Ten Years On: Views from the Child and Family Support Sector Post-Carmody
Hamley, Jemma, Scott, Alice, Zuchowski, Ines, Jordan, Lucy, Kuruvila, Albert, Udah, Hyacinth, and Caddies, Allira (2026) Ten Years On: Views from the Child and Family Support Sector Post-Carmody. Australian Social Work. (In Press)
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Abstract
In this article, the views of practitioners in the child and family sector in North Queensland, Australia are explored. Drawing on mixed methods research, we examined what practitioners saw as changes, challenges, and innovations in their field of practice in the past 5 years. Data collection included a survey and a focus group interview with child and family practitioners. Using a grounded theory analysis, we outlined changes and challenges identified by participants that included an increased need to navigate constraints relating to staffing instabilities, practice complexities, and insufficient resources to address client needs. Participant accounts highlighted the complex reality of service delivery within Australia’s current sociopolitical environment. Addressing systemic barriers to recruiting and retaining staff is critical.
| Item ID: | 94048 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1447-0748 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2026 04:57 |
| FoR Codes: | 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4409 Social work > 440902 Counselling, wellbeing and community services @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1399 Other culture and society > 139999 Other culture and society not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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