APR.Intern - Better Place Australia

External opportunities: These internships are not automatically approved for course credit as we do not have a formal agreement with the host organisations. They are considered as self-sourced internships and if they meet the requirements for project content, learning outcomes, safety, etc they can be considered for credit.

If you negotiate a self-sourced internship, email science.internships@anu.edu.au to enquire about credit. Contact us as soon as possible so we can assess the internship requirements, and enrolment in the internship course (eg SCNC 3000) arranged for credit. Include this information in your email: Name of Host organisation; Address of Host organisation; Title of project; Description of project and your duties; Clearances required; Host Supervisor contact details: name, address, email address and phone number; Number of units; Intended session/year of internship eg. Semester 1, 2021.

Internship type

External opportunity

Credit

To be confirmed upon successful application

Level

PhD

Description

CHILD CONTACT CENTRE LITERATURE REVIEW

Children’s contact services occupy a difficult space in the family law system. They are useful for the courts as a mechanism to balance the rights of children to have relationships with all their parents and children’s rights to safety. Scholars have described Australia’s family law culture as ‘pro-contact’ since the 1996 reform of the family law act, following these reforms there has been an increase in them.

Existing literature tells us that there is confusion between service users, referral agencies (e.g. the family court), practitioners and CCS management about the central purpose of CCSs and the boundaries and expectations of service provision. This confusion is further exacerbated by the highly litigious nature of CCS service provision and the complexity of the families accessing the services, research is clear that CCS service users typically have cooccurring issues with family violence, mental health and alcohol and other drugs.

This project aims to complete a review of the Australian academic and non-academic literature on the role and impact of children’s contact services on children and their families.

SKILLS WISH LIST

If you’re a PhD student and meet some or all the below we want to hear from you. We strongly encourage women, indigenous and disadvantaged candidates to apply:

Knowledge of the family and relationships sector and current sector reforms
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write reports
High level communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to contribute to independent and team-based research
Proficient in the use of computer applications including MS Office
Ability to work with a wide range of people across multidisciplinary teams
Excellent attention to detail and analytical skill
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Self-motivated and comfortable achieving outcomes with minimal direct supervision

Full details of the internship project, including duration, eligibility, scholarship and application details can be found at:

https://aprintern.org.au/internship/better-place-australia-apr-1667/