2021: Service provider forums highlight positive collaboration

    23/12/2021: Temporary OOHC insurance coverage continues

    23/12/2021: Consultation on peak body to represent voices of Aboriginal children and young people

    05/10/2021: Implementation of Sanctuary Model well underway

    05/10/2021: Young people connecting with culture

    05/10/2021: New National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children

    05/10/2021: Newpin SA

    05/10/2021: MyPlace transformation continues

    23/07/2021: First issue of Caring Together out now

    23/07/2021: Read our June edition of Partner

    01/07/2021: New services and programs for children in care on online hub

    01/07/2021: Supported Independent Living Services (SILS) update

    01/07/2021: Launch of new contract management system a big success

    01/07/2021: New approach to carer reviews

    01/07/2021: Bringing together Out of Home Care service delivery leaders to address our critical priorities

    21/12/2020: World class work supporting online wellbeing

    21/12/2020: Read to me program

    21/12/2020: Smoking ceremony for new Playford Office in Elizabeth

    21/12/2020: Registrations open for virtual Australian Early Development Census Conference

    21/12/2020: SACE completion among young people in care on the rise

    21/12/2020: Congratulations to Diploma of Community Services Graduates and 2021 Intake

    21/12/2020: Invitation to supply for Family Reunification Services

    04/11/2020: Congratulations on successful appointment to the PaSP Panel

    04/09/2020: Coronavirus resources in different languages

    04/09/2020: Pets for children and young people in residential care

    04/09/2020: Update - secure care facility

    04/09/2020: $100 activity grants for carers

    04/09/2020: SORTLI update – set your own goals

    03/09/2020: Adventuring helps young people to thrive

    03/09/2020: Carer Recruitment and Retention Taskforce update

    03/09/2020: Supporting carers to maintain cultural connections for children in care

    17/08/2020: Grants deliver support to young people with care experience

    05/08/2020: Coronavirus preparedness – NGO discussion

    03/08/2020: Consultation opportunity: Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

    27/07/2020: DCP recognised in national procurement awards

    27/07/2020: Recognising, preventing and talking to children and teens about sexual abuse

    27/07/2020: New psychological assessment service provider

    27/07/2020: Coronavirus preparedness

    27/07/2020: Junction welcomed as a new provider of family-based care

    27/07/2020: Modified licensing process for Children Residential Facilities

    27/07/2020: Carer home visits resume

    27/07/2020: DCP offices reopen without calling ahead

    27/07/2020: Voices in Action podcast

    24/07/2020: DCP welcomes providers of new Aboriginal kinship support program

    24/07/2020: Seeing the individual: Disability and developmental delays

    24/07/2020: Life Without Barriers carer ambassadors help to spread the word about foster care

    06/07/2020: Free child care initiative ending soon

    06/07/2020: DCP Practice Approach – new resources available

    25/06/2020: New Statement to better support family-based carers of children and young people in care

    22/06/2020: Podcast series for young care leavers

    22/06/2020: Complex Case Review Meetings

    22/06/2020: Carer Recruitment and Retention Taskforce update

    22/06/2020: MyPlace: meeting individual need in residential care

    22/06/2020: ‘In This Together’ artwork and quilt

    22/06/2020: Centacare gets creative to connect children and families

    22/06/2020: Three agencies selected to provide culturally-specific kinship carer support

    22/06/2020: New Catholic school scholarships for children and young people in care

    14/04/2020: Impacts of the coronavirus on children and young people in care

    06/04/2020: ‘hub’ – a new virtual space for young South Australians

    19/03/2020: COVID-19 one-off cash boost for our foster and kinship carers

    26/02/2020: Quick guide to the services available for children and young people in care

    26/02/2020: Tender open: pilot to support kinship carers of Aboriginal children and young people

    26/02/2020: Post care support services reminder

    26/02/2020: Sortli – what’s new on the app

    26/02/2020: New care concern management model

    25/02/2020: 1 year as the department's Lead Psychiatric Director

    03/02/2020: Formal qualifications giving carers the skills to care with confidence

