Australian New Immigrants and Refugees

Paper Summary:

This paper assess the provision of resources families who are new immigrants or refugees to Australia and provides a rationale for the needs for these families. Literature about the adult migrant English program (AMEP), the child support agency, the early intervention parenting program, the families first CaLD perinatal project and the
strength to strength (STS) family relationships program is presented. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of these services.

Table of Contents:
Objective
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
The Child Support Agency
Early Intervention Parenting Program
Families First CaLD Perinatal Project
Strength to Strength (STS) Family Relationships Program

From the Paper:

"The Child Support Agency announced a change based on a December 2003 government inquiry regarding child custody arrangements in cases of family separations. During 2004, the Australian Government is stated to have formed a Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support and Reference Group, which is an independent organization for the review of the Child Support Scheme. A report entitled: "In the Best Interests of Children - Reforming the Child Support Scheme" reports the findings of the task force. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Allan, David and Bafoon, Patrick (2008) Strength To Strength (STS) - a family relationships program for humanitarian entrant families living in Western metropolitan Sydney 24 June 2008. Relationships Australia NSW - Humanitarian Entrants Program. Australian Government - Australian Institute of Family Studies. Online available at: http://www.aifs.gov.au/afrc/practice/strength.html
• Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services (nd) What we know about achievements of the Early Intervention Parenting Program and Good Beginnings Prototypes. Online available at: http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/E8EFB9E6-9B75-438B-B2EA-7967032ADE85/21961/eipp_factsheet.rtf
• Gallegos, Danielle, et al (2007) Service Provision in the Upper Northern Suburbs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: A Scoping Study. March 2007. On behalf of the CaLD Interagency Reference Group for the Northern Metropolitan Corridor. Online available at: http://www.cscr.murdoch.edu.au/CaLDNorthScopingReport.pdf
• Spinks, Harriet (2008) Adult Migrant English Program Budget 2009-09 Social Issues. Parliament of Australia. Parliamentary Library. Online available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RP/BudgetReview/Social_Issues.htm
• Why the Child Support Scheme is Changing (2008) Australian Government Child Support Agency. Schemes Reforms. Online available at: http://www.csa.gov.au/schemereforms/whychange.aspx

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