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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECSFC301A Working with Families and Community Partnerships

Prescribed and Recommended Texts

Partnerships in the early years (2020) - Book by Elizabeth Rouse
Professional communication for early childhood educators : interpersonal and workplace communication in everyday practice (2020) - eBook and book by Marianne Fenech; Jennifer Ribarovski
Children, families and communities (2017) - eBook and book by Rebekah Grace; Kerry Hodge; Catherine McMahon
Supporting the wellbeing of parents and carers (2019) - eBook and book by Mel Angel

Websites

Readings

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (n.d.).
http://www.abs.gov.au
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. (n.d.). Quality area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard/quality-area-6-collaborative-partnership-with-families-and-communities
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). (2019). Early childhood. Commonwealth of Australia.
https://www.aedc.gov.au/early-childhood
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2018). Family Matters, (100).
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/family-matters/issue-100
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. (2021, September 16). Childcare and early childhood education.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/childcare-and-early-childhood-education
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024, February 29). Child protection.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/health-welfare-services/child-protection/overview
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022, February 22). Australia’s Children.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/children-youth/australias-children/contents/social-support/families
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022, February 25). Australia's children: Child abuse and neglect.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/children-youth/australias-children/contents/justice-and-safety/child-abuse-and-neglect
Barblett, L., Barratt-Pugh, C., Knaus, M., & Cooper, T. (2020). Supporting Aboriginal families’ and children’s developing sense of belonging at KindiLink.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 45(4), 309–321. https://doi.org/10.1177/1836939120966079
Beardslee, W.R., Avery, M.W., Ayoub, C.C., Watts, C.L., & Lester, P. (2010, September). Building resilience: The power to cope with adversity.
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/357-building-resilience#downloads
Berkes, F., & Ross, H. (2013). Community resilience: Toward an integrated approach. Society & Natural Resources, 26(1), 5-20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2012.736605
Beyond Blue.(n.d.). What is mental health?
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/what-is-mental-health
Blewitt, C., Morris, H., Nolan, A., Jackson, K., Barrett, H., & Skouteris, H. (2020). Strengthening the quality of educator-child interactions in early childhood education and care settings: A conceptual model to improve mental health outcomes for
preschoolers. Early Child Development and Care, 190(7), 991-1004.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1507028
Children of parents with a mental illness (n.d.). My child’s support network.
http://www.copmi.net.au/images/pdf/resources/child-support-network.pdf
Cloughessy, K., Waniganayake, M., & Blatterer, H. (2019) The good and the bad: Lesbian parents’ experiences of Australian early childhood settings and their suggestions for working effectively with families.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 33(3), 446-458.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2019.1607786
Commonwealth of Australia. (2010). Protecting children is everyone’s business: National framework for protecting Australia’s children 2009–2020.
https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/child_protection_framework.pdf
Communities & Justice. (2021, March 16). Family Connect and Support.
https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/support-programs/all-families/family-connect-and-support
Corr, L., Cook, K., LaMontagne, A. D., Davis, E., & Waters, E. (2017). Early childhood educator mental health: Performing the National Quality Standard. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(4), 97–105.
Cultural Atlas. (n.d.). Australian Culture: Family.
https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/australian-culture/australian-culture-family

Davies, S., & Berger, E. (2019). Teachers’ experiences in responding to students’ exposure to domestic violence. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44(11), 96-109.
https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2019v44.n11.6
Department of Communities and Justice. (2021, August 24). Family Connect and Support.
https://www.familyconnectsupport.dcj.nsw.gov.au
Diamond, A., & Whitington, V. (2015). Studying early brain development: Educators’ reports about their learning and its applications to early childhood policies and practices. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 40(3), 11-19.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911504000303
Educational Transitions and Change (ETC) Research Group. (2011). Transition to school: Position statement. Albury-Wodonga: Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education, Charles Sturt University.
https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/education/transitions/resources/Position-Statement.pdf
Everymind. (2014). Connections: A resource for early childhood educators about children’s wellbeing. Australian Government Department of Education.
https://everymind.imgix.net/assets/Uploads/connections-resource-book.pdf
Fenech, M. & Skattebol, J. (2021). Supporting the inclusion of low-income families in early childhood education: An exploration of approaches through a social justice lens. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 25(9), 1042-1060,
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/13603116.2019.1597929
Fordham, L., & Kennedy, A. (2017). Engaging vulnerable children and families: Learning from a new model of education and care. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(4), 30 - 37.
https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.42.4.04
GenoPro. (n.d.). Family systems theory.
https://www.genopro.com/genogram/family-systems-theory/
Hadley, F., & Rouse, E. (2018). The family–centre partnership disconnect: Creating reciprocity. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 19(1), 48–62.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1463949118762148
Higgins, D. J. (2015). A public health approach to enhancing safe and supportive family environments for children. Family Matters, 96, 39-52.
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/family-matters/issue-96/public-health-approach-enhancing-safe-and-supportive-family-environments-children
Hunter, C., & Price-Robertson, R. (2014, May).The good practice guide to Child Aware Approaches: Keeping children safe and well. (CFCA Paper, No.21).
AIFS. https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/good-practice-guide-child-aware-approaches-keeping-children-safe-and-wel
Jalongo, M. (2021). The effects of COVID‑19 on early childhood education and care: Research and resources for children, families, teachers, and teacher educators. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49(5), 763–774.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01208-y
Johnson, B. E., & Ray, W. (2016). Family systems theory. In S. Smith (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell encyclopedia of family studies (pp. 782-787).
https://doi.org/ 10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs130
Kids Helpline: Anytime any reason (2018). Building resilience.
https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/building-resilience
Laletas, S., Goodyear, M., & Reupert, A. (2018). Parental mental illness: Cross-sectional analysis of family focused practice within the early childhood sector. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(5), 1650-1660.
https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10826-017-0992-1
Lamb, C. S. (2020). Constructing early childhood services as culturally credible trauma-recovery environments: participatory barriers and enablers for refugee families. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 28(1), 129-148.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2020.1707368
Lander, L., Howsare, J., & Byrne, M. (2013). The impact of substance use disorders on families and children: From theory to practice.
Social Work in Public Health, 28(3/4), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2013.759005

