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Foster Carer Charter of Rights
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Acknowledges the important role of all members of a foster family who contribute to the care of children
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Karla Kuliny Aboriginal Corporation
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Karla Kuliny is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation offering therapeutic foster care with culturally centred support for First Nations children in Western Australia.
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Fay Alford | Changing the WA foster care system
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Fay Alford receives the John Curtin Medal 2018 for her dedication to Western Australian families.
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The power of business in child safeguarding: awareness training for corporate professionals
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training helps corporate professionals understand child‑safeguarding responsibilities and actions to keep children safe.
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Trauma expression and connection assessment (TECA)
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Course teaches adults to recognise trauma behaviours and support children using the TECA assessment tool.
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Inklings Program
Last updated: Mar 9, 2026
The Kids Research Institute Australia's program for babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social interaction and communication development
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Responding to child sexual exploitation
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Online training teaching professionals to identify, prevent, and respond to child sexual exploitation.
Education
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My Autistic Brain
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
A kid‑friendly guide explaining how autistic brains work, communicate, sense, and feel differently
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Australian Childhood Foundation
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
The Australian Childhood Foundation provides therapeutic foster care programs, offering specialist trauma-informed support for children and their foster carers.
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An Insight Into First Nations People Culture Kathy Pickett
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Kathy Pickett offers deep cultural perspectives on trauma, healing and kinship caring.
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Spoon Theory
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
A simple guide explaining how daily tasks use up mental energy (“spoons”) and why planning and rest help prevent overwhelm
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support
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The Story Animals (eBooks)
Last updated: Apr 10, 2026
These special yarn books use metaphorical situations to explore ‘tough stuff’ in life that can lead children and their support networks to experience big emotions
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Publications
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Australian Childhood Foundation Therapeutic Foster Care
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
Developing and delivering specialist therapeutic foster care programs
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FCAWA Constitution
Last updated: Feb 13, 2026
Constitution of the Foster Care Association of Western Australia (Inc.)
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Safe Places for Children
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Safe Places for Children provides therapeutic residential and foster care using an integrative practice framework grounded in attachment, trauma recovery and family connection.
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Safeguarding children in organisations: online training
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Online training helping organisations understand responsibilities and strengthen child‑safe practices to protect children.
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Yarning Quiet Ways
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Aboriginal resource for teaching kids to have strong, safe and healthy relationships
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Publications, Relative Carers, Training Information
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Trauma-responsive practice in education: Online training
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Online training helping educators respond effectively to trauma‑impacted children using neurobiology‑informed strategies.
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Life Without Barriers
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Life Without Barriers is a national organisation providing foster care placements, carer training and 24/7 support to help children heal and thrive in safe, nurturing homes.
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Who can say OK in WA?
Last updated: Mar 11, 2026
Quick Guide on making decisions about a child in care
Brochures, Financial Supports, Legal Information
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Kidsport
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
KidSport helps Western Australian children take part in community sport and swimming lessons.
Financial Supports
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Social Media Ban Resource Pack
Last updated: Feb 18, 2026
Brochures, Daily Living, Education, Legal Information, Parenting Strategies and Support, Press, Publications, Relative Carers
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What_is_Emotional_Fitness
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
Emotional fitness helps you manage stress, adapt to challenges, and maintain resilience through life’s ups and downs.
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Wellness
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Foundational training in intensive therapeutic care
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
On‑demand training building shared skills to support young people in intensive therapeutic residential care
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Parkerville
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Parkerville Children and Youth Care provides foster care services in Western Australia, helping children find safe and loving homes through their Our Way Home program.
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Beacon House
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team Resources
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Publications, Support Links, Websites
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Foster Care Team Approach Practice Framework
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
Working together to support children in out of home care
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Financial Support for Foster Carers
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Financial support for children in care Child Subsidy - July 2025
Financial Supports, Relative Carers
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Department of Communities Complaints
Last updated: Feb 2, 2026
For lodging a complaint relating to children protection or providing feedback.
Legal Information, Websites
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Can a Digital Detox Improve Sleep and Anxiety?: The Experiment, Benefits, Takeaways
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
A brief digital detox can reveal how screens quietly shape mood and wellbeing.
