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The Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse is dedicated to community protection and safety through the promotion of professional standards, practices, and education in sexual abuse prevention, assessment, intervention and research. ANZATSA is committed to community protection and safety. When considering case management or intervention we hold the interest and safety of victims and potential victims, as always the priority.
ANZATSA recognises that the diverse indigenous cultures and people of Australia and New Zealand occupy a special place as the original cultures and people of both countries. Our members carry out their work in ways appropriate to and respectful of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and Torres Strait Islands and the Maori peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand). This includes consulting with, working alongside, and sharing resources with Indigenous peoples.
ANZATSA members do not discriminate against clients with regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual preference or disability. Instead, our members seek to perform professional duties with the highest level of integrity, maintaining confidentiality within the scope of statutory responsibilities.
ANZATSA has approximately 200 members across Australia and New Zealand who work for government departments, NGO’s, or in private practice. Members work within the disciplines of psychology, psychiatry, social work, child protection, abuse prevention, child education, community education, and professional education.
ANZATSA promotes collegial networks, knowledge sharing, and advancing work in the prevention of sexual abuse. ANZATSA offers regular professional development events for members and colleagues, including seminars, workshops, and a biennial conference.
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NewsSAANZ Journal - Volume 2 Number 2 , February 2010
(Added: 2010-08-30)
SAANZ Journal, Volume 2, Number 2, February 2010
Positions vacant - Psychologist (x 2)
(Added: 2010-08-28)
Sex Offenders Programs, Corrections Victoria, has opportunities for Clinicians (provisional psychologists may apply) to work with sexual offenders in the provision of treatment services.
Notice - 2011 ANZATSA Conference
(Added: 2010-08-25)
ANZATSA's 6th Biennial conference will be held late 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Further details will be posted once available.
Positions vacant - Manager, Sex Offender Programs
(Added: 2010-08-25)
Manager, Sex Offender Programs
Corrections Victoria is responsible for the direction, management and operation of Victoria’s corrections system, which incorporates prisons and Community Correctional Services. As a service agency within the Department of Justice, Corrections Victoria is responsible for policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviours.
The Sex Offender Management Branch, Corrections Victoria, is seeking an outstanding leader with extensive clinical experience to manage the Sex Offender Programs unit. The unit delivers a coordinated and integrated system of assessment, intervention planning and offence-specific treatment for male and female sex offenders who are supervised in prison or the community.
Positions vacant - Counsellor
(Added: 2010-08-19)
Provide therapeutic services to clients of Rural New Street Adolescent Service - children and young people (aged 10 - 17 years) who have sexually abused, and the families of those children and young people.
Positions vacant - Social Workers, Counsellors or Psychologists
(Added: 2010-08-19)
We are looking for Social Workers, Counsellors or Psychologists with good communication and clinical skills and a passion for promoting ethical and respectful sexual relating. An understanding of the dynamics of intrafamilial child sexual abuse and an ability to engage and work positively with children and young people who have sexually abused are essential.
Positions vacant - Counsellor
(Added: 2010-08-19)
Provide therapeutic services to clients of Rural New Street Adolescent Service - children and young people (aged 10 - 17 years) who have sexually abused, and the families of those children and young people.
Submissions - Draft Service Delivery Standards for Practitioners
(Added: 2010-08-10)
ANZATSA's invited submission in relation to the Consultation Draft of the Service Delivery Standards for Practitioners Providing Assessment and Treatment Services to Young Sexual Offenders
Submissions - Sexual Abuse and Sexualised Behaviours in Children and Adolescents
(Added: 2010-08-09)
Submission to the National Indigenous Intelligence Task Force undertaken by the Australian Crime Commission for its national study on the provision of services for children and adolescents with sexualised or sexual offending behaviours.
Training events - November Professional Development Meeting
(Added: 2010-08-05)
Diagnostic criteria in sexual offending behaviour: the role
of diagnosis, implications and controversies.
