NTRCA Monthly Queensland Chapter Meetings
In light of the current focus on residential care through the Commission of Inquiry, we’re reinvigorating the QLD Chapter. We’ve committed to monthly meetings moving forward. These meetings are an opportunity to:
Stay updated on developments at the Taskforce level
Share sector feedback and insights
Strengthen our network across QLD providers
At this stage, these meetings are open to all residential care providers in Queensland, whether you are a current NTRCA member or not.
NTRCA Webinar on Psychosocial Safety
Previous Events
The NTRCA are excited to announce our first webinar for the year.
Given the recent and significant media coverage and the focus on residential care, the NTRCA welcomes Dr Lisa Holmes to host a discussion on the benefits and critical importance of residential care in the child protection system.
Details below:
Webinar: Can residential care be a positive placement choice?
Special Guest Speaker: Dr Lisa Holmes
Date & time: Wednesday 18th June 2025, 2:00 – 3:30PM (AEST).
Where: This is a free online event.
More about Dr Lisa Holmes:
Lisa is a Professor in Applied Social Science, in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex, England. Prior to this she was an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Research in the Department of Education, University of Oxford. Between 2018 and 2021 Lisa was also the Director of the Rees Centre, within the same Department. Lisa started her academic career in 2000, as a research assistant, based in the Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University. Between 2013 and 2017 she was the Director of the research centre and led a large portfolio of research and evaluation projects focused on children’s social care.
Lisa has published a range of books, journal articles and project evaluation reports. In 2016, along with her colleagues, Professor James Whittaker and Professor Jorge F del Valle, Lisa established the International Work Group for Therapeutic Residential Care, and continues to Co-Chair this group.
Lisa first started her career in children’s social care as an outreach worker in the early 1990s, followed by three years working as a residential social worker in a local authority children’s home in England.