Daily Living, Parenting Strategies and Support
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My Place
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
My Place is a registered NDIS provider offering individualised and flexible support services for people with disability and their families in Western Australia.
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FCAWA – How We Can Support You
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Support and Advocacy for Foster Families
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Bruce Perry’s Child Trauma Academy
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Bruce Perry’s Child Trauma Academy has an up to date library that can be helpful when caring for children who have experienced trauma
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Support Links
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Family & Foster Care Learning – Carer Library
Last updated: Apr 10, 2026
Access to all of the the Family & Foster Carer Learning department's Library
Education, Publications, Training Information, Websites, Wellness
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Department of Communities
Last updated: Feb 13, 2026
Information on learning and development workshops and support resources for Western Australian foster carers.
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Centacare Kimberley
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Centacare Kimberley provides family support services in the Kimberley region of WA, including foster care and community-based programs for children and families.
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Age Appropriate Behaviour
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Sexual behaviours in children and young people
Daily Living, Education
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How Shame can Affect Foster Children | Psychotherapy
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Explores how shame affects foster children’s wellbeing and how caregivers can support them.
Education
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MacKillop Family Services
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
MacKillop Family Services provides foster and kinship care programs, supporting carers to create safe and stable homes for children and young people in need.
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10-minute wellness habits to boost wellbeing | Best Wellness Australia
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Simple ten‑minute habits can boost wellbeing, even when life feels overwhelmingly busy
Daily Living, Wellness
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Foetal Alcohol and other drug Syndrome in Out of Home Care Dr Emma Goodall Office of Autism SA
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Dr Emma Goodall shares practical, research‑driven insights on autism and emotional wellbeing
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Maggie Dent
Last updated: Mar 11, 2026
Maggie Dent is a much-loved and trusted voice for parents, families and educators across Australia and beyond.
Parenting Strategies and Support, Websites
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Uplyft (formerly Wanslea)
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Uplyft (formerly Wanslea) is a WA-based community service organisation that recruits, trains and supports foster carers to provide safe homes for children and young people.
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Talk soon. Talk often
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
A Guide for Parents Talking to Their Kids About Sex
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Relative Carers
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Family & Foster Care Learning
Last updated: Mar 10, 2026
Department of Communities 2026 Workshops and Webinars
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Relative Carers, Training Information
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Emerging Minds
Last updated: Mar 9, 2026
Emerging minds holds helpful resources including free online training courses on children’s mental health
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Support Links, Training Information
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Kinship Connections
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Kinship Connections supports Aboriginal children, young people and families by facilitating healing through cultural connection, community belonging and kinship programs.
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Home Stretch WA and the Leaving Care Continuum Colleen Host Department of Communities
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Colleen Host explains Home Stretch reforms supporting young people leaving care.
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Key Assets Australia
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Key Assets Australia is a diverse and welcoming fostering agency, so we open our Foster Carer applications to a wide range of people.
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Kwaba Bidi South West WA
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Kwaba Bidi is an Aboriginal community-driven service in South West WA providing culturally centred foster care, early intervention and post-care support for First Nations children and families.
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Understanding and responding to harmful sexual behaviour
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Trauma‑informed guide supporting caregivers to understand and respond to complex child behaviours.
Daily Living, Education
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The Smith Family
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
The Smith Family offer various programs that offer support and resources to children experiencing disadvantage in education
Education, Financial Supports, Support Links, Websites
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Facing the Elephant Loss and Grief in Foster and Family Care Shaun Chandran ACF
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Insights from Shaun Chandran on creating safety, connection and healing for trauma‑impacted children.
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How To ADHD
Last updated: Mar 9, 2026
You Tube Channel with tips and insights into living with ADHD
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support, Support Links
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NSW Joint Protocol training series
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Online self paced learning.
Education
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What Happens in Your Brain When You’re Angry, According to Psychology Fight, flight, or flip a table
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Understanding, managing and building resilience to anger
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Bright Tomorrow’s App
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Helps parents to find meaningful moments, every day, with their babies and young children
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Polly Farmer Foundation
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
The Polly Farmer Foundation offers academic enrichment, inclusive of mentoring, specialist tuition, leadership, resilience, cultural celebrations and career pathway planning to Aboriginal children and young people
Education, Relative Carers, Support Links, Websites
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Yorganop Association Incorporated
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Yorganop is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation in WA that supports Aboriginal children and families through foster care, family reunification and cultural connection programs.
