Information Education Session Resources

2022 Information Education Session Resources

Education Session 1

Topic: Introduction to Child Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms

Date Presented: Thursday 28 April 2022

Summary:

 In this session we have Nerida Mason from DET Implementation, Victorian Child Information Sharing Division, Victorian Department of Education and has worked in the Education Sector as a leader and teacher for 20 years. Her career has focused predominantly on the student wellbeing, safety and engagement area, leading multi-disciplinary teams of education and mental health professionals to support students and their families. Nerida joined the Victorian Child Information Division at the beginning of 2020 – her role has involved the development and delivery of training, implementation support and culture change activities for education workforces

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Education Session 2

Topic: Introduction to Child Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms

Date Presented: Wednesday 25 May 2022

Summary:

We were very fortunate to have Mark Aitken, a Registered Nurse and the Stakeholder Engagement Manager with Nurse & Midwife Support, the national 24/7 support service for nurses midwives, and students present the second session.

The session will be outlining Nurse & Midwife Support: supporting the health and wellbeing of nurses and midwives- in the context of child information, child well-being and safety. ​

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Education Session 3

Topic: Introduction to Child Information Sharing: How it Works in Practice

Date Presented: Wednesday 29 June 2022

Summary:

In Today's session, we have Nerida Mason returning from education session one!

From DET Implementation, Victorian Child Information Sharing Division, Victorian Department of Education, and has worked in the Education Sector as a leader and teacher for 20 years. Her career has focused predominantly on the student wellbeing, safety and engagement area, leading multi-disciplinary teams of education and mental health professionals to support students and their families. For today session we will cover:

• Refresh understanding of CISS
• Build confidence in understanding of when information can be shared under CISS and FVISS 
• Describe information sharing requirements
• Familiarize with organisational decision-making protocols
• Develop understanding of proactive information sharing and making a request

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Education Session 4

Topic: Good information sharing practices.

Date Presented: Wednesday 27 July 2022

Summary:

We were very fortunate to have Emma Nugent As a Project Officer at the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare.

The focus of this session is to assist in developing an understanding of:

• MARAM and the Information Sharing Schemes as a shared responsibility across sectors
• Understanding your role and responsibilities under the Information Sharing Schemes
• Responding to and making an information sharing request
• Good record keeping practices

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Education Session 5

Topic: Health needs for children & young people in out-of-home care

Date Presented: Wednesday 31 August 2022

Summary:

We were fortunate to have Karen Mclean with us from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital and Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

Education session 5: Learning Objectives 

• Understanding Health needs for children & young people in OOHC
• Identifying National recommendations for health assessments
• Awareness of Current practice in Victoria (our clinic set up, the findings of the study)
• Identifying barriers / enablers to healthcare for this cohorts

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Education Session 6

Topic: Introduction to Kids Helpline 

Date Presented: Wednesday 5 October

Summary:

We were fortunate to have Carla Sargeant with us from Kids Helpline provide an energsing and integrative workshop of all the work Kids Helpline achieve.

Education session 6: Learning Objectives 

• Understanding Kids Helpline services
• Understanding reasons why the service is contacted, who uses and refers to the services
• Identifying resources and supports

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NurseTalk

Topic: NurseTalk - Implementing and safely sharing Child Information in Primary Health Care

Date Presented: Wednesday 9 November

Summary:
Nerida Mason, from the Department of Education and Training Implementation, Victorian Child Information Sharing Division & Department of Education presenting practical tips and case study reflection. Exploring the topic of implementing and safely sharing Child Information in a Primary Health Care setting

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2023 Education Information Session Resources

Date Presented: Wednesday, 19 April 2023

2023 Education Session 1

Topic: The New Child Safe Standards

Summary:

Merrin Sulovski from the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) provides an education information session on the New Child Safe Standards

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Date Presented: Wednesday, 24 May 2023

2023 Education Session 2

Topic: Supporting Child Mental Health: Building Common Approaches in Primary Care

Summary:

This session, presented by Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health discusses how to support child mental health in primary care settings.

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Date Presented: Wednesday, 14 June 2023

2023 Education Session 3

Topic: Building Child Information Sharing Capacity in Primary Health Workforces

Summary:

This session, presented by Stuart Cardell from the Victorian Department of Education focuses on how Primary Health Networks can support their workforces to better understand and implement the CISS Reforms.

