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Project

Early Intervention Strategies and Responses to Children aged 0-5 residing in SAAP Services (Staff)

Project Completion:

November 2005

Dr Erica Bell undertook research to consider the specific needs of children aged 0-5 affected by family voilence. The primary aims of this research was to:

  • identify key elements of a best practice framework for working with children aged 0-5;
  • identify assessment tools for effective responses to children aged 0-5;
  • provide advice about any necessary amendments to such tools to make them more suitable for Tasmanian contexts;
  • identify key support and links to other children's services;
  • identify key activities and theerapuetic play modules for use by Family Support Workers and Child Support Workers in SAAP services;
  • provide advice about any necessary amendments to these to make them suitable for Tasmania contexts;
  • describe key current early intervention activities within SAAP services;
  • identify key areas where development of services could occur.
  • Members: Erica Bell