Tracy Rigney on working with Aboriginal Children in Care

With Aboriginal children significantly overrepresented in care across the nation and in South Australia, the SA Department of Child Protection is undergoing a re-orientation of the way it works with Aboriginal families. It has recently released three policy statements - a Reconciliation Action Plan, Aboriginal Employment Policy and a departmental Aboriginal Action Plan. Significantly the Aboriginal Action Plan adopts the Aboriginal Child Placement Principles, which have been championed by community groups in recent years. With the launch of the reports, Lucy Kingston spoke to two key Aboriginal staff at the Department of Child Protection - Lenore Bagnara, a Narungga Kaurna woman who is Aboriginal Employment Consultant and Tracy Rigney a Narungga Njarrindjeri woman, who is Director of Aboriginal Practice at the Department.