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Australian Practitioners' Beliefs, Confidence, and Training Needs for Delivering Behaviour Support to Children and Young People in Out‐of‐Home Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) frequently present with complex behavioural needs. In New South Wales (NSW), behaviour support plans (BSPs) are mandated when restrictive practices, including psychotropic medication, are used. Little research has examined whether the statutory workforce is adequately prepared to meet behaviour support ...
Manisha Abayakoon Stanborough   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cohesion Without Consensus: Attitudinal Profiles of Social Cohesion in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Headline indicators of social cohesion in Australia have remained stable in recent years despite rising political polarisation and declining institutional trust worldwide. Yet recent protests and incidents of ethnically and politically motivated violence suggest that cohesion may be under strain. If cohesion is understood not as the pursuit of
John van Kooy
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the Service Requirements for Primary Sexual Assault Medical Care and Forensic Evidence Collection in a Remote First Nations Community

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT First Nations female sexual assault survivors in remote Northern Territory (NT) face significant barriers accessing place‐based medical care and forensic evidence collection, subsequently requiring evacuation to specialist services. Using decolonising Participatory Action Research methods, this study identified the workforce, training, and ...
Theresa Clasquin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consistency Without Uniformity: Context‐Specific Disability Inclusion Action Planning in New South Wales Local Government

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Established under the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW), Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs) are public accountability instruments through which New South Wales (NSW) councils translate statutory disability inclusion obligations into place‐based inclusion planning.
Scott Denton
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Understanding of Subjective Liveability for People With Disability

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern liveability frameworks aim to enhance health and well‐being through equity‐based measures across built, natural, social, and economic environments, yet they often overlook the perspectives of people with disability. This study explored expectations of liveable neighbourhoods among adults with diverse disability experiences in urban and ...
Maria Hobbs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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