Professor Kathleen Marshall, who hosted a conference in Edinburgh on Monday (26 April) to coincide with her first day in the job, also outlined the 11 key areas she will focus on.
These include the "desertion" of skilled workers from child protection, teenage pregnancy, children held in asylum detention centres and the "culture of punitive measures" towards children.
Marshall, whose appointment was approved by the Scottish Parliament in February (News, 18-24 February), said she hoped to be "innovative and supportive".
"Tackling the concerns I have outlined will not be easy as it requires a sea change in peoples' attitudes," she added.
Marshall vowed not to "play it safe. I hope to be bold enough to make mistakes and big enough to confess to them," she said.
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