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Workshop Information
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Making Our Hearts Sing Phase II
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Presenter:
Jean Lafrance, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
This panel presentation will focus on the results of Phase II of the Making our Hearts Sing Initiative - Implementing our Vision. Extensive consultations with the Blood Tribe, the Sturgeon Lake First
Nation, and the Metis Settlements in Alberta have developed a base of community perspectives on their vision for child welfare services for the future. This informed our planning for a follow up
session attended by 60 community leaders and child welfare professionals that intensively explored how the communities\' hopes and desires could become a reality. This presentation will provide an
overview of the ideas that arose in the context of an open space forum that provides a rich source of thinking for other First Nations and for policy makers to consider as they address parallel
issues in their communities.
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| CASW - Empowering Social Workers in the Workplace: A Strengths Based Strategy for Child Welfare:
An innovative Approach to training
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Presenter:Jay Rodgers Acting Chief Executive Officer of the General Child and Family Services Authority and Stephen de Groot - Facilitator and Author of the
CASW paper, "Empowering
Social Workers in the Workplace: A Strengths Based Strategy for Child Welfare"., Stephen De Groot, Darlene MacDonald
During this half day interactive workshop, the presenters will describe an innovative training curriculum designed to empower a team of front line child and family services social workers to achieve
improved working conditions in their practice environment. The curriculum was developed over a five month period through a demonstration project hosted by Winnipeg Child and Family Services with
support provided by the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW). This project represents Phase III of the CASW.s .Child Welfare Project. which was launched in 2000 to optimize the contribution
of social workers to the well-being of children, youth and families. The findings from Phases I and II influenced the design of the demonstration project. The essence of the project is captured in
the following quote from the Phase II literature review: .Education around the realities of child welfare practices is perhaps the single most important consideration in promoting change in
practices, working conditions and interventions that are known to have desirable outcomes for children and families.. Through the demonstration project, a team of front line child and family services
workers was challenged to acknowledge, accept and then attempt to change the impact of their environmental realities. An underlying assumption is that working conditions in child welfare, practice
decisions and quality of outcomes for children, youth and families are inseparable and inextricably linked. The training curriculum was developed through a facilitated process that embraced the
practical application of a Strength Based Approach (SBA). The SBA model, combined with capacity building principles, underpinned and informed every stage and every step in the project.s
implementation. This is intentional and a key element of the projects. design intended to reinforce the paramount relevance of core social work values. The workshop will be structured in two parts.
During the first part of the morning, the presenters will: . Summarize the key findings from Phase I and II of the CASW.s Child Welfare Project focusing on the organizational constraints that
currently impede practice and result in social workers feeling disconnected from their core professional values. . Demonstrate the innovative nature of the curriculum by contrasting this project with
traditional training techniques in child welfare. . Describe the five core components of the curriculum and how these can be used in a practical way in the workplace to restore the predominance of
strength based values into child welfare practice. . Report on the evaluation of the educational strategy and observed changes in morale, feelings of empowerment, knowledge of the realities of child
welfare practice and actions to resolve value conflicts. The presentation will be followed by a participatory exercise to explore the practical application of the curriculum in the everyday work
environment of child welfare. The workshop will conclude with an open discussion on possible next steps including the potential use of the curriculum for orienting new child and family service
workers and creating a supervisor.s workbook.
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Power Politics & Ethics in FN Child Welfare
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Presenter:
Yvonne Howse, First Nations University of Canada & Mryna Whitehawk, Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services
Despite the agreed upon Child and Family Services policy, procedures and legislation between Provincial and First Nation Child Welfare organizations, little is articulated regarding the challenges
and contradictions of First Nation.s ethical child welfare practice. Therefore, with First Nation.s recovery of self-determination and self-government, we examine the two cultural world views First
Nations child welfare social workers move between. These worldviews are complicated by aligning the provincial policies and legislation with First Nation political and socio-economic factors along
with the cultural and professional barriers. These worldviews place First Nation social workers in challenging and contradicting professional situations that are multilayered with external factors.
The primary dynamic analyzed is the two worldviews. These conflicting worldviews in relation to child welfare are unique to First Nations Social Workers. This is reflected in the pressure points
at the macro and micro management level. These pressure points can and do compromise the roles, rules and values that inform ethical conduct as well as compliance with the standards and regulations
of child welfare. We will identify First Nation cultural ethics compared to mainstream practice and the lengths that the ethics inform and strengthen child welfare. The purpose of this analysis is
to close the gaps between the current state and the desired state of ethical practice.
This report demonstrates, through interviews and statistics, an understanding of the differences between ethics and practices, as they now exist resulting in lowering the level of mistrust, allowing
for the breakdown of barriers to ethical conduct while examining cultural preferences and differences to strengthen the commitment to ethical practices. There is strength in diverging views. These
divergences, once understood can easily be incorporated into ethical practice.
