Child and Family Services

What We Do

Supporting Children, Families, and Communities with Culturally Responsive Solutions

Our Team collaborates with all areas of Government, human service agencies, and NGOs throughout Australia to deliver strength-based care outcomes and opportunities for children and young people, families and communities.

We specialise in providing tailored child protection and out-of-home care solutions, concentrating on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, additionally employing consultants from Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds to meet the unique needs of all families.

At Curijo, we specialise in working with families to create and sustain safety for their children through a unique Cultural lens providing Culturally responsive advice and tailored support services to support individual and family outcomes.

Our highly skilled team, with extensive experience in handling high-risk or complex cases ensures thorough and Culturally informed assessments. Our consultants will be matched to your specific requirements focusing on the needs of children and families to build relationships and manage hard conversations. We provide clear recommendations on how casework can support them for future reassessment, always aiming for growth and safety.

At the heart of our work is nurturing respect, self-determination, and maintaining the physical, Cultural, and spiritual wellbeing of children and families.

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Our Professional Services

Expert Services Grounded in Culture and Care

Kinship and Foster Care Assessments
Annual and Five-Year Carer Reviews
Family Connection and Networks
Guardianship Assessments (for Aboriginal children placed with family)
Parenting Capacity and Restoration Assessments (with clinical oversight)
Aboriginal Cultural Support Plans including Family History Research (development and review)

Trusted Consultants

Delivering Tailored Solutions

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"Our organisation is committed to promoting culturally inclusive and safe environments for our staff and clients and we were keen to strengthen our cultural learning journey through participation in cultural awareness training. Through discussions with Tina and Belinda from Curijo we developed a training delivery plan for the whole organisation to build our knowledge and capabilities to better understand and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety and engagement across our settings. This has worked really well for us! Tina and Belinda are excellent presenters who are very knowledgeable. The training content was informative, relevant and comprehensive and has been well received and valued by all staff. I can recommend Curijo as an organisation that works to a high standard, is well informed, completely reliable, flexible and responsive to client needs."

Jan Langtry

CEO

“I had heard that Belinda Kendall of Curijo Pty Ltd was a great presenter from her other clients. I was stoked when I found out that I got a chance to attend her Cultural Learning Journey Day 1 course. The interactive nature of this course enabled us participants to ask questions and this is important because it allowed us to learn more efficiently. Bel was articulate and gave us a clear, informative and honest presentation. She showed sensitivity when we cringed at some of the historical facts we learned; many of us not realising how bad it has been since invasion for Aboriginal people. We saw that although the Aboriginal people have it so tough, they are smart, resilient and have hope for the future. Having heard their story, we feel more confident that we can stand by them and support them in our own little ways, in their determination to change the marginalisation they experience. Kudos to Bel for a 'deadly' (as in awesome) course she presented today. I highly recommend this course to anyone requiring some background knowledge on Aboriginal culture”.

Caroline Gibbins

CPA, B.Bus (Acc) Curtin University

"I attended the Cultural Learning Journey Training and Reconciliation Support and Planning courses run by Tina McGhie from Curijo. I benefited from the course personally but as a Team Leader I could see how the course could assist my team members. I later enlisted Curijo to deliver the same course to my team. After attending the course, my team and I are more confident in our community work. We have created a plan to engage with the community for the best outcomes of our students."

Suanne Sneddon

Team Leader. Learning for Life, Smith Family

"Curijo worked with the Australian Medical Council (the AMC) to develop its Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Strategy. The Team at Curijo were fantastic, taking the time to understand the work of the AMC to develop a unique and culturally appropriate pathway forward for us. Their unique and flexible approach both challenged and supported us to develop a robust and meaningful Strategy, that guides us in delivering on our commitment to ensuring that standards of education, training and assessment of the medical profession protect and promote the health of the Australian community including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples."

Belinda Gibb

Australian Medical Council

"The extremely well curated content with videos shared, interactive exercises and personal stories about Indigenous issues and leadership models to consider them better as team leaders. The best training session in my 12 years within the ACTPS. Some of the content would also be suitable for a leadership course more broadly for team managers."

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

"Curijo's biggest strength is their staff responsiveness and willingness to invest time and effort in understanding our requirements, and the operations of the department. Curijo demonstrated a commitment to establishing productive relationships with senior management across the department and working constructively to identify owners for risks identified in audit engagements."

Federal Government

"We are very happy to provide feedback on your service which has been professional and satisfactory. It has been great working with you and team on this important review."

ACT Government

"I would like to thank Belinda Kendall for her hard work assisting me and one of our young people in Out of Home Care connect with his Aboriginal heritage. Although we are still researching his history, with Belinda's assistance we have made some important connections and re-connections for him with his family, which is extremely heartwarming. Wonderful service and many thanks to Belinda and her team."

Michelle Goodwin

Life Without Barriers

"Working with Curijo and NAPS was tangibly impactful for the Fred Hollows Foundation's Indigenous Australia Program. The team diligently researched and undertook data collection with a rich understanding of the context we operate in and who we serve — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities — meaning that the findings were actionable and effective. I would not have a moment of hesitation in working with Curijo and NAPS again, and hope we get another opportunity soon!"

India Bailey

Program Coordinator – Indigenous Australia Program, The Fred Hollows Foundation

“Awesome leadership team! The team at Curijo do an amazing job at making things better for the mob”

Rachelle Towart OAM

Managing Director of Pipeline Talent

Child and Family Services

What We Do

Supporting Children, Families, and Communities with Culturally Responsive Solutions

Our Professional Services

Expert Services Grounded in Culture and Care

Kinship and Foster Care Assessments

Annual and Five-Year Carer Reviews

Family Connection and Networks

Guardianship Assessments (for Aboriginal children placed with family)

Parenting Capacity and Restoration Assessments (with clinical oversight)

Aboriginal Cultural Support Plans including Family History Research (development and review)

Trusted Consultants

Delivering Tailored Solutions

Testimonial

See What Our Clients Have to Say

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