Do Multi-Agency Case Review Meetings Improve the Quality of Responses to Child Abuse? | CSI UWA webinar

Do Multi-Agency Case Review Meetings Improve the Quality of Responses to Child Abuse?

An effective response to child abuse requires a range of agencies working together to advance the best interests of children. To facilitate this, it is common to hold cross-agency case meetings, to share information about the case and plan the response. This webinar will present new research on the effect of holding these case meetings on perceptions of child abuse risk, involving simulating case review meetings with cross-agency professionals in Perth. The webinar will also highlight the different types of case review approaches in use across Australia and their potential value in improving the response to abuse.

Presenter

Dr James Herbert, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact UWA

James is a social researcher undertaking research and evaluation on the topic of cross-agency collaboration in responses to child sexual abuse, particularly the design and implementation of investigation and therapeutic support teams and addressing institutional barriers to effective collaboration. He is currently undertaking research on addressing the barriers to therapy engagement for children who have disclosed sexual abuse. Working across child protection topics, James also has a key interest in the translation of research evidence into policy and practice change and building the capacity of the sector to apply evaluative thinking to complex social policy issues.

• Date: Tuesday 12 November 2024
• Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AWST)
• Online only
• Free event but registration is essential to access the webinar

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