Elevating how services approach cultural connections with children
S.E.L.F. in Practice
The S.E.L.F tool is designed to complement approaches to working with children and families by strengthening practitioners' approaches to gaining a deeper knowledge of information that may be relevant to children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The S.E.L.F-practice tool is easily used by practitioners working with children and young people from diverse cultural backgrounds in early intervention, family preservation, child protection and out-of-home care programs.
The tool guides practitioners to review the way they communicate, connect and collaborate with parents, carers and cultural experts to improve child-focused, culturally considered assessments, decisions, interventions, reviews and reports.
The S.E.L.F practice tool complements:
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Family engagement
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Child safety and risk assessment.
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Family finding and mapping
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Family case meetings
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Family Group Conferencing
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Carer assessment and placement matching
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Cultural care planning
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Cultural life story work
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Community development
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Family restoration
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Guardianship assessment
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Carer training
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Planning for Independence
