Ben Spence

Ben Spence is an independent practice and policy consultant with a particular interest in rights-based, anti-oppressive and dignity-driven practice, family strengthening and whole-of-family inclusive practice for vulnerable children and families. Ben is currently a practitioner-at-large, following a lengthy career in roles at operational, strategic and executive levels across government and non-government sectors.

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Families and communities hold the solutions in child protection – we just need to use them
31 May 2024

Harnessing the skills and insight of people with experience in the system is the key to sustainable and transformative reform of our child protection systems.
Jessica Cocks, Rob Ryan and Ben Spence

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Families and communities hold the solutions in child protection – we just need to use them

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