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Working Together a Path to Resolution
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Presenter:
Jennifer Deveau, Barbara Acton, Joyce Crandall, Alberta Ministry of Children's Services, Noella Campbell
Mediation is a valuable tool in times of crisis and impasse. This facilitated process helps create a new opportunity for understanding, dialogue, and growth between people. Circling has long been
used in Aboriginal cultures as a means of resolving conflict, and achieving understanding and healing.
Traditional child protection approaches have faced a challenge in terms of the strategies available to resolve high conflict cases. The traditional approach has been geared more to compliance via
court action rather then towards collaboration. This has tended to create a power imbalance between Children.s Services and the family that may not benefit the parties in their future interactions,
or assist the families to be involved in a meaningful way, or empower them to create there own unique plans for change.
The workshop will consist of 4 parts: description, demonstration, debriefing and discussion. The first part of the day will focus on the successful implementation of the mediation and peacemaking
within the child protection context in Alberta. This description will include the theoretical framework, legislative foundation, program design, implementation and evaluation. The second part of
the day will provide an opportunity for participants to experience first hand a peacemaking circle and or mediation process. During the third part of the day, participants and presenters will
debrief on the mediation and peacemaking process. This will include discussion about strengths and challenges of using mediation and circling in the child protection context. The last part of the
day , will provide the participants the opportunity to ask questions of the expert panel consisting of: mediators, peacemakers, and mediation program supervisors/casework supervisors.
It is hoped that the participants will benefit from this workshop by: gaining new insight into this innovative approach. As well it is hoped that the participants might consider applying this
knowledge within their own sphere of practice and in their own communities. Interested participants will be provide with a .next steps. action plan that may assist them to develop a similar program
in their own communities.
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Making the Connection: Working with High Risk Youth
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Presenter:
Peter Smyth, Alberta Children.s Services
Objectives: * Present how social workers can remain hopeful and positive in an area that is normally wrought with negative perceptions. * Acknowledge the challenges and frustrations of working with
high risk youth. * Understand how youth perceive service aimed at them. * Appreciate the importance of partnership when working with this population. * Learn how a harm-reduction approach and
strength-based approach has been effective in making connections with youth. * Learn strategies as to how to break down barriers with youth and start building relationships. * Gain an understanding
of the \"urban Aboriginal experience\" and the importance of harm reduction practice anmd community for this population. OVERVIEW High-risk youth are .the disconnected.. A majority of these youth
have had negative experiences with .the system., perceiving that their needs were not met and their relationships with social workers and service providers was hostile. These youth are often labelled
.manipulative. and/or .defiant. leaving them unable to access services. New strategies are developing incorporating creative thinking and working .outside the box., to appropriately address reaching
out and building relationships with youth who live dangerous lifestyles involving drugs, prostitution, violence, street survival, and family breakdown. These youth typically struggle with authority
and have few, if any, people they can trust. A high number struggle with mental health disorders and are living a day-to-day existence. Despite this, ALL youth have strengths to build on, are
resilient and have survival skills. Connecting with high-risk youth requires much patience and continually communicating one.s commitment to journey along-side them. Strategies will be presented as
to how to break through the well-defended walls of this population, and how to engage and empower the youth in making healthy and safe decisions in their lives. This will challenge social workers to
think and work differently and take their practice from a .doing to. intervention that tends to alienate the youth, to a .working with. partnership. This incorporates a harm-reduction approach and
involves risk taking that can present ethical challenges. In addition, the critical importance of community partnership is discussed creating support networks for the youth in which they take a lead
role. Participants are encouraged to respond to videos presented, discuss their experiences working with this population, and present examples of positive interactions they have had with youth. Karen
Bruno, who has worked with inner city youth in Edmonton at Boyle st. Community Services for over 13 years, will talk about the importance of community in the lives of high-risk youth, and the \"urban
Aboriginal experience\" that may help or hinder youth depending on perceptions, discrimination as well as positive aspects such as accessing non-traditional resources and developing informal support
networks.
