Article type: Original Research
11 February 2014
Volume 39 Issue 1
Article type: Original Research
11 February 2014
Volume 39 Issue 1
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Playing it safe? Opportunity is knocking!
Chris-Maree Sultmann1 *
Affiliations
1 Encompass Family and Community, Camp Hill, Queensland, Australia
Correspondence
* Chris-Maree Sultmann
Contributions
Chris-Maree Sultmann -
Chris-Maree Sultmann1 *
Affiliations
1 Encompass Family and Community, Camp Hill, Queensland, Australia
Correspondence
* Chris-Maree Sultmann
CITATION: Sultmann C. (2014). Playing it safe? Opportunity is knocking! Children Australia, 39(1), 1903. doi.org/10.1017/cha.2013.41
Abstract
Has child protection in Queensland suffered from a risk-averse approach? The recent Child Protection Commission of Inquiry found that a risk-averse culture was one contributing factor to systemic failure in the State’s child protection system. Somewhat paradoxically, such an approach to child protection work can bring its own risks for children and young people. This commentary considers this and asks us to consider what a less risk-averse approach might look like in practice.