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Date Presented: Wednesday, 23 August 2023

2023 Education Session 4

Topic: Learn how to implement the CISS from a real-world case study

Summary:

In this session, Lori Adamec, Student Wellbeing Coordinator from Aldercourt Primary School, shares their experience of using the Child Information Sharing Scheme to ensure the safety and wellbeing of a student.

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Date Presented: Wednesday, 25 October 2023

2023 Education Session 5

Topic: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Primary Health Care

Summary:

Jessamy House, Clinical Practice Development Consultant from Berry Street Take Two delivers an education information session on Trauma-Informed Approaches to Primary Health Care.

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Date Presented: Tuesday, 14 November 2023

2023 Education Session 6

Topic: Enhancing Primary Care for Children and Young People Living in Out-of-Home Care

Summary:

Dr Susan Webster from the University of Melbourne delivers an education session focused on how primary health care can be enhanced for children and young people living in out-of-home care.

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More project information

Child information sharing is different from mandatory reporting. New child information sharing schemes commenced in Victoria with general practice, GPs and primary health care (PHC) nurses prescribed under the schemes in 2021. Professional obligations under the scheme are not yet widely understood in the setting, which is why APNA invites you to participate in the Improving Child Safety and Wellbeing and Family Violence Outcomes Project. 

The Child Information Sharing Capacity Building Grants Program (the Program) provides funding to sector peaks and lead bodies to increase awareness of child information sharing in prescribed workforces (education, health, child and family services, and justice) and to build workforce confidence in using the Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes (the Schemes) to undertake quality, timely and appropriate child information sharing, to promote child wellbeing or safety, and to assess or manage family violence risk to a child.

The Program will achieve this by:

• increasing awareness of child information sharing in prescribed organisations, including their roles, responsibilities, and obligations under the Schemes;

• supporting ISEs to embed the Schemes in their organisational systems, policies, processes and practice, to meet their legislative obligations;
• identifying and helping to address workforce gaps and barriers in understanding and implementing the Schemes;
• building workforce capability and confidence in using the Schemes to undertake quality, timely and appropriate child information sharing to promote child wellbeing and safety (using CISS), and to assess or manage family violence risk to a child.

This work is based on Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme under Part 5A of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008(Vic)(FVISS)and the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework made under Part 11 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008(Vic)(MARAM)).

• engaging Aboriginal and diverse and disadvantaged groups to increase understanding of child information sharing and promote cultural safety in using the Schemes;
• promoting cross-sector collaboration in support of a shared and consistent understanding of the Schemes and roles and responsibilities for child wellbeing and safety across the service system; and
• building on and adding value to existing information sharing capacity building initiatives and funded activities in prescribed sectors.

Summary of Project Activities

No.	Project Element	Activity
1.	Support education engagement	Awareness, promotion and engagement activities are planned. Watch this space.
		A community of practice (CoP) will be developed to promote understanding of child wellbeing and safety, raising awareness of implementation of child information sharing, and improving family violence outcomes.
2.	Education and Resources	Nurse Support (Mon-Fri, 9- 5pm) will be available to build confidence around child information sharing schemes and support for enquiries around responsibilities, implementation, where to go for assistance.
		6 education information sessions will be provided, commencing in April 2022 and held monthly. Dates to be confirmed.
		Existing expert government resources will be promoted and other resources developed to support knowledge and confidence in using the information sharing scheme. The DET online learning modules will be promoted.
3.	Communication and Information Promotion	A Podcast is planned to raise awareness of the CISS and provide resources about the importance of child information sharing to improve child safety and wellbeing and improve family violence outcomes. A Nurse talk event is planned for 21 September 6-7pm. This is an informal, interactive session.
		Online information and resources will be available to promote the Project and support improved awareness, understanding and access to the Victorian Government CISS/ FVISS resources including Victorian Government’s website on information sharing and MARAM reforms.
		Watch out for the 2022 Summer edition of the Primary Times for Project information.

