The Children Acts Advisory Board was established in 2007. The Board has advised the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) on best practice and co-ordination in the special residential care sector, on both a formal and informal basis.
Since 2007, the OMCYA has been kept updated on the work of the Board, through the following means:
Annual Reports and Newsletters;
Evidence to Practice Seminars and Network Events;
Research Reports & Launch Seminars;
Conferences;
Children's Services Awards;
Guidance Reports;
Meetings.
Over this period, the Board researched and reported on a number of key issues, including:
Guardian ad Litem guidance;
Inter-Agency working;
Therapeutic Interventions;
Physical Restraint;
Social Care Guidelines;
Initiatives such as ‘Different Response Model' and Restorative Practices and how these might be applied in Ireland;
Progress against the objectives of the Children Acts;
Criteria for the Appropriate Use of Special Care units;
Garda Case Management Project.
The full list of publications of the Children's Acts Advisory Board is outlined on its website at www.caab.ie.