The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle: Guide to Support Implementation

Published 2018

Introduction

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle: Guide to Support Implementation resource is primarily designed to support a holistic understanding of the five elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (the Child Placement Principle) and promote the processes, strategies and practices required to progress its implementation.

It is the third in a series of resources produced by SNAICC – National Voice for our Children to support enhanced implementation of the Child Placement Principle in line with its intent to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children safely connected to their families, communities and cultures.

The resource is designed primarily for practice leaders in children and families sectors. It will also be useful for policy makers as it addresses the policy settings that support and enable effective practice. It is useful to read this resource alongside the two other resources in the series, which are available from the SNAICC website:

• Understanding and Applying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle; and
• the respective Baseline Analysis of Best Practice Implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle for each state and territory.

Across Australia, a significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander agencies support children and families who are at risk of or involved with statutory child protection. These agencies share common goals to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children safe, keep families and communities together, and put a stop to the damaging effects of separation that have continued from the experiences of the Stolen Generations. The expert knowledge and experience of these agencies strongly informs this resource.