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Case management : policy, practice and professional business (2003) - eBook and book by Dianne Elizabeth Gursansky; Rosemary Kennedy; Judy Harvey
Fundamentals of case management practice : skills for human services (2025) - Book by Nancy Summers
A short introduction to attachment and attachment disorder (2017) - eBook and book by Colby Pearce

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Readings

ACEs Aware. (n.d.). The science of ACEs & toxic stress: ACEs and toxic stress can affect health, but toxic stress is treatable.
https://www.acesaware.org/ace-fundamentals/the-science-of-aces-toxic-stress/
Centre for Disease Control. (n.d.). About adverse childhood experiences.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/aces/about/index.html
Dye, H. (2018). The impact and long-term effects of childhood trauma.
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 28(3), 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2018.1435328
Ellis, B. J., Bianchi, J. G., Griskevicius, V., & Frankenhuis, W. E. (2017). Beyond risk and protective factors: An adaptation-based approach to resilience.
Perspectives on Psychological Science,12(4), 561-587. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916176930
Emerging Minds. (n.d.). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and children’s wellbeing - parent fact sheet.
https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/adverse-childhood-experiences-aces-and-childrens-wellbeing-parent-fact-sheet/
Emerging Minds. (n.d.). In focus:Trauma-informed care.
https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/in-focus-trauma-informed-care/
Emerging Minds Australia. (2021, March 29). What are adverse childhood experiences?: Emerging Minds podcast [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/bTODpJBEBqU
Felitti, V. J., Anda, R. F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D. F., Spitz, A. M., Edwards, V., Koss, M. P., & Marks, J. S. (1998).
Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 14(4), 245-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8
Freud, A. (2020, September 17). Childhood trauma and the brain: UK Trauma Council [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/xYBUY1kZpf8
Frogley, C. (2018, August 3). Developmental trauma: How useful is this framework?
ACAMH. https://www.acamh.org/blog/developmental-trauma-useful-framework/
KidsXpress. (2019, October 10). Adverse childhood experiences - ACEs [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/8gKyCi0L7eM
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.). About child trauma.
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/about-child-trauma
Olesen, S. C., Macdonald, E., Raphael, B., & Butterworth, P. (2010). Children's exposure to parental and familial adversities: Findings from a population survey of Australians.
Family Matters, 84,43-52.
TED. (2015, February 18). How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime: Nadine Burke Harris: TED [Video].
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Alberta Family Wellness. (2013, October 19). How brains are built: The core story of brain development [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/LmVWOe1ky8s
Sprouts. (2017, April 24). 8 stages of development by Erik Erikson [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/aYCBdZLCDBQ
Sprouts. (2018, August 1). Piaget’s theory of cognitive development [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/IhcgYgx7aAA
Sprouts. (2019, November 29). Kohlberg’s 6 stages of moral development [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/bounwXLkme4
Sprouts. (2022, April 28), Social learning theory: Bandura’s Bobo beatdown experiments [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/XHIhkM1cAv4

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023, November 22). Childhood abuse: Prevalence rates.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/crime-and-justice/childhood-abuse/latest-release#prevalence-rates
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2020, March). Protective factors approaches in child welfare (Issue briefs).
https://www.childwelfare.gov/resources/protective-factors-approaches-child-welfare/
Goldman, J., Salus, M. K., Wolcott, D., & Kennedy, K. Y. (2003). A coordinated response to child abuse and neglect: The foundation for practice.
(ED474857). ERIC. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED474857
Haslam, D., Mathews, B., Pacella, R., Scott, J. G., Finkelhor, D., Higgins, D. J., Meinck, F., Erskine, H. E., Thomas, H. J., Lawrence, D., & Malacova, E. (2023).
The prevalence and impact of child maltreatment in Australia: Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study: 2023: Brief report. Queensland University of Technology. https://www.acms.au/resources/the-prevalence-and-impact-of-child-maltreatment-in-australia-findings-from-the-australian-child-maltreatment-study-2023-brief-report/
NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2024, May 28). What is significant risk of harm?
https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/children-and-families/protecting-our-kids/reporting-a-child-at-risk/should-i-call-to-report-a-child-at-risk-.html#:~:text=The%20law%20says%20a%20child,or%20secure%20place%20to%20live
Smart, J. (2017, May). Risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect [Policy and practice paper].
Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://aifs.gov.au/resources/policy-and-practice-papers/risk-and-protective-factors-child-abuse-and-neglect

