Abuse Law Symposium - Evidence in Abuse Law Claims: Historical Child Maltreatment and the Changing Nature of Child Protection Practices
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Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
11.15am to 12.15pm Historical Child Maltreatment and the Changing Nature of Child Protection Practices
Professor Bob Lonne and Prof Maria Harries provide an overview of child protection policy and practice and follow this with an interactive Q&A session concerning how expert witnesses assist in abuse claims and litigation.
- The ways in which social constructions of the children, childhood and the family have altered and have shaped interventions by the state to protect children from harm
- A critical examination of the findings of judicial and other inquiries into child protection system outcomes for children, families and communities
- How people can be harmed by their experiences with child protection agencies
- What legal expert witness reports can provide regarding historical child maltreatment
Presented by Prof. Bob Lonne, and Prof. Maria Harries AM, Consultants, Ferret Consulting
Presenters
Prof. Bob Lonne
Bob Lonne, PhD is a Professor of Social Work with a distinguished 40-year practice, managerial, academic and research career in child protection, being an advocate for systemic reform and prevention strategies for child abuse and neglect. He has consulted for a range of Australian and international agencies about practice, policy and system developments. He is an accomplished author and was a former National President of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Professor Lonne has completed numerous high-quality reports as a legal expert witness in civil litigation, Coronial inquiries and judicial inquiries; being cited over 40 times in the final report of the Queensland Carmody judicial inquiry into the child protection system. His reputation is for combining extensive research of the legal/institutional context with a hands-on understanding of how policies and culture shape practice, and how this can lead to harm and unintended consequences. Professor Lonne is the co-founder of Ferret Consulting.
Prof. Maria Harries AM
Professor Maria Harries AM is a nationally and internationally recognized social work practitioner, researcher, and scholar in the areas of child and family wellbeing, child protection/maltreatment, family violence and mental health over a career spanning fifty years. She has undertaken multiple reviews of services, conducted inquiries into child deaths and incidents of serious malpractice, and has led and been engaged in re-designs of child and youth safety services across Australian jurisdictions. She has often testified as an expert witness and is experienced at preparing reports for civil court matters. Professor Harries has been particularly active in establishing and supporting services for vulnerable populations including survivors of abuse including sexual abuse. She has always pursued an evidence-base that links academic research to teaching, policy development and practice excellence. She is a co-founder of Ferret Consulting.