A little about us
“The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love”
Bruce Perry
Our Values
At KidsACT we love seeing the difference connection and belonging can bring to a child’s wellbeing. Sharing what we have learnt while continuing to learn ourselves is important to us. Acting with integrity underpins all that we do.
Our Team
Traci Bonnici
Traci is passionate about kids feeling connected and loved and the positive sense of well being this can bring. She has worked in the Human Services sector for over 25 years as a practitioner and has a personal interest in foster care and the belief that kids have the basic human right to feel safe and belong. Traci holds a Bachelor of Arts (Welfare Studies) from the University of Western Sydney and has overseen numerous projects including a Guardianship Project for Western Sydney Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and the Adoptions Taskforce.
Traci has worked with children, young people and their families in various contexts within DCJ, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and in private practice as a counsellor and consultant. Traci has provided training in assessment and court report writing and produces high quality timely written child focused assessments for child protection risk, foster care/relative kinship carers and permanency options including guardianship, restoration and adoption.
Traci is an accredited Registered Adoptions Counsellor and is on the DCJ Independent Assessors Panel. She is also a member of Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) and is an accredited Step by Step assessor.
Chris Wynd
Chris is motivated by the belief that a sense of belonging and connection is a human need, critical for healthy healing and growth. With a Post Graduate degree in Psychology, she is currently completing her Masters of Social Work (Professional Qualifying). With over 15 years experience in the child protection field, Chris is a skilled practitioner who brings knowledge and passion to her work, approaching all she does with empathy and openness.
Chris has worked with children and their families in various contexts within DCJ including as a Manager Client Services and Casework Specialist. Working as a consultant, Chris has specialised in the areas of guardianship and adoption, across all areas including assessment, casework and the legal process. This experience provides her with comprehensive expertise across these areas. Chris is on the DCJ Independent Assessors Panel and is trained as an Independent Adoption Assessor within NSW. Chris is also accredited as a Registered Adoption Counsellor and is a Justice of the Peace.
Chris produces high quality written assessments in a timely manner, across all facets of child protection including guardianship, adoption, kinship carer assessments, complex carer reviews and restoration assessments. Her reports have been used in both the NSW Children’s and NSW Supreme Courts. Chris strives to ensure her reports maintain a child focus, with a comprehensive analysis and achievable recommendations. Having completed the Family Finding training with Kevin Campbell, she has fine tuned these skills while working as an independent assessor over the past four years.