    30/01/2020: No jab no play - immunisations to protect children’s health

    30/01/2020: Bushfires hit close to home for carers and their families

    30/01/2020: Research driving system improvement

    24/01/2020: New three-year plan to modernise the care system for children and young people

    20/01/2020: Rosie training program simulates the real world of child protection

    16/01/2020: Families to receive earlier support to keep children safe

    18/12/2019: Carer’s bushfire plan keeps family safe

    17/12/2019: New psychological assessment provider

    17/12/2019: Practice approach documents now online

    17/12/2019: Child and Family Support System co-design findings

    17/12/2019: South Australian young people attend CREATE conference in Melbourne

    17/12/2019: Developmental differences and behaviour - video

    17/12/2019: Beyond 2020: consultation progress report now available

    17/12/2019: Connecting Foster & Kinship Carers SA AGM

    17/12/2019: Carer exit interviews now available

    17/12/2019: Extreme heatwave emergency warning for South Australia

    05/12/2019: 50 further recommendations completed to address institutional child sexual abuse

    03/12/2019: Shared vision for keeping children safe and well in SA

    15/11/2019: Survey - how can we better communicate with you?

    15/11/2019: Invitation – Disability Community of Practice

    15/11/2019: Grants SA – major grant round now open

    15/11/2019: Tender now open: Placement and Support Packages

    15/11/2019: New practice approach from 1 December

    15/11/2019: 21 agencies attend CAFFSA’s annual general meeting

    15/11/2019: Progress on shared carer training calendar and exit interviews

    12/11/2019: Child Protection Systems Royal Commission Progress Report

    24/10/2019: UK social work expert shares learnings with local social workers

    16/10/2019: Free water safety and survival program for primary school aged children in care

    08/10/2019: Social impact bonds EOI closing soon

    08/10/2019: Placement and Support Packages - Advance Tender Notice

    08/10/2019: Carer support payments increased

    08/10/2019: Regional Disability Consultants help children access NDIS

    08/10/2019: New intensive support program for Aboriginal families in Adelaide’s west

    08/10/2019: Social work with children and families: Navigating the complexity

    08/10/2019: Young people help to design a new residential care property

    08/10/2019: Carer Recruitment and Retention Taskforce update

    08/10/2019: Recognising the legacy of Narungga elder Tauto Sansbury

    04/10/2019: That's a wrap!

    16/09/2019: Improving residential care options

    13/09/2019: First steps towards family group conferencing

    09/09/2019: Consultation - Children and Young People in Care Strategy (2019-2022)

    09/09/2019: New carer platform to make day-to-day decision making easier

    02/09/2019: Celebrating a big month in child protection

    02/09/2019: Children and Families Secretaries - meeting summary

    02/09/2019: Future directions on national child and family wellbeing policy

    02/09/2019: Transitioning to adulthood – Home Stretch Symposium

    02/09/2019: Launch of our Reconciliation Action Plan and Aboriginal Employment Strategy

    02/09/2019: Changes to our local offices

    02/09/2019: Social impact bonds expression of interest

    02/09/2019: Screening for people with severe disability

    02/09/2019: Videos now available – UK study tour

    02/09/2019: New psychological assessment service provider

    14/08/2019: My Health Record for children in care

    14/08/2019: Exceptional resource funding review

    14/08/2019: Consultation opportunity - new practice approach

    14/08/2019: Foster care recruitment quiz

    14/08/2019: Temporary working with children check exemption

    14/08/2019: Carer website brainstorm

    14/08/2019: New practice approach

    14/08/2019: Contracts and procurement

    14/08/2019: New resources giving children in residential care a voice

    14/08/2019: Australian Government NDIS grants open

    14/08/2019: Valuable insights from New Zealand

    25/07/2019: Aboriginal-specific residential care service to open this week

    25/07/2019: A new, modern approach to contracting

    25/07/2019: 2019-20 state budget

    25/07/2019: Family violence and child protection - a collaborative approach

    25/07/2019: Insights from the UK


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