ABC News In-depth. (2024, July 25). The number of Indigenous kids in out of home care is at an all-time high: 7.30 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/uUBM5DebDgA
Australian Human Rights Commission. (2020). A children's rights framework.
https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/childrens_rights_framework_-_australias_third_upr_2021.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024, December 13). Youth detention population in Australia 2024.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/youth-justice/youth-detention-population-in-australia-2024/contents/about
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024, November 22). Youth justice: Overview.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/health-welfare-services/youth-justice/overview
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024, October 25). Young people under youth justice supervision and their interaction with the child protection system 2022-23.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/youth-justice/young-people-youth-justice-supervision-2022-23/summary
NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study: Outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care: Research report No. 18: Offending among young people in contact with the out-of-home care system.
https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/pocls/pocls-publications/offending-among-young-people.pdf
Family & Community Services Insights, Analysis & Research. (2023, January). Pathways to homelessness for young people leaving out-of-home care in NSW [Evidence brief].
NSW Department of Communities and Justice. https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/facsiar-publications-and-resources/Pathways-to-homelessness-for-young-people-leaving-out-of-home-care-in-NSW-January-2023-Evidence-Brief.pdf
Institute of Child Protection Studies. (2017, May 1). Safety of young people in residential care [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/V6Baqva7_mI
McPherson, L. (2020, March). They came to us for care and left with a criminal record.
Australian Childhood Foundation. https://www.cetc.org.au/they-came-to-us-for-care-and-left-with-a-criminal-record/
NSW Department of Family and Community Services. (2024, September 20). Charter of Rights: 7-12: These are your rights [Booklet].
https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/service-providers/oohc-and-permanency-support-services/permanency-support-program-oohc/psp-and-oohc-resources/your-rights-as-child-or-young-person-in-care.html#Charter1
NSW Department of Family and Community Services. (2024, September 20). Charter of Rights: 13-17: These are your rights [Booklet].
https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/service-providers/oohc-and-permanency-support-services/permanency-support-program-oohc/psp-and-oohc-resources/your-rights-as-child-or-young-person-in-care.html#Charter2
Victorian Department of Human Services. (2012). Child development and trauma.
https://www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/our-approach/best-interests-case-practice-model/child-development-and-trauma/child-development-and
Youth Justice NSW. (n.d.). Young people in custody health survey 2015.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/youth-justice/about/research/custody-health-survey#toc-young-people-in-custody-health-survey

Ham, J. (2017, April 4). Trauma and the Incredible Hulk [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/o0FtfB4Co0k
McLean, S. (2016, November). Children's attachment needs in the context of out-of-home care [Practice guide].
Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://aifs.gov.au/resources/practice-guides/childrens-attachment-needs-context-out-home-care
Mind Known. (2024, June 18). Polyvagal Theory made simple [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/0zrlKLgnov4
Psych2Go. (2020, July 13). How does the attachment theory affect your childhood life? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/GHNOdsbRuaw
Sprouts. (2018, May 31). The attachment theory: How childhood affects life [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/WjOowWxOXCg

