About Jatinder Kaur

Ms Kaur is the director of JK Diversity Consultants and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. She specialises in working with migrant and refugee communities in Australia. She has over 15 years of professional experience across various scopes of practice: research, policy, social work, child protection, mental health, refugee settlement, domestic violence and community development (see consultancy resume). She is fluent in Punjabi and Basic Hindi languages.

In 2011 she was appointed by the Australian Government as an ‘Independent Expert’ panel member on the ‘Access and Equity Inquiry Panel’. The focus of the inquiry was on the Australian Government services to ensure they are responsive to the needs of Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population. She was involved in facilitating community consultations in Logan, Qld and Newcastle, NSW and provided expert advice and feedback on ministerial briefings and analysed the 136 submissions. The Panel identified 20 recommendations to the Australian Government which were all adopted. The Multicultural Access and Equity policy framework still exists for the Australian government departments and agencies.

This research was the first of its kind to be conducted in Australia. She has presented her research finding at national and international conferences and has written two research papers which are published in Australian peer reviewed journals:
• Children Australia (32:4, 2007) and
• Developing Practice (Issue 23, 2009).

The future is bright.

Specialist in working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. Services offered: Policy, Advocacy, Research, Evaluation, Psy-Social Assessments and Training for NGOs, Government, Business and community groups…

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Publications and Reports

Research publications:

Forthcoming: Text Book chapter in: Bryce, I., Robinson, Y., & Petherick, W. (2019). Child Abuse and Neglect: Forensic issues in evidence, impact and Management. London: Elsevier (In Press), Kaur, J (2018) chapter: Understanding child maltreatment across ethnic minority communities in Australia: physical abuse, neglect, witnessing domestic and family violence and child sexual abuse.
Kaur, Jatinder & Atkin, Nina (2018) ‘Nexus between domestic violence and child protection – multidimensional forms of oppression impacting on migrant and refugee women in Australia’, Australian Social Work Journal, 71 (2), 238-248

Kaur, J (2007) ‘Working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland, An Australian exploratory study’, in Children Australia 32:4, p17-24
Kaur, J (2009) ‘Developing culturally sensitive practice when working with CALD communities’ in Developing Practice, Autumn/Winter, No:23, pp22-35.
Kaur, J (2012) Cultural Diversity & Child Protection: A review of the Australian research on the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and refugee children and families http://www.jkdiversityconsultants.com.au/Cultural_Diversity_&_Child_Protection_Kaur2012_A4.pdf
Crane, P, Kaur, J and Burton, J (2013) ‘Homelessness and leaving care: The experiences of young adults in Queensland and Victoria, and implications for practice’, http://homelessnessclearinghouse.govspace.gov.au/whats-new-3/
Crane, P, Burton, J and Kaur, J. (2013) ‘A better future for young people leaving care’, Parity, Vol. 26, No. 8, p11-12.
Kaur, J, (2013) ‘Experiences of homelessness amongst young people from New Zealand living in Australia: a snapshot of Queensland’, Parity, vol 26: No:10, p33-34
Kaur, J. (2014) Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out-of-Home Care: A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Queensland, Australia. http://www.jkdiversityconsultants.com.au/PracticeGuide/practiceguide2014.html

Policy Submissions to Child Protection Inquiry, Domestic Violence Inquiries & Expert advice:

2017: Summoned to give expert witness evidence to Royal Commission into Institutional responses to child sexual abuse, public hearing on 29 March 2017, transcript online: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/e341c435-f077-4a98-96eb-8d48779c1d98/case-study-57,-march-2017,-sydney
Jatinder Kaur – submission to Royal Commission into Institutional responses to Child Sexual Abuse: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Consultation%20Paper%20-%20Out%20of%20home%20care%20-%20Submission%20-%2023%20Jatinder%20Kaur.pdf
2016: Submission into Royal Commission into Institutional responses to instances and allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia (Out Of Home Care) 2016: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/getattachment/11e899cc662a-40da-8170-107402e6d681/23-Jatinder-Kaur
Royal Commission into Family Violence (Victoria)- 2015: http://www.rcfv.com.au/getattachment/C015C86E-D05C4417-A484-206F79523A21/JK-Diversity-Consultants
2015: Policy Submission 107 to the Senate Inquiry into Out of Home Care (10 June 2015) http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Out_of_home_care
2012: ‘Cultural Competence in Child Protection’ (8 November 2012) submission to Qld Child Protection Inquiry, http://www.childprotectioninquiry.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/170099/JK_Diversity_Consultants_Jatinder_Kaur_submission.pdf
Kaur, J (2013) ‘Are the legal responses in the child protection system culturally responsive to the needs of families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds? A Queensland case study’, published on the Children Rights organisation website: http://www.childjustice.org/index.php/component/edocman/?task=document.viewdoc&id=286&Itemid=435
2012: Submission to Royal Commission into institutional responses to instances and allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia (26 November 2012).
2011: Development of a Policy Proposal to the ‘Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry (PVVCI)’ on the needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) children’ and presenting at PVVCI Inquiry Melbourne sitting on 28 June 2011, view online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_P1eV94k_g.