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Interviewing Children: Regina Children's Justice Centre
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Presenter:
Annette Fellinger, Regina Children.s Justice Centre
The Regina Children\'s Justice Centre is a child-friendly integrated unit where police and child protection workers, along with partners in the Regina Qu\'Appelle Health Region and the Crown
Prosecutors office, operate as a team to review and respond to reports of physical or sexual abuse of children and youth. It was developed in 1994 and was the first integrated child abuse unit in
Canada. The RCJC as it is referred to, has also expanded to meet the challenge of handling child sexual exploitation, internet exploitation, and child pornography investigations as well. The
structure and case practice at RCJC strongly reflect the principles of the Provincial Child Abuse Protocol, which promotes a coordinated and integrated approach to child abuse interviews. The RCJC
provides an integrated child-centered approach to conducting interviews and investigations into allegations of physical and sexual abuse. The interests and needs of the child are foremost at all
times. Each interview is conducted by a team consisting of a police officer and a child protection worker from Community Resources. These teams have access to on-call Child Abuse Team physicians who
provide medical services to children and youth who are victims. The team also works closely with the Crown Prosecutors Child Abuse Team, who review files that have the potential to result in criminal
charges. Good information makes for good decisions. Bringing together a team enables a complete and thorough investigation, through the sharing of information and effective case management. Utilizing
this multidisciplinary model to child abuse investigations greatly reduces the trauma to child victims and their families. Conducting forensic child interviews allows for the gathering of a maximum
amount of information with the minimal amount of intrusion. The Regina Children\'s Justice Centre has shown an ability to respond in a well-coordinated and quick manner to incidents of abuse that are
reported and where children are in jeopardy. Having the Community Resources and the Police located together enhances the ability to integrate the various aspects of the investigation. Currently the
RCJC the oldest integrated unit in the country that has Police and Social Services working out of the same location and in such an integrated way. The people involved continue to learn along the way,
about working together and also about working with the broader community which along with us has an interest in seeing that thorough, comprehensive and appropriate investigations are done on
allegations of child abuse. Staff in the RCJC have availed themselves of some excellent training opportunities and we have been trying to share some of these learning experiences with other Social
Workers and Police Officers. As we the RCJC staff continue on with the development of their skills, future opportunities are being sought to expand the team approach to include other agencies and
professionals who are involved in addressing child abuse issues
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| Thursday Sept. 13, 2007 A.M. |
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The Family Court Diversion Research project
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Presenter:
Marlyn Bennett, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
This presentation is about a community based participatory research project launched by Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. (an urban Aboriginal organization in Winnipeg whose name means .Those Who Lead. in Cree)
on the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal women involved in the child protection system in Manitoba and consequently the role of the justice system in their lives and that of their
children. The presentation will focus on the some of the preliminary findings from interviews conducted with Aboriginal mothers involved with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child welfare agencies
in Manitoba; community advocates working with Aboriginal mothers; frontline child welfare workers; and lawyers who have represented Aboriginal mothers in child protection court cases in Manitoba. The
presentation will briefly highlight literature that explores Aboriginal mothers. experiences, and in addition, review some of the literature on alternative responses to child protection/child welfare
dispositions and the role of legal representation for Aboriginal mothers in child protection cases before the courts. The lead investigator responsible for overseeing this research initiative for Ka
Ni Kanichihk Inc. is the Director of Research for the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.
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Critical Thinking in Child Welfare
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Presenter:
Lois Lein, Saskatchewan Community Resources
Child welfare work is by nature, uncertain, with many ambiguities, but also with decisions required throughout the casework process to ensure the safety, well being and permanence of children. In the
formal education of social workers, emphasis is placed on understanding the many facets of human development, social issues, culture and the interaction between all of these factors that contribute
to situations which may bring an individual to the attention of the social work profession. Child welfare, unlike other fields of social work, often requires direct intervention in the lives of
children or families which may require immediate decisions with consequences that impact the safety of a child and may last a lifetime. The ability to make these decisions is not part of what
constitutes a social worker\'s formal education but yet it is this lack of \'\'critical thinking\" for which child welfare social workers are criticized when child abuse tragedies occur. The
framework of human reasoning is identified through two forms: either analytic or intuitive; with social workers historically relying on intuition or as known in child welfare, .gut instinct..
Analytical reasoning or critical thinking is often seen as being opposite to intuition; with a certain resistance that analytical reasoning may be against .social work. values. In practice, many
social workers have relied on intuitive skills which have created a challenge when a more structured framework, such as risk assessment tools, has been implemented. Some of the failure or limitations
of tools such as .Risk Assessment. tools results from confusing structuring with analysis, when they are not the same thing. Critiques of the capacity of child welfare workers to do .analytical. or
.critical. thinking has been highlighted in publications such as Beyond Blame and (Reder, Duncan and Gray) Effective Child Protection (Eileen Munro). This presentation will highlight the role of
critical thinking in child welfare, featuring findings from Reder and Munro, as well as considering human reasoning on a continuum between intuition (heart) and analytic (head) methods and the
relevance in child welfare practice. The consideration and utilization of this continuum of human reasoning is a step towards best practice in child welfare.
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Custom Adoption: A Tradition that Continues to Serve the Needs of First Nations
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Presenter:
Darin Keewatin, North Peace Tribal Council - Delegated Child & Family Services
Elders say that custom adoption has been a part of the traditions of First Nations people since their history began. First Nations people know that the strength of their communities lie with the care
of their children. Research into the custom adoption process revealed that the care of First Nations children within their communities has been a respected tradition throughout history. An Elder (the
late Bluestone Yellowface), a respected keeper of traditional knowledge, was approached in keeping with the protocols and asked to share her story of custom adoption. Elder Yellowface shared three
main reasons for adoption in traditional society including mourning, joural, and fosterage. She also emphasized the important role that identity played in custom adoption as children were given
special status as mother earth\'s children in an adoption ceremony. Elder Yellowface also shared a most important insight about the power of ceremony and its ability to keep children within their
communities to strengthen them. A Custom Adoption Program has been developed at Yellowhead Tribal Service Agency (YTSA) and can serve as a model for other agencies. The program will be discussed on a
professional and personal level as the presenter and researcher, Darin Keewatin MSW (Director of Operations for North Peace Tribal Council), has children who have been adopted through the YTSA Custom
Adoption Ceremony. This program is a traditional approach to today\'s challenges in Child and Family Services. It builds on the strength of tradition to provide innovative changes that can be
implemented through passionate action today.
