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Published: 17 October, 2012
Pages: 76

The purpose of this paper is threefold:
  • To update Practitioners in terms of current practice and recent developments in the law relating to the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989.
  • To provide background information about issues and challenges when moving to permanency including:
    - Why permanency is important
    - A developmental perspective on the needs of children moving to permanency
    - Challenges for caregivers
    - The role of birth family and contact
  • To provide practical advice for Practitioners advising parents or caregivers, or when acting on behalf of children when permanency is being either contemplated or pursued.

Dr Nicola Atwool Tracey Gunn
Dr Nicola Atwool
University of Otago
Dunedin
Tracey Gunn
Tracey Gunn Barrister
Hamilton

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