childsafetygovau. (2023, September 22). Understanding cultural safety in child safe organisations [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/FdkoeeqspeE
MacNamara, N. (2020, February). Relationship-based care is key to recovery and change.
Australian Childhood Foundation. https://www.cetc.org.au/relationship-based-care-is-key-to-recovery-and-change/
Purvis, K. B., Cross, D. R., & Sunshine, W. L. (2007). The connected child.
McGraw-Hill. (Chapter 4 Disarming the fear response with felt safety)
Trauma Free World. (2022, March 3). Session 7: Introduction to trauma informed care: Safety [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/OicfXO_6S_I
Whitehouse, O. (2024, August 4). The importance of predictability in children's lives.
Care Assist Tasmania. https://www.careassisttas.com.au/post/the-importance-of-predictability-in-children-s-live

acypNSW. (2023, May 5). Top 10 tips for participation with children and young people [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/M5A7V7HNI6Y
CREATE fnd. (2016, August 22). Voice your choice [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/n3lnBNdYDaw
CREATE fnd. (2020, March 5). Participate! The why and how of engaging young people in care in decision making about their life [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/dxVRH-cEmdI
CREATE Foundation. (2020, November). Children and young people as decision-makers: Encouraging participation in out-of-home care: Best practice guide.
https://create.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CRE4299_CREATE_BestPracticeResource_A4_2020web.pdf
Inclusion Solutions / WAiS. (2022, November 30). SDM:02 What is supported decision making (Michelle) [Video].
Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/776555027
Lundy, L. (2007). ‘Voice’ is not enough: Conceptualising Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
British Educational Research Journal, 33(6), 927-942. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920701657033
NSW Advocate for Children and Young People. (2015, April). Understanding and supporting children and young people’s participation.
https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/participation-resources/understanding-and-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-participation (pp. 4-12)
NSW Commission for Children and Young People. (2003). Participation: Meeting together: Deciding together: Kids participating in case-planning decisions that affect their lives.
https://createyourfuture.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TAKING-PARTicipation-Seriously.pdf
Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People. (n.d.). Ethical considerations.
https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/participation-resources/ethical-considerations
Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People. (n.d.). Participatory rights for children and young people.
https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/participation-resources/participatory-rights-for-children-and-young-people
Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People. (n.d.). Ten tips for children and young people's participation.
https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/top-10-tips-for-participation
Schwarzman, J., Alla, K., & Miller, H. (2025, February). Respecting children’s rights to participate.
Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/why-meaningful-participation-for-children-in-out-of-home-care-is-essential/#respecting-childrens-rights-to-participate
Vosz, M., McPherson, L., Gatwiri, K., & Parmenter, N. (2020, April). Enabling young people’s participation in residential care decision-making [Research brief].
Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care. https://www.cetc.org.au/enabling-young-peoples-participation-in-residential-care-decision-making-research-brief/

CREATE Foundation. (n.d.). Consultations.
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Chapter 3 Beginning the case management process: Assessment
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Youth Affairs Council Victoria. (n.d.). Strengths-based practice: How to use young people’s existing skills to build their capacity.
https://www.yacvic.org.au/yerp/become-a-youth-worker/strengths-based-practice/

Gursansky, D., Kennedy, R., & Camilleri, P. (2012). The practice of case management: Effective strategies for positive outcomes.
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LifeHack. (2020, June 3). How to write smart goals effectively: Lifehack [Video].
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NSW Commission for Children and Young People. (2003). Participation: Meeting together: Deciding together: Kids participating in case-planning decisions that affect their lives.
https://createyourfuture.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TAKING-PARTicipation-Seriously.pdf

Bristow, G., Macnamara, N., & Mitchell, J. (2022, June). Creating a balance between empowerment and limit setting in therapeutic care: Practice guide.
Australian Childhood Foundation. https://www.cetc.org.au/creating-a-balance-between-empowerment-and-limit-setting-in-therapeutic-care-practice-guide/
COPA National. (2017, November 16). What does youth empowerment mean to you? [Video].
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Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect Government Relations. (2023). Integrated trauma-informed care framework: My story, my health, my future.
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Foundations for Community Health Workers. (2015, March 6). Confidentiality and reporting: Faculty interview, foundations [Video].
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