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System Partnerships- Merging Mandates and Sharing the Work
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Presenter:
Van McGeein, The Salvation Army, Child & Family Services
The LINKS Program is a classroom-based treatment program that is supported by both the local school board (Calgary Board of Education) and the local child welfare system (Calgary & Area Child &
Family Services, Region 3). Traditional views of supporting and serving only those children who meet specific system mandates have been set aside and the two systems have come together to provide
intensive supports to a high-needs population of children and families. It is an excellent example of the benefits that children and families can reap when the systems pool their resources to help
those most in need.
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| Thursday Sept. 13, 2007 P.M. (First Group) |
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In Home Family Support Programs in Saskatchewan
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Presenter:
Wanda Lantz, Family Support Programs of Saskatchewan & Janice Wotherspoon, Family Support Program, Ka-Pa-Chee Training Centre
The Family Support Program supports the healthy development of families and their children to achieve the following goals -To ensure the safely of children -To maintain the family whenever safe and
possible. -To ensure the healthy reunification of children with their family whenever possible. The program was designed to provide intensive in-home support and to implement the province.s Child
protection Services founded on the principle: The first and greatest investment of time and resources should be made in the care and treatment of children in their own home. Process and delivery of
service The Family Support Program has an intervention approach. Today when a child is at risk of abuse or neglect, the department staff access the risk and determine how to ensure the child.s
safety. If the child remains in the home, the department staff, family and family support Program will agree to a support contract with specific outcomes to address the safety issues and reduce the
risk factors. This approach can help parents safety care for their children and adheres to the department.s objective of a reduced reliance on child welfare services that separate families. You know
that your program is making a difference in your community but how do you demonstrate its effectiveness to the public and supporting agencies? Saskatchewan.s Family Support Program faced this
challenge in 2002. The program had a long history in the province and there was a general belief that the program provided effective in-home support to families facing issues of child abuse and
neglect. Already 21 years in the province, it was time for new resource plan to move away from beliefs and opinions and towards a review of evidence. In 2003, the department and the Provincial
Coordinators formed a Working Group that developed an evaluation framework for the Family Support Program. The Measurable Outcomes project was born. SIGN Family Support in Yorkton hosted the test
project. A test project both answered questions and raised recommendations. The project moved the program forward to its next big growth spurt.a provincial Human Resource Plan currently in the works.
Community Based Organizations might ask why put valuable resources into program evaluation. The Family Support Program found this exercise had many benefits. It identified the Program.s strengths and
weakness, both being crucial to decision making. Evaluation unified and identified basic provincial standards for twenty programs all developed independent of one another. Measurable short-term, mid-
term and long-term outcomes became meaningful to families receiving the service, to the front-line worker, management and to the contracting agencies. Evidence of the Family Support Program.s
efficiency and effectiveness was vital. It rejuvenated a longstanding, successful child protection, family support service in the Province of Saskatchewan. Historical Highlights 1981- First program
in Saskatoon 1987- Provincial Committee 1988- Program Review 1990-Movement to Community Agencies 1995- Expansion to rural communities 1998- Support for Foster Home placements 1998- Reunification and
Supervised visits 1999- Provincial Policy and training Manual 2002- Program Review 2003- Development of Measurable Outcomes 2004- Community Bases services (Diversion) 2005- Recommendations for
Provincial Standardization 2005- Provincial Logo + Brochure 2007 Human Resource Plan
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Taking Action: Reducing Risk Engaging Community in Youth led- Research
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Presenter:
Del Williams, Youth Launch/Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement
Youth are saying...\"We want to BE the program....not the reason FOR the program...\" This participatory action research project took root from a longstanding partnership amongst Meadow Lake Tribal
Council (Health & Social Development, Child & Youth Program), Youth Launch - Regional Office of the Students Commission of Canada (lead organization to the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement -
one of four Centres on Children\'s Well Being, a research initiative of the Public Health Agency of Canada), Nutana Collegiate, Saskatoon and Dr. Shauneen Pete, Assoc. Professor formerly of College
of Ed, U. of Regina, currently Vice President (Curriculum Development) of First Nations University of Canada. Funding was provided by the Indigenous Peoples\' Health Research Centre (FNUC). Our team
of youth and adult partners will share stories of our journey in engaging young people in designing and implementing research in their communities, our lessons and challenges. This initial phase will
explore the feasibility of two First Nations communities to commit to a longer-term formalized youth project that is directed toward involving youth in health research and policy development. Youth
research facilitator teams from each community were provided with training in an introductory to youth-friendly logic for research, facilitation and leadership skills (Dr. Pete & Youth Launch
Trainers). The research that young people are conducting will measure community commitment and interest in the development of youth-led projects. Links have been made with schools in each community
to provide operational support and Elders/Adult Allies within each community will be engaged in significant roles to support the youth. In addition, we will measure the impacts and outcomes of the
young researchers themselves overtime. Each community will then be informed on how youth engagement in research creates health benefits for young people.
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Building Bridges: The Integration of Videoconference Technology into Casework practice
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Presenter:
Denise Milne, Alberta Children's Services
Purpose: Identify the benefits of videoconferencing as a knowledge transfer tool and as a means to support the vision of working with partners to develop strong children, families and communities.
Methods: Between fall of 2006 and spring 2007, a series of four evening videoconferences were provided to parents. Sessions focusing on family mental health were delivered through a new provincial
videoconference network. Posters were distributed through health and education jurisdictions, child and family services agencies, day care and Alberta Parent Link centres. The four sessions were
delivered to an average of 44 sites in over 40, primarily rural, communities, with a total attendance of 858. Participants received handouts and an evaluation. Participants were asked to rate the
content and delivery via videoconferencing using a four-point scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, and from Excellent to Poor. Results: The response rate was 65.9%. Content satisfaction
rating exceeded 95% across all sessions. Parents indicated videoconferencing as an effective delivery tool that encourages attendance. Approximately nine out of ten participants .agreed. (strongly or
somewhat) that the use of videoconferencing helped them to attend. Allowing for the challenges involved in implementing new technology broadly across sectors, 65% of the respondents reported being
satisfied with the video and audio quality of the presentations Conclusions: Sector partners and parents were very satisfied having rural access to family mental health education and the opportunity
for local participating and capacity development. Cross sector bridging and technical challenges can be minimized with improved communication and testing.
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Thinking Outside the Box: Increasing Successful Transitions for our Multiple Risk Youth
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Presenter:
Ruth Copot, Alberta Children's Services
Lisa Conner- Hub Team Leader Calgary and Area Child and Family Services.
Carla Babiuk- Supervisor
High Fidelity Wrap around Team.
Linda Hughes- Executive Director of McMan Youth Services.
Calgary and Area Child and Family Services has set forth to develop and implement a unique and creative way of providing services to our multiple
risk youth- provided through a team called the Hub. The Hub is a partnership team involving Calgary and Area Children Services (Child
Intervention), Contracted Agencies- McMan Youth Services, Enviros Wilderness School and Aspen Community Services, Calgary Regional Health Authority
(Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health), and AADAC (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission) Youth Services. Key components of the Hub
include: the partnership of Mandated Child Intervention Services and varied stakeholders, co-location of services, high Fidelity Wraparound approach
and evaluation. Goals and priorities of the Hub are multi-layered. Very simply we believe that through this partnership will provide better
services for our youth and through this we will increase the youth.s protective factors and achieve more successful outcomes for our multiple risk
youth.
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Making Our Hearts Sing
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Presenter:
Jean Lafrance, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
This panel presentation will focus on the results of Phase II of the Making our Hearts Sing Initiative - Implementing our Vision. Extensive consultations with the Blood Tribe, the Sturgeon Lake First
Nation, and the Metis Settlements in Alberta have developed a base of community perspectives on their vision for child welfare services for the future. This informed our planning for a follow up
session attended by 60 community leaders and child welfare professionals that intensively explored how the communities\' hopes and desires could become a reality. This presentation will provide an
overview of the ideas that arose in the context of an open space forum that provides a rich source of thinking for other First Nations and for policy makers to consider as they address parallel
issues in their communities.
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Toward Respectful Treatment
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Presenter:
Deborah Parker-Loewen
Ensuring respectful treatment to children and youth in care is fundamental. Yet, working with unique children and youth and ensuring they receive the treatment they need, while respecting their
rights, backgrounds, culture, and language can be extremely challenging. Ranch Ehrlo Society provides quality programs to vulnerable youth in Saskatchewan and beyond. This session will discuss some
of the challenges encountered and strategies used to maintain a high level of competence within an institution for children and youth.
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All My Relations- Adult Native Transracial Adoptees: A Critical Case Study of Culturally.
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Presenter:
Raven Sinclair, Social Work, University of Regina/Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre
All My Relations ~ Adult Native Transracial Adoptees: A critical case study of cultural identity seeks to explore the problems identified in the literature about the adoption of Native children into
non-Native families in Canada between the years of 1950 and the early 1980s; now referred to as the .Sixties Scoop.. The literature points to negative outcomes for native transracial adoption in
terms of adoption breakdown and identity problems for adoptees, whereas the general transracial adoption literature indicates similar success/failure rates to same-race adoption. This difference
raised a number of questions that required answering. An Indigenous philosophical and methodological approach framed the study and a critical collective case study approach informed several elements
of the research project. The inclusion of multiple sources of information and contextualizing the .case. of the Sixties Scoop within its sociopolitical and historical contexts has been valuable for
illuminating the case as well as for providing a basis for understanding the problematic issues identified in the literature. The data suggest that native transracial adoption (TRA) has been
unsuccessful because of the interplay of a number of factors. Although .successful. adoptions have taken place in many instances, the analysis indicates that resources do not currently exist to
mitigate the deleterious factors that emerge through Native TRA. This study clearly links the problematic identity issues and outcomes of Native TRA to the socio-cultural context of racism in
Canadian society. Recommendations asserted by adoptees and deduced from the data are directed at ameliorating those issues.
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The Aftermath of residential School
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Presenter:
Bernadette Iahtail, Creating Hope Society
Our vision is to learn from the real life experience of those who survived the 60s and 70s scoop and create renewed hope for the third generation of aboriginal children now entering the child welfare
system. Creating Hope Society recognizes that the 60\'s and 70\'s Child Welfare Scoop is the continuation of the Residential Schools era. We believe that it is time to halt the cycle of Aboriginal
children being separated from their families and their communities. We have initiated Creating Hope for the Future to carry forward a healing process commenced for residential school survivors to
those who are the products of a child welfare system that perpetuated the legacy of the residential schools. Services Departments, professional and front line social workers would benefit from the
knowledge about the impact of the child welfare syndrome that is rampant within our urban Aboriginal communities. The first and last of these three generations had an opportunity to have their
stories heard: one in the course of the healing experience undertaken by residential school survivors and the other in current activities underway under the auspices of the Ministry of Children.s
Services. The middle generation, survivors of the 60s scoop however, had an untold story that needed telling. Presentation outline and the learning objectives are: . To present .Creating Hope for the
Future. video, Personal stories and experiences of the 1st generation child welfare (60.s and 70.s scoop) and the continuing impact of the child welfare system on our lives. . Improving the education
and awareness of our own Aboriginal (First Nation, Métis and Inuit) history from colonization to residential school to the 60.s and 70.s scoop. . From residential school to ongoing of child welfare
syndrome that is rampant within our urban Aboriginal communities and that we are in the third generation of child welfare. . Sharing Circle
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Exploring some of the unique feature of working with refugee families in Saskatchewan.
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Presenter:
Judy White, Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Since 2004 the Moving Forward team has been working on a project to address the needs of refugee children and youth coming from war affected countries and regions. The team has continued to build
knowledge and skills relating to working with this population of children and youth. A goal of the project has been to work with parents, children, and youth so that they could build awareness of the
issue of trauma, and then develop/enhance skills in addressing issues relating to their experiences of trauma. Since 2004 the team has worked with families from approximately 9 countries of origin.
The team itself is made up of a partnership that includes representation from Family Service Saskatoon, the Saskatoon Police, the Saskatoon Public School system, and the primary immigrant and refugee
serving agencies (Saskatoon Open Door, Global Gathering Place, International Women of Saskatoon, and the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association). The team is proposing to host a workshop to share
lessons from this project and to engage participants in a process whereby they can reflect on these lessons, share their own experiences and learning, and identify issues, questions, concerns that
are still to be addressed. Using a critical multicultural theoretical framework, the team will facilitate discussions about the cultural contexts from which helpers and clients (refugee familes,
children, and youth), come, and how these have an impact on the interaction and interventions that are used. The team will engage participants in a discussion about the ways in which helpers often
make assumptions about what clients need. Finally, the team hopes to have participants identify the role that social work educators can play in terms of being agents of change, and in providing the
kind of orientation to students that will allow them to be more effective and appropriate in their responses to the needs of this population.
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Guiding the Professional: Understanding and Working with Aboriginal Patient
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Presenter:
Glenda Peebles, Canadian Association of Social Workers
This is a valuable workshop targeting professionals who are engaged with Aboriginal families involved in child and family services. Participants will learn what historic Canadian laws and
colonization strategies were implemented to assimilate Aboriginal people into early Canadian society: the Indian Act, the residential school systems and the 60\'s swoop. Professionals will be asked
to see the similaries between those strategies and the child welfare system. This workshop introduces the theory that these strategies are ineffective in addressing child welfare concerns and the
protection of children in dysfunctional homes. Current professional methods are ineffective because existing practices utilized today only address the symptoms in Aboriginal families. These families
were left with a legacy of trauma that has rippled through generations upon generations. Aboriginal academia, along with traditional Aboriginal teachers, are stressing the need to re-introduce
traditional teachings to our Aboriginal families. Professionals need to introduce new paradigms into their practices that are culturally relevent and appropriate to the Aboriginal population. The
traditional teachings still exist and are available. The theme of this symposium is \"Passion for Action\" and the purpose of this presentation is to \"stimulate, facilitate and encourage ongoing
conversations, networks, and collaborative partnerships to advance and strengthen education and training, practice and service delivery, policy and research for vulnerable children and families\"
particularly for the Aboriginal population. Participants will be asked to go beyond their comfort zones and engage in discussions with a challenge to question their current social work practices for
cultural relevancy and appropriateness to the Aboriginal families they serve.
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Creating Interprofessional Experiences for Students: A Multi-case Study
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Presenter:
Twyla Salm, University of Regina
There has been a surge of interest in the literature addressing the concept of interprofessional collaboration which is an idea closely related to service integration. Gilbert (2005) defines
interprofessional collaboration as the process of two or more professionals learning with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of health care. Accordingly,
interprofessional education is being widely invoked as a means to improve practice in health and social care, which is demanding time, energy and resources in many countries. Interprofessional
education must, however, be effective itself before it can further effective practice. The purpose of this multi-case study is to explore the experience of twenty-six, pre-service professionals from
the faculties of Health Education, Nursing, Justice Studies, Kinesiology and Social Work who engaged in a fourteen week interprofessional internship in elementary schools. Cohorts of students engaged
in real-life, problem-based interventions under the supervision of academic and field professionals. One of the primary purposes of this project was to facilitate the opportunity for human service
pre-service professionals to overcome the limitations inherent in most uni-professional university programs, namely, the relatively limited set of perspectives, values, and norms that guide
professional practice. Numerous forms of data were collected from the students throughout the semester including video-taped bi-weekly seminars, student journals and individual audio-taped interviews
and a survey. The analysis of the data was guided by a .Basic Interpretative Qualitative. (BIQ) research design which illuminates a deeper understanding of the participants. lived experience in an
interprofessional practicum (Merriam, 2002). The findings suggest that this interprofessional experience was a delicate balancing act, vacillating between task issues that affected what was being
accomplished and tending to processes issues relating to how the team functioned and how they shared power. The students developed a deeper appreciation for the scope and breadth of the roles of
other professionals and the practicum also provided a forum for meaningful interprofessional communication and sharing of power. What became questionable was whether the quality of health care had
improved when the pre-service professionals worked collaboratively. Several narratives provide insight into how interprofessional collaboration education had improved the quality of the education
experience for students. The study concludes with a number of recommendations for university faculties who wish to encourage a broader, systemic change of health systems through interprofessional
education and collaborative internships.
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Passion for those Who Care: What Foster Carers Need
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Presenter:
Robert Twigg, Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Those researching and writing about child and family services generally focus on the needs of the children coming into care. Some expand that focus to include the children\'s families and others
include the social systems that impact on them. The needs of those who provide services to those children and their families are rarely the focus of research, writing, or policy. This presentation
will look at the needs of foster carers and their children. It will be based on research recently done in Saskatoon which identifies, from self reports, the needs of foster carers and the existing
literature on how foster carers children adapt to fostering. The workshop will focus on the implications of this data on how child and family services agencies should understand and work with foster
carers.
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GCFSS Child & Family Services Gitxsan Care Giver Model
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Presenter:
Merle Greene, Gitxsan Child & Family Services
We would like to present our Wilp based Gitxsan Caregiver's Model to show how care is provided through a unique kinship connection that binds every member of the Gitxsan Nation together. the Wilp,
Wil\'naat\'ahl, and Wilxsilaks are responsible for the well-being of an individual, in return, will be responsible to his/her Wilp, wil\'naat\'ahl and Wilxsilaks. the wealth of knowledge, roles ,
supports, responsibilities and relationships are drawn upon to keep family members safe and to ensure the continued connection to their Huwilp, their society and their culture. Despite the impacts
and continuing effects of colonialism, the Gitxsan system is very much alive and well. GCFSS has been pursuing the development of a Gitxsan specific model of caregiving and focusing discussions on
the reconciliation between the huwilp and the western model of social work. the primary goal of the Gitxsan Caregivers Model is to strategically rebuild the Gitxsan traditional system and structures
in order to provide care and well being to Huwilp members and Gitxsan citizens. GCFSS\'s intent is to uplift and implement the extended family as the decision making unit to ensure balanced solutions
and critical actions for the benefit of the Gitxsan Huwilp and their members and ultimately the Gitxsan Nation.
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Success Through Integration
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Presenter:
Wanda Nelson, Sask. Community resources, Lois Okrainec, Kids First
This workshop will describe the integration between Community Resources and the Kids First Program as an intersectoral initiative to provide services to high risk families with children under the age
of six in the Yorkton area. Protocols and service coordination have been developed between Child protection, the Teen and Young Parent Program and the Kids First Program which we believe has
resulted in preventing families from requiring more intrusive child protection services.
The following will also be discussed:
o Purpose and components of the Kids First program
o Population served and the structure of the program in Yorkton
o Interface with Community resources- sharing of clients
o The definition of high-risk or at risk families
o Description of the relationship and best practices between the programs
o A case example of a family where working together has prevented a family from requiring child protection services
o Use of integrated strategies between the programs.
