Demystifying CISS: creating a culture of proactive information sharing

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) invites you to join us for a workshop on Demystifying the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS): creating a culture of proactive information sharing in organisations. In this session, we will hear from the Department of Fairness, Families and Housing (DFFH) about their processes managing information sharing requests. We will also have a Q&A with a panel of experts including representatives from Anglicare Victoria (AV) and 54 reasons (formerly Save the Children).

What are the outcomes of the session?
• Develop a better understanding of when to share information using CISS or make a mandatory report to Child Protection
• Learn how CISS can support child wellbeing and safety when there is a shared understanding of CISS across services/workforces
• Get a behind the scenes insight into how DFFH manages information sharing requests
• Hear from our panel of experts on how they use CISS in a multi-service setting
Who should attend?
This session is relevant for Victorian primary health care nurses and members of the multidisciplinary health care team working with children and families.
APNA’s Improving Child Wellbeing and Safety Outcomes project is supported by the Victorian Government under the Child Information Sharing Capacity Building Grants Program.