Workforce Development: A Pathway to Reforming Child Protection Systems in Australia

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Journal Article Workforce Development: A Pathway to Reforming Child Protection Systems in Australia Get access Bob Lonne, Bob Lonne * Bob is the foundation chair in social work at QUT and is the immediate past National President of the Australian Association of Social Workers. He has an extensive career as a practitioner, manager and researcher in child protection. Professor Maria Harries is an adjunct with the School of Social Work at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Maria has devoted her practice and academic careers to furthering the rights of vulnerable children and adults in the mental health and child protection fields. She has played key roles in a number of formal inquiries into the child protection system in Australia. Dr Sarah Lantz is a Research Fellow in the Social Policy Unit at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Sarah is an accomplished researcher in the areas of youth studies and children's health. Her recent book, Raising Chemical Free Kids, has raised consciousness about the effects of environmental health on children's well-being. *Correspondence to Professor Bob Lonne, Disciplinary Leader Social Work, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. E-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Maria Harries, Maria Harries Bob is the foundation chair in social work at QUT and is the immediate past National President of the Australian Association of Social Workers. He has an extensive career as a practitioner, manager and researcher in child protection. Professor Maria Harries is an adjunct with the School of Social Work at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Maria has devoted her practice and academic careers to furthering the rights of vulnerable children and adults in the mental health and child protection fields. She has played key roles in a number of formal inquiries into the child protection system in Australia. Dr Sarah Lantz is a Research Fellow in the Social Policy Unit at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Sarah is an accomplished researcher in the areas of youth studies and children's health. Her recent book, Raising Chemical Free Kids, has raised consciousness about the effects of environmental health on children's well-being. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sarah Lantz Sarah Lantz Bob is the foundation chair in social work at QUT and is the immediate past National President of the Australian Association of Social Workers. He has an extensive career as a practitioner, manager and researcher in child protection. Professor Maria Harries is an adjunct with the School of Social Work at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Maria has devoted her practice and academic careers to furthering the rights of vulnerable children and adults in the mental health and child protection fields. She has played key roles in a number of formal inquiries into the child protection system in Australia. Dr Sarah Lantz is a Research Fellow in the Social Policy Unit at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Sarah is an accomplished researcher in the areas of youth studies and children's health. Her recent book, Raising Chemical Free Kids, has raised consciousness about the effects of environmental health on children's well-being. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 8, December 2013, Pages 1630–1648, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs064 Published: 22 May 2012 Article history Accepted: 01 March 2012 Published: 22 May 2012