Out-of-Home Care: Children's Journeys

Fostering cultural identity and connection in out-of-home care

The University of Queensland Season 1 Episode 6

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Guest hosted by Mackenzie Rhodes, Dr Kate Thompson and Candice Butler discuss the impacts of out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. They unpack the current perceptions surrounding cultural support plans, share crucial insights into the experiences and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers, kinship carers, and key stakeholders, and explore how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle can support cultural connection and participation.


Find out more: https://lifecoursecentre.org.au/research-projects/out-of-home-care-study/