Resources

Information and resources	Links	Agency/Source
Victorian Government’s website on the information sharing and MARAM reforms	https://www.vic.gov.au/information-sharing-schemes-and-the-maram-framework	Victorian Government
Training for health workforces in the information sharing and MARAM reforms:	https://training.infosharing.vic.gov.au	Victorian Government
An introduction to family violence awareness for nurses who work in primary health care	https://www.apna.asn.au/product/detail/f9d727e5-768f-ec11-80e2-005056be66b1	Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)
APNA Nurse Support	Call 1300 303 184 (or 03 9322 9598) Email nursesupport@apna.asn.au Improving Child Safety and Wellbeing and Family Violence Outcomes Project Contact: Cressida Bradley cressida.bradley@apna.asn.au  p: 1300 303 184	Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)
Mandatory reporting- Children youth and families - Who is mandated to report in Victoria?	https://providers.dffh.vic.gov.au/mandatory-reporting	Victorian Government
Mandatory reporting and requirements	https://www.1800respect.org.au/resources-and-tools/reporting-and-protection/mandatory-reporting	1800RESPECT Service Directory
Abuse and violence: working with our patients in general practice, 5th edition (the White Book)	https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/view-all-racgp-guidelines/abuse-and-violence/preamble	Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Family Violence GP Education Program	https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/faculties/vic/family-violence-gp-education-program	Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect	https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/mandatory-reporting-child-abuse-and-neglect
NMBA Your health matters - A 24/7 national support service for nurses & midwives providing access to confidential advice and referral.	Phone 1800 667 877 https://www.nmsupport.org.au/	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032	https://engage.dss.gov.au/draft-national-plan-to-end-violence-against-women-and-children-2022-2032/	Australian Government
Safer Families	https://www.saferfamilies.org.au/about-us	University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens’ Research Institute, La Trobe University and South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute
Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) Tool Kit - hospital based resources	https://www.thewomens.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-resources/strengthening-hospitals-response-to-family-violence	Victorian Government funded the Royal Women's Hospital (the Women's) and Bendigo Health
Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS)	https://www.tisnational.gov.au/it/Agencies/Charges-and-free-services/About-the-Free-Interpreting-Service/Free-Interpreting-Service-for-private-medical-practitioners	Free Interpreting Service for private medical practitioners

Information Sharing in other states and territories

Although the information sharing reforms are Victorian, child wellbeing and safety is a national priority and family violence doesn’t recognise borders.

It is important for cross border primary health care providers and schools to be aware of information sharing requirements in their jurisdiction as well as those of neighbouring jurisdictions. Please check your state or territory requirements. [i] [ii] [iii] [iv] [v] [vi]

[i] NSW Government, NSW Interagency Guidelines for Practitioners https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/providers/children-families/interagency-guidelines

[ii] Government of South Australia, Information sharing guidelines, https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/child-protection-initiatives/information-sharing-guidelines

[iii] Western Australian Government Working together for a better future for at risk children and families https://vsu.mhc.wa.gov.au/media/1312/cpfs-1.pdf

[iv] Northern Territory Information sharing guidelines https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/949774/information-sharing-guidelines.pdf

[v] QLD Government, Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, INFORMATION. SHARING GUIDELINES To meet the protection and care needs and promote the wellbeing of children https://www.cyjma.qld.gov.au/resources/dcsyw/about-us/partners/information-sharing/guidelines.pdf

[vi] Tasmanian Government, Delivering positive reforms in child safety, https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/site_resources_2015/additional_releases/delivering_positive_reforms_in_child_safety

ACT Government
https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/ocyfs/families-and-carers/carer-handbook/information-sharing

http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/caypa2008242/s859.html

About the APNA Project

About the APNA Improving Child Safety and Wellbeing and Family Violence Outcomes Project

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) is the peak professional body for nurses working in all primary health care clinical settings including general practice, community health, correctional care, schools, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services, and home-based settings.

APNA aims to build workforce confidence in using the Infomration sharing schemes (CISS & FVISS) to undertake quality, timely and appropriate child information sharing, to promote child wellbeing or safety, and to assess or manage family violence risk to a child and contribute towards to following outcomes:

• Awareness – Information Sharing Entities (ISEs) are aware of their roles, responsibilities, rights, and obligations.
• Information sharing- ISEs demonstrate quality, timely and appropriate child information sharing.
• System improvement- Improved service system coordination and collaboration in the interests of child safety.
• Empowerment and collaboration- A shared understanding and commitment to child wellbeing across services and communities.
• Decision making- support PHC Nurses to build increased awareness, knowledge and confidence to locate and implement relevant Victorian Government information and online learning to support sharing information safely, appropriately, and effectively, supporting a shift in child information sharing.

Key contacts

Lisa Collison- Program Manager – Nursing in Primary Health Care and Nursing Support lisa.collison@apna.asn.au

Cressida Bradley – Project Officer: cressida.bradley@apna.asn.au

Ph 1300 303 184