Information for kinship, foster carers and support agencies There are a number of groups and organisations involved in the child protection system that have limited access to information about the child protection system or the legal services available. This includes carers, who provide invaluable support to children and organisations working with children and parents. It's important to work with these groups to develop relevant information so that they may better support children and parents getting access to legal services. is sometimes seen as amateurism. But a lot of carers view their role in the ‘Volunteerism don’t system as amateurish. We give 24-hour care to some of the most damaged kids in the community. We know these kids better than many of their family members. We want to be a part of the solution. If we have information, we could better prepare kids for the court process and fallout but we feel constantly excluded. This is despite the fact we are the ones that have to pick up the pieces when court says they A carer can’t go home.’ – Support workers were highly supportive of the development of materials that could assist them to support children, young people and parents navigating the child protection system. They felt they could play an important role in reinforcing advice and support if they had greater awareness and knowledge of how the legal processes operated. Option 17 Victoria Legal Aid engage with kinship and foster carers to develop materials and information relevant to their involvement in the child protection system. Option 18 Victoria Legal Aid engage with service providers to develop materials and information relevant to their involvement in the child protection system.
Information for kinship, foster carers and support agencies There are a number of groups and organisations involved in the child protection system that have limited access to information about the child protection system or the legal services available. This includes carers, who provide invaluable support to children and organisations working with children and parents. It's important to work with these groups to develop relevant information so that they may better support children and parents getting access to legal services. ‘Volunteerism is sometimes seen as amateurism. But a lot of carers don’t view their role in the system as amateurish. We give 24-hour care to some of the most damaged kids in the community. We know these kids better than many of their family members. We want to be a part of the solution. If we have information, we could better prepare kids for the court process and fallout but we feel constantly excluded. This is despite the fact we are the ones that have to pick up the pieces when court says they can’t go home.’ – A carer Support workers were highly supportive of the development of materials that could assist them to support children, young people and parents navigating the child protection system. They felt they could play an important role in reinforcing advice and support if they had greater awareness and knowledge of how the legal processes operated. Option 17 Victoria Legal Aid engage with kinship and foster carers to develop materials and information relevant to their involvement in the child protection system. Option 18 Victoria Legal Aid engage with service providers to develop materials and information relevant to their involvement in the child protection system.
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