Masters in Social Work — Child and Family Practice
Currently under way, with a focus on family violence — deepening the child and family practice that sits beneath the resources.
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Qualifications & Appointments
Study, standing and service.
A Masters in Social Work in Child and Family Practice under way, state and national appointments with Early Childhood Australia, and a book on child safety — titles listed without certificate identifiers.
Formal Study & Formal Standing
Where the practice is anchored
Early Childhood Australia — Victorian Branch
Committee member, and convenor of Special Interest Groups for the Victorian Branch.
ECA National Reconciliation Advisory Group
A seat on Early Childhood Australia’s national advisory group for reconciliation.
A book on asserting a culture of child safety
Guiding education and care services to create and maintain safe, inclusive environments for children.
Qualification and appointment titles are listed without certificate numbers or identifiers, in line with CAQA's privacy standard.
Appointments & Authorship
Service to the sector
Appointments & Contribution
- Early Childhood Australia, Victorian Branch — committee member
- Special Interest Groups, ECA Victorian Branch — convenor
- National Reconciliation Advisory Group, ECA — member
- Author — a book on asserting a culture of child safety
- Keynote presenter — conferences nationwide
- Professional learning programs — a key contributor to professional learning calendars and local government professional development
Academic & Professional Formation
- Masters in Social Work, Child and Family Practice — currently under way, focused on family violence
- More than twenty years in early childhood — active involvement across the sector
- Early childhood consultant and trainer — Gowrie Victoria
- Children’s services management — managing local government children’s services teams
- Field officer leadership — leading a childcare field officer team
- Founding director — Talarico Consulting and Medical Action Bag
Put it to work
Standards, applied to your learners
See how the formation shows up in curriculum, resources and child-safe practice.