Nominations for the 2012 Residential Care Worker Awards are now open. The awards aim to recognise, celebrate and encourage work of the highest standard that contributes to positive outcomes for children and young people living in residential care in Victoria. They also give residential care workers the opportunity to recognise the often uncelebrated work of their colleagues.
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The week of 20–24 February is Residential Care Census Week, and we need your help!
The Centre is asking all community service organisations offering residential care in Victoria to contribute to our annual snapshot of the residential care workforce by completing our confidential online survey.
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Today’s media update leads with planned VEOHRC research on children with a disability entering State care. Mentoring, new child drinking laws, and abuse while in care are also featured.
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Today’s media update leads with calls for new scrutiny of long-term impacts of abuse by church clergy in Victoria. Also included are the DHS management take-over of a Warrnambool residential care service, the release of reports and data on deaths and serious incidents regarding kids in State care, and the reports on the review of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006.
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