Reports developed:

2017 – Zig Zag grant funding application to Brisbane City Council

Prepare the grant funding application, research review on project proposal to address ‘Supporting diverse young women when leaving violent relationships & experiencing homelessness’. Zig Zag was successful in Brisbane City Council grant application.

Speak Up and Speak Out – Young African women talk about domestic, family violence and sexual violence- online digital story peer-education video and DV posters launched on 1 June 2017 : http://www.zigzag.org.au/young-women-speak-out.html

Kaur, J. (2014) Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out-of-Home Care: A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Queensland, Australia https://www.jkdiversityconsultants.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Culturally-Sensitive-Practice-in-Out-of-Home-Care-Practice-Guide-KaurJ-2014.pdf

2014 – Spectrum MRC (Preston, Victoria) (March – July 2014) launched on 28 April 2015, I was Commissioned to expand the ‘Parenting in a New Culture’ guides program and updating the current guidelines and developing new guidelines into four new languages. These resources aim to help build parenting skills and family cohesion in newly arrived refugee and migrant families. The new resources have been developed to build the capacity of the community services sector in response to increasing demand for specialist family intervention and parenting support in refugee and migrant communities. http://www.parentinginanewculture.org.au.

SBS news also aired story on 5July 2015. Early childhood conference presentation about ‘Parenting in a New Culture program’ to early childhood educators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzKmhzo89oM

2014 – Project consultant for Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY) (April – July 2014) completed. ARACY received grant from SCANLON Foundation to conduct an evaluation of the CAARS- CALD project and pilot in a location. This pilot evaluation is being undertaken with number of NGOs in Western Sydney – Lakemba region (NSW). http://www.aracy.org.au/projects/the-common-approach

Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria (SICV) (September 2014 – March 2015), On 16 September 2014, Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (OMAC) provided funding to the Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria (SICV) for the establishment of a Gurduara Council in Victoria. SICV has engaged JK Diversity Consultants to: undertake community consultation, capacity development, leadership training. This project will also have key deliverables on: Governance and Organisation Development, Organisational Planning and Collaboration and Partnership with Interfaith communities, State Government and Local Council with Sikh-Punjabi community living in Victoria: http://www.sikhinterfaithvic.org.au/gurduara%20council%20intro.html

Development of Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out-of-Home Care: A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds’. On the 5 September 2014, JK Diversity Consultants in partnership with PeakCare Qld, Life Without Barriers and Key Assets launched the ‘Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out-of-Home Care: A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds’ at Griffith University Logan campus. This resource has been developed as a practice guide for anyone working with children and young people from CALD backgrounds and is targeted towards practitioners employed in the child and family welfare sector, child protection system, out-of-home care, foster and kinship carer agencies, residential youth workers, policy and program officers.

Kaur, J. (2014) Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out-of-Home Care: A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Queensland, Australia. http://www.jkdiversityconsultants.com.au/PracticeGuide/practiceguide2014.html, Downloadable attachments:

Appendix A: Cultural Support Plan Checklist (Detailed)
Appendix B: Child Focused Cultural Support Plan
Appendix C: Cultural Support Plan – Identity Activity
Appendix D: Cultural Support Plan Checklist (Simplified version)

2012 CREATE Foundation, Project consultant (May to August)

Develop the Go your own way: Transition from care workbook’ ‘for children and young people in out-of-home (15 years and over) care as part of transition from care planning which nationally consistent for all state and territories. This was launched in October 2012, you can access online: https://create.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CRE068-C_GYOW_Workbook2-web.pdf

Kaur, J (2012) Cultural Diversity & Child Protection: A review of the Australian research on the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and refugee children and families https://www.jkdiversityconsultants.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cultural_Diversity__Child_Protection_Kaur2012_A4.pdf

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