Janise Mitchell
CEO of Australian Childhood Foundation
Janise is the CEO of Australian Childhood Foundation and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University.
Janise is a social worker and child rights advocate with extensive experience in child protection and therapeutic care. Janise has written and practised widely in therapeutic out-of-home care, from policy analysis to organisational change management.
Janise is a thought leader in therapeutic out-of-home care, with her 2008 Master of Social Work exploring the best practice elements of therapeutic foster care. She has led the evolution of the CETC from a state-based intermediary to a nationally recognised provider of training and knowledge mobilisation in the field of out-of-home care in tandem with her role as CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation.
She is a Board member of The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse and member of a range of National and State/Territory based Expert Panels and Advisory Groups.
Janise has published widely in academic journals and edited collections, including the Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children: Evidenced informed approaches to working with traumatised children and adolescents in foster, kinship and adoptive care.
Janise lives on Wurundjeri Country.
