Research / Learnings

How Young People are Faring report and oecd data have shown how young people seeking work are disproportionately affected by the economic instability that we have experienced in recent times.

For the Love of Kids is a memoir of my life as an Australian (Cairns) mother and foster mother. I believe that it may be the first book on fostering to be published by an Australian foster parent.

Introducing the new Post Placement Resource Centre to the broader community of professionals, including youth workers, teachers and student welfare coordinators. You’d be aware of the growing number of students in foster care, kinship care, permanent care or who have been adopted either locally, or from overseas.

People with learning disabilities are at greater risk of physical and psychiatric illness than the population at large, but their health needs are often not adequately supported.

Creating Non-Aggressive School Cultures - Includes CD-Rom Elizabeth Smith, Jan Sargeant & Tina Rae - Published October 2010 Both research and anecdotal evidence tell us that bullying affects the lives of many of our children and young people. Working together in partnership to reduce bullying in our schools and communities is crucial. The difference it could make to just one child or young person’s life is a difference worth making.

A Guide for Students with Disabilities and Their Families Susan Yellin and Christina Cacioppo Bertsch - Published October 2010 Graduating high school and moving on to further education or the workplace brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and this is especially true for students with disabilities. This useful book provides a complete overview of the issues such students and their families will need to consider, and outlines the key skills they will need in order to succeed once they get there. The authors describe the legal landscape as it applies to students with disabilities, and how to obtain the proper disability documentation to ensure that the student receives the right support and accommodations in college.

How People with Autism Learn Wendy Lawson Foreword by Rita Jordan & Lisa Simone - Published October 2010 In entirely accessible terms, Wendy Lawson lays out her groundbreaking theory of Single Attention and Associated Cognition in Autism (SAACA), an approach that explains autism in terms of the unique learning style of individuals on the autism spectrum.

The Quiet Mind- Photo-Based Therapeutic Activities for Anxiety, ADD/ADHD and more: • For Children, Teens and Adults • Easy and Ready To Use Activities • Includes Book and CD • Scientifically Developed and Tested Price: AUD - $76.95AUD - (Includes GST, postage & handling) NZ - $78.87 AUD - approx. $102.53 NZD (includes postage & handling)

Solution-Oriented Therapy is one of the most popular of the new short-term therapies, it has become popular so quickly because of its accessibility and simplicity. It focuses on the positive things in the lives of people with problems, rather than on their pathology. This form of therapy avoids jargon and diagnostic labelling and favours finding simple solutions even to complex problems. Most people actually have the solutions to their problems, but it is as if they are behind a locked door and don't have the key.

An excellent resource for use in youth and community wellbeing and support programs, Not So Straight has been developed by members of FPV's same sex attracted support group for young people to raise awareness of the issues faced by same sex attracted youth.

Many young people struggle with issues such as anxiety, aggression, disability and bullying through the pre teen and teen years. “I Just Want To Be Me” is designed to assist such children and provides a valuable new resource for Counsellors, Teachers, Parents, Therapists and anyone dealing with them.

Diversity means different things to different people.

Barwon Community Legal Service invites service providers and community workers to a FREE information session. This is an opportunity for new and existing workers to explore legal issues that affect your clients and members of our community

The Disability Law Handbook is a 64-page guide to the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability related laws. Written in an FAQ format, The Disability Law Handbook answers questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalised Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments.