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Developing Reflective Tool for Engaging with Socially Isolated New Parents

Developing Reflective Tool for Engaging with Socially Isolated New Parents. Dr Wendy Foote, Deputy CEO ACWA ; Adjunct Lecturer Social Work Practice UNSW Dr Robert Urquhart, Senior Researcher ACWA; Researcher School of Social Sciences UNSW

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Developing Reflective Tool for Engaging with Socially Isolated New Parents

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  1. Developing Reflective Tool for Engaging with Socially Isolated New Parents DrWendy Foote, Deputy CEO ACWA; Adjunct Lecturer Social Work Practice UNSW Dr Robert Urquhart, Senior Researcher ACWA; Researcher School of Social Sciences UNSW Funded by: NSW Government Keep Them Safe (KTS) Child Protection Initiative

  2. Our paper today Our overall research project Background How it was developed What are its uses Strengths and limitations Next steps

  3. Changing Life Trajectories Project Foote W., Urquhart, R. & Matheson, G. (2014) Changing Life Trajectories Project. Educated, Employed but Vulnerable: Supporting Socially Isolated Mothers Through Postnatal Home Visiting Acknowledgments: AsraGholami, Policy & Membership, ACWA. Partners: ACWA; The Infants’ Home Child & Family Services, Ashfield; United Way Sydney; UNSW. Other key collaborators: Inner West 4 LGA Child & Family Interagency – Working Group on Isolation; KooranaChild & Family Services, Belmore.

  4. What the literature says: • Defining the population – isolated a subset of hard-to-reachand vulnerable groups • Engaging social isolated takes time – noone size fits all/creativity needed • Community engagement/assertive outreach • The characteristics of this population: why this population, with this sort of tool.

  5. Social Relations & Social Isolation A Typology of Different Groups (Pedersen, Anderson & Curtis, 2012, p. 846)

  6. How was the tool developed? • CTL research findings - unexpected findings re isolation • 4 LGA Child and Family Interagency – sub group • Tools development workshop, then testing and refinement-2013 • Field Trial - Koorana, EI Disability Service 2014

  7. Input from the following professionals • Family support workers (CALD/ MRC) • Community workers (child and family) • Resources/referral services - Child and Family • Child and Family Nurses with mental illness focus • EI Disability Social workers, educators and family support workers

  8. Koorana Field trial (EI disability family support/special education/allied health service) • More attention on fathers • Attach eco map and info. about beliefs about disability

  9. What worked well • Team review and reflection • Individual review of established cased • ‘Eureka’ moment in a stuck case • Drilling down • Good for students • Right type of tool for client type – ie stigma from disability generates isolation

  10. Limitations and strengths • Not actuarial/ or decision making • Grounded in practice and informed by research • To supplement and strengthen reflective practice

  11. More information • Comments and suggestions most welcome • Contact us if you want a final version Dr Wendy Foote:wendy@acwa.asn.au Dr Robert Urquhart: robert@acwa.asn.au

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