Developing Practice No.39 July 2014

Belief and ability: Essential qualities of an effective child protection workforce
Kate Alexander  p.4-15

Using early childhood development research in child protection: Benefits, boundaries and blind spots
Sarah Wise and Marie Connolly p.16-28

Parent responsibility contracts: The evidence
Natalie Parmenter p.32-41

Getting more bang for your buck: What works best in professional development in the child, youth and family workforce
Morag McArthur and Bronwyn Thomson p.42-55

Evidence to inform out-of-home care policy and practice in NSW: An overview of the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study
Marina Paxman, Lucy Tully, Johanna Watson and Sharon Burke p.56-72

Principles in practice
Kerry Lane and Elaine Thomson p.73-79

A review of pre-birth child protection planning in a tertiary maternity hospital: Engage vulnerable pregnant women
Celine Harrison and Jenny O'Callaghan p.80-87

Book Review
'Violence against women: Current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation'
Reviewed by Liane Flynn p.88-91

Working with families where an adult is violent
Victorian Government Department of Human Services p.92-93