Sad Realities Yet Hopeful Futures
Event status:
Sad Realities Yet Hopeful Futures: How can trauma and developmental theories inform practice in response to child abuse, neglect and family violence
- Date:
- Thursday 25 September 2025 12:30 pm until Thursday 25 September 2025 01:30 pm (Add to calendar)
- Contact:
- Professor Sarah MacLean
S.Maclean@latrobe.edu.au - Presented by:
- Dr Annette Jackson
- Type of Event:
- Public Lecture; Seminar/Workshop/Training
- Attached documents:
- Sad Realities Yet Hopeful Futures [PDF, 1.2 MB]
The La Trobe University Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy, supported by the Care Economy Research Institute (CERI), invite you to join us at an online seminar to hear about some of the important research completed by Dr Annette Jackson from our partner, Berry Street Yooralla in the area of children and families impacted by abuse, neglect and family violence.
- TITLE: Sad Realities Yet Hopeful Futures: How can trauma and developmental theories inform practice in response to child abuse, neglect and family violence.
- DATE: Thursday 25 September
- TIME: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
- VENUE: ONLINE via Teams
- REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr Annette Jackson
Director Research and Practice, Berry Street Yooralla,
Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University (BSW, MSW, Diploma Therapeutic Life Story Work, PhD)
Annette has worked for 4 decades with infants, children and families who have experienced trauma and neglect.
She has worked across child protection, out-of-home care, family preservation and therapeutic services. Annette has published in peer-reviewed journals and books on topics such as family reunification, neglect, disability, and trauma-informed practice. Annette’s PhD was on developing a theory of change about how to help children recover from the impacts of neglect.
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