NQ Child Protection Symposium

0900             Welcome to Country

Professor Gracelyn Smallwood

0915             Queensland Family and Child Commission

Andrea Lauchs Director, Communications, Education and Sector Development QFCC

1000             Children’s Development Service and NDIS – pathways for our children in child protection

1030             Morning Tea

1100             Trauma Informed Practice

Dr Judith Howard QUT Snr Lecturer Faculty of Education, Early Childhood and Inclusive Education

Shannon Baker EVOLVE  QH, Vicki James and Carla Anderson DET.

1230             Lunch – Townsville Hospital Foundation Friday BBQ outside front entrance –Sausage and drinks $2 each

1330             Child Protection Investigation Unit Queensland Police Service –Online child exploitation and offending behaviours. Det Snr Sgt D Miles

1415             Townsville Aboriginal &Islander Health Service – Recognised Entity, Foster & Kinship, Family

Wellbeing Service

1445             Afternoon tea

1515             Office of the Director of Child Protection Litigation

1545           CREATE Foundation – The lived experience

1600           Raffle and wrap up

(all timings are subject to change)