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Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2022). Study objectives and strategic research agenda (Technical Report No.1: 2022-2023) (2.4 MB,PDF File)

This report provides an updated business case for the investment in creating new evidence to inform OOHC policy and practice to improve children’s outcomes.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

The Adapted Kvebaek Family Sculpture Technique and Closeness Measures: Data User Guide. (Technical Report No. 11) (2.5 MB,PDF File)

This report describes the study activity examining children’s relationships with people they are living with and not living with; and ways to analyse the data.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

Weighting for the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study: Update for Wave 4. (Technical Report No. 19) (470.1 KB,PDF File)

This report provides an update on the development of Wave 4 data weights and should be read with previous reports by Steel and Navin Cristine (2018, 2019).

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Measures Manual (Waves 1-4). (Technical Report No. 8) (1.5 MB,PDF File)

This report describes the standardised measures used in the surveys to examine children’s wellbeing and caregiver characteristics.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Examining Differences between Care and Protection Order Status: Final and No Final Orders Cohorts. (Technical Report No. 18) (904.1 KB,PDF File)

This report describes children in the final and no-final orders cohorts, and changing legal status overtime, to assist analysts interpret the longitudinal data.

Children and families
Out-of-home careChild protection
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for accessing the data and publication (Technical Report No. 14) (1.4 MB,PDF File)

This report provides an overview of the POCLS data asset, how to apply to access the data, the requirements for use and publication.

Children and families
Out-of-home care
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Looping and conditional branching of the survey variables (Technical Report No. 10) (705.6 KB,PDF File)

This report provides information on the looping and conditional branching questions in the POCLS surveys of children, carers, caseworkers and teachers.

Children and families
Out-of-home careHealth and mental healthWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

POCLS: Guidelines for publishing results with small sample sizes (Technical Report No. 16) (814.2 KB,PDF File)

This report provides reporting guidelines to reduce the risk of disclosing participants identity in all presentations and publications.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Identifying the cultural background of children in the POCLS (Technical Report No. 12) (850.8 KB,PDF File)

This report details the counting rule established to ensure consistency in analysis and reporting of a child’s background in POCLS over time.

Children and families
Out-of-home care
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for using the record linkage data (Technical Report No. 15) (1.3 MB,PDF File)

This report is an overview of the POCLS record linkage datasets, the process to gain approval to access the data, the requirements for use and reporting.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Last updated:

26 Mar 2025