Assessing organisational ISG policies and procedures for content and quality is a simple but powerful audit tool.  It can be used to assist organisations  with the drafting of their ISG Appendix document, as a final check when the Appendix is complete or as preparation for quality auditing processes such as the Service Excellence Program.

It has been developed with extensive practical advice from organisations and experienced quality auditors.

It will be of particular assistance to NGOs who are funded by the South Australian Government to provide services to families and are signatories to the Master Agreement and are required to implement the ISG (Clause 45 Information Sharing).

The Guardian’s website also has copies of the Information Sharing Guidelines, and the Guide to Writing an Appendix for download as well as fact sheets and other tools and resources to assist organisations implementing the Guidelines.

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'She’s my sister and she will always mean something to me…'

The SA Guardian’s Inquiry into contact among siblings who are in state care was conducted between January and September 2011.  It included a review of the literature and legal/regulatory framework, a review of 100 randomly selected case files, in-depth interviews with young people and a focus group of young people.

The Inquiry revealed some consistent themes and made seven recommendations to make sibling contact more satisfying and beneficial for children and young people in care.

You can read the full report or a summary of the main findings and recommendations in PDF.

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The Guardian’s Office  celebrates 2011 International Human Rights Day with the launch of six sets of flashcards for teaching children and young people with disabilities about their rights.  The cards simplify the 37 rights in South Australia’s Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care into seven key messages in sets tailored to suit three ability groups for girls and young women and three for boys and young men.

The cards were designed after consultation and testing with children with disabilities and their families, and with the guidance of a reference group.

Each boxed set of cards comes with a booklet for carers and other adults which explains the cards and gives practical advice on how they can be used.

The cards are being distributed to children in care in South Australia by Disability Services.

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The Year in Review 2010-11 is a concise summary of the year for children and young people in care as seen through the work of the Guardian’s Office.  It is based on material which originally appeared in the Guardian’s Annual Report for 2010-11.

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You can download a PDF copy of the Guardian for Children and Young People’s Annual Report for 2010-11 from this website.

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