MensLine Australia. (n.d.). The power of a good support network.
https://mensline.org.au/mens-mental-health/the-power-of-a-good-support-network/
Milne, L., & Neil, R. (2018). Domestic violence and the role of early childhood educators: Understanding court orders and supporting children. Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years, 24(3), 18–20.
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=134066467&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=shib&custid=s8715057
Moll, L. C. (2019). Elaborating Funds of Knowledge: Community-Oriented Practices in International Contexts. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 68(1), 130–138.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2381336919870805
Moloney, L., Weston, R., & Qu. L. (2015). Attitudes to post-separation care arrangement in the face of current parental violence. Family Matters, 96, 64-71.
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/family-matters/issue-96/attitudes-post-separation-care-arrangements-face-current-parental-violence
Moore, T.G., McHugh-Dillon, H., Bull, K., Fry, R., Laidlaw, B., & West, S. (2014). The evidence: What we know about place-based approaches to support children’s wellbeing: Collaborate for children.
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital
Centre for Community Child Health.
http://apo.org.au/files/Resource/ccch_collaborate_for_children_report_the_evidence_nov2014.pdf
Murphy, C., Matthews, J., Clayton, O., & Cann, W. (2021). Partnership with families in early childhood education: Exploratory study. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 46(1), 93-106.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1836939120979067
Quirk, F. A., & Rickwood, D. J. (2015). Effects on social support networks: Exploring the impact of type and severity of abuse experienced by children and adolescents. Children Australia, 40(3), 180-187.
https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2015.27
Relationships Australia. (2018, August 1). June 2018: Families and how to define them in modern society.
https://www.relationships.org.au/what-we-do/research/online-survey/june-2018-families-and-how-to-define-them-in-modern-society
Roberts, W. (2015). Enabling change through education for children and their families experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage: The understandings of early childhood professionals. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 49-56.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911504000207
Roberts, W. (2017). Trust, empathy and time: Relationship building with families experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage in early childhood education and care centres. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(4), 4-12.
https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.42.4.01
Rouse, L. (2012). Family-centred practice: Empowerment, self-efficacy, and challenges for practitioners in early childhood education and care. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 13(1), 17-26.
https://doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2012.13.1.17

Skattebol, J., Blaxland, M., Brennan, D., Adamson, E., Purcal, C., Hill, T., Jenkins, B., & Williams, F. (2014). Families at the centre: What do low income families say about care and education for their young children?
(SPRC Report 28/2014). Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia. https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/arts-design-architecture/ada-faculty/sprc/2021-06-Families-at-the-Centre-What-do-low-income-families-say.pdf
Suicide Call Back Service. (n.d.).How to build a strong support network.
https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/blog/how-to-build-a-strong-support-network/
Tobin, J. (2020). Addressing the needs of children of immigrants and refugee families in contemporary ECEC settings: Findings and implications from the Children Crossing Borders study.
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 28(1), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2020.1707359
Tsantefski, M., Parkes, A., Tidyman, A., & Campion, M. (2013). An extended family for life for children affected by parental substance dependence. Family Matters, (93), 74-83.
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/family-matters/issue-93/extended-family-life-children-affected-parental-substance
Valli, L., Stefanski, A., & Jacobson, R. (2016). Typologizing school–community partnerships: A framework for analysis and action. Urban Education, 51(7), 719–747.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914549366
Varda, D.M., & Talmi, A. (2018). Social connectedness in family social support networks: Strengthening systems of care for children with special health care needs. eGEMs: The Journal for Electronic Health Data and Methods.6, (1) 23.
https://doi.org/10.5334/egems.232
Weston, R., & Qu, L. (2014). Trends in family transitions, forms and functioning: Essential issues for policy development and legislation. Family Matters (95), 76-84.
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/family-matters/issue-95/trends-family-transitions-forms-and-functioning