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The 5 Parenting Systems
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Helping parents and carers strengthen their connection with their children
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support
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Kinship Carer on-demand training: ordinary people, extraordinary hearts
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
On‑demand training supporting kinship carers to create safe, nurturing, healing environments using trauma‑informed strategies
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Joy vs. Happiness: Is There a Difference?
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
Discover how you naturally respond to pressure with this quick stress‑personality quiz.
Daily Living, Parenting Strategies and Support
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Waalitj Foundation
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Waalitj Foundation offers education programs to support Aboriginal children to ensure they have the best possible access to education
Education, Relative Carers, Support Links, Websites
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The power of business in child safeguarding: awareness training for media, advertising & events
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training helps media, advertising, and events teams understand their role in child safety and harm prevention.
Education
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Grandparent Advisor Fact Sheet
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Providing information and support for non-parent carers.
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Teach Me About Masking
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
Masking protects—but at a heavy cost.
Education, Publications
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The power of business in child safeguarding: awareness training for travel & tourism
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training helps travel and tourism businesses understand child‑safeguarding duties and prevent harm.
Education
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Raising Children
Last updated: Mar 11, 2026
Your parenting guide for all ages and stages
Education, Parenting Strategies and Support
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Advocate for Children in Care Sharla Abdullah Department of Communities
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Insights from Sharla Abdullah on empowering and elevating the voices of children in care.
Education
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1. Nurturing Autistic Children and Young People in Out of Home Care Dr Emma Goodall Office of Autism
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
Dr Emma Goodall shares insights on autism, emotional wellbeing, and lifelong support strategies
Education
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Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation delivers culturally safe foster care services in WA, providing holistic support for Aboriginal children, carers and families.
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Understanding challenging behaviour of foster children | Attachment Theory | Community Foster Care
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Brief guidance on understanding foster children’s behaviours through attachment theory.
Education
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Stephen Michael Foundation
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
The Stephen Michael Foundation delivers school and community band programs to maximise reach and engagement with young people
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The power of business in child safeguarding: awareness training for financial services
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training helps financial‑services staff understand their role in safeguarding children and preventing harm.
Education
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When Yes Means YES: Affirmative consent for kinship carers (National)
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training builds kinship carers’ confidence to discuss healthy boundaries and affirmative consent with young people
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Mindfulness Techniques
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
Mindfulness techniques to help you stay grounded
Wellness
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Healthy Living At Any Age
Last updated: Mar 10, 2026
Health and Wellness resource that gives sound health and nutrition information for busy families
Daily Living, Education, Wellness
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The Power Of Relationships
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
How can family and foster carers develop and strengthen relationships with their children
Parenting Strategies and Support
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Sharing Aboriginal culture through VR
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
VR helps students preserve Aboriginal culture by recreating stories and Country through immersive 3D experiences.
Education, Websites
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Interested in becoming a foster carer?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2026
Information on whats involved becoming a foster carer?
Education
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Attachment Theory & Foster Children | Child Psychotherapist | Community Foster Care
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Attachment theory and how it can be seen in the possible behaviours of foster children.
Education
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Our Space Flyer
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Family & Foster Carer Counselling & Support Service
Brochures, Parenting Strategies and Support, Support Links, Wellness
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The power of business in child safeguarding: awareness training for property, retail & real estate
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Training helps property, retail, and real‑estate businesses understand and apply child‑safeguarding responsibilities
Education
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Uniting WA
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Uniting WA offers foster care services across Western Australia, recruiting and supporting carers to provide safe, stable environments for children in need.
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Family Violence Learning Series
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
Professional development series strengthening trauma‑responsive practice for supporting children impacted by family violence.
Education
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Lifestyle Solutions
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
Lifestyle Solutions provides services to people with disability, young people and children in out-of-home care, their families and communities.
Education, Support Links, Websites