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Youth Voices: Respectful youth Engagement and it.s impact on Policies, programs and Practice
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Presenter:
David French, Alberta Children's Services
During the presentation, participants will learn how to capture the voices of young people in a respectful way. It will demonstrate how youth can impact change within all levels of an organization
and lead to meaningful policies, programs and practices. Youth Strategies, a branch within Alberta Children.s Services, is responsible for providing opportunities for youth in the province to share
their perspective on issues affecting young people. Youth Strategies defines youth as anyone between the ages of 13 and 25 years. We collaborate and consult with a variety of young people, including
youth in or from care, Aboriginal youth, street youth, youth with disabilities, rural youth, etc. Youth Strategies acts as the catalyst for change by ensuring that vital feedback from youth is
captured and shared with the right .ears. in government and/or communities. The presentation will explore the following questions: 1. Why Engage Youth? 2. How to Engage Youth? - A Practical Model -
Methods of Engagement 3. What is the Impact of Engagement on Youth, Service Providers, Communities and Government? 4. The Glue: Exploring Relationship Building as a Key Success Factor of Meaningful
Engagement with Youth The presenters will describe a successful youth engagement process and discuss how youth voices have had measurable impact on creating and enhancing public policies, programs
and practices. Hear from young people who have been empowered to use their voice, affect change and meaningfully contribute to the betterment of the province.
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Gaining Access: Education & Homeless Young Women & Girls in Canada
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Presenter:
Jaskiran Dhillon and Sue Delanoy , Communities for Children
GAINING Access: Education and Homeless Young Women and Girls in Canada Presentation Abstract This presentation sets out to investigate homeless young women and girls. experiences of inequity and
marginality within formal institutions of public education. More specifically, we are interested in examining the role of public schools in the lives of homeless and/or street-involved young women to
shed much needed light on the barriers to access, lack of support, and alienation from teaching and learning environments faced by homeless young women in the educational arena. Drawing on the work
of a national qualitative research project based in Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Halifax the first aspect of this presentation will focus on presenting findings from this study and begin a related
conversation of educational reform and social policy change. The second portion of the presentation will highlight the response to this project through the development of a girls only social program
in Saskatoon called GAIN.
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Multi Discipline Collaborative Clinical Model
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Presenter:
Karl Mack, Ranch Ehrlo Society
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SCEP Centre Early Learning Intervention & Training Services: Best Practices
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Presenter:
Patricia B. Clarke, SCEP Centre
1. SCEP CENTRE Early Intervention and Training: Best Practices (50 minute presentation) SCEP CENTRE Early Intervention and Training Services Serving children and Families Since 1968 SCEP CENTRE.s
early intervention program was designed in 1968 by Elisabeth P. Brandt, Ph.D., S.O.M., specialist in the communication disorders of young children. A group of parents of troubled teens had requested
this because there were no services for their children at an early age. SCEP continues to provide services to families and agencies in southern Saskatchewan who are concerned with the problems of
young children. The methods of SCEP CENTRE are based on the philosophy that children should be helped to become mature citizens, that is, to act confidently, making well-informed decisions with due
regard to their own needs and to the rights and needs of others. SCEP CENTRE SERVICES - Daily Therapeutic Group Sessions for Preschoolers - Individualized Therapeutic Sessions for Preschoolers -
Guidance and Support for Enrolled Families - Specialized Assistance for Adoptions and Foster Care Placements - .Summer Friends. Program for Enrolled Children in July & August - Education/Training for
the Community - Consultation and Training for Child Care and preschool settings In 1994, Patricia B. Clark, B.A., M.Ed., R.S.W., SCEP.s first staff member and Executive Director since 1984, initiated
the Day Care Friends program to provide hands-on training and support to child-care workers. Imagine being a dedicated child care provider.....frustrated by not being able to deal effectively with
challenging children in your care....and then imagine having the opportunity to actually learn .hands on. effective and .make sense. ways to understand and help them. Welcome to SCEP.s Day Care
Friends! The presentation will outline approaches used at SCEP CENTRE including a unique method, .Dialogue for Big Ears.. There will also be description of a special training program, SCEP.s Day Care
Friends, adapting SCEP methods to child care settings. 2. Table display featuring best practices (SCEP CENTRE Early Intervention and Training)
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Treaty 6,7,8 Enhancement Framework Development
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Presenter:
Darin Keewatin, North Peace Tribal Council - Delegated Child & Family Services Agency
Since the establishment of the Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act, November 2004, Alberta.s Children.s Services has seen a reduction in the caseload of Child In Care (CIC). At the same time,
the Delegated First Nations Agencies witnessed an increase in Children In Care. This increase was due to the change in legislation and implementation of the Alberta Response Model (ARM). First
Nations agencies were not funded for the new Child, Youth , and Family Enhancement Act. The ARM funding required that children be removed from their homes in order for reimbursement, which was in
opposition to the enhancement act. The Minister of Indian Affairs and the Minister of Children.s Services in Alberta met with the Grand Chiefs of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 to discuss this
inequity of service delivery. A committee was created to address the inequity issue, which included representation from Delegated First Nations Child & Family Services Agencies, Provincial Children.s
Services, and Edmonton Region INAC personnel. This committee met to address the funding issues for on reserve service delivery and to create a funding alternative. The technical committee was chaired
by Darin Keewatin. Over the course of eight months the committee was able to address the inequity of funding for the Child , Youth, and Family Enhancement framework and to establish new funding
guidelines for Delegated First Nations Agencies. Also, a business plan