Office of Professional Practice

The Office of Professional Practice provides practice leadership and development, fosters continuous improvement in service delivery and encourages practice excellence among Victorian health and human service professionals.
The focus of the Office of Professional Practice is on working with professionals to ensure practice occurs with the foremost regards for the safety and wellbeing of all clients.
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About the Office of Professional Practice

The Office of Professional Practice plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and consistency of practice across the operations divisions, including providing advice and assistance on complex cases.

Practice excellence is a critical element of achieving good client outcomes and quality service delivery. The office provides support and advice based on key principles including best interests and ensures the application of relevant legislation.

Functions of the office

The office:

  • delivers and models practice leadership and expert advice across 3 human service programs including child protection, disability and housing
  • leads and contributes to research and practice development initiatives within the organisation and in collaboration with other leading institutions
  • leads and promotes a learning culture that integrates evidence-based practice and critical reflection
  • provides subject matter advice and direction to the human services sector
  • works to support the rights of people subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment, through the Victorian Senior Practitioner – Disability, and develops standards in relation to these services
  • responds to behaviours of concern
  • drives practice improvements through data analysis and synthesis
  • builds and supports workforce capability.

If you have any concerns about the safety of a child go to the Children and families page.

Victorian Senior Practitioner

The Victorian Senior Practitioner is responsible for ensuring that the rights of persons who are subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are protected, and that appropriate standards in relation to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are complied with.

For more information, see the Victorian Senior Practitioner page.

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