The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is the peak body for the child and family services sector in Victoria. For over 100 years, the Centre has advocated for the rights of children and young people to be heard, to be safe, access education and to remain connected to family, community and culture.
Communities of Practice (CoP) are groups of peers who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
The Centre has a strong interest in identifying, translating, and embedding the best available research and practice expertise to build Victoria’s evidence base in relation to young people who use violence in the home (AVITH). The Centre recognises the importance of building the knowledge base of evidence-informed and promising practice in this space through a Community of Practice.
The objectives of this group are to:
The ongoing work of family violence reforms has highlighted gaps in knowledge about AVITH and the need for specialist expert advice to enable service providers to more effectively respond to and support these young people. The value of an AVITH Community of Practice would be to build the knowledge base of evidence-informed and promising practice in this space. The Community of Practice will assist in:
For more information about this group, please email karalyn.davies@cfecfw.asn.au