Australian Childhood Foundation acknowledges the Government’s announcement of a new Violence Reduction Unit, and school‑based initiatives to support at‑risk students, modelled on Scotland’s approach. These...
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.
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Janise Mitchell
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