OPEN Symposium 2025
Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families
OPEN Symposium 2025
An annual event by the Outcomes, Practice and Evidence Network (OPEN), a project of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, OPEN Symposium 2025 was held online on 21 and 22 October 2025. It brought together over 200 researchers, practitioners and policy makers from across Australia to share learnings and knowledge to support better outcomes for children and families.
Organiser
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Symposium and program chair
Sarah Ryan, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Selection panel
Dr Michele Lonsdale, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Dr Mandy Charman, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Dr Nicola Thomson, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Session hosts
Deb Tsorbaris, CEO, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Professor Cathy Humphreys, University of Melbourne
Kerry Brogan, VACCA
Dr Mandy Charman, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Melissa Storey, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Rebecca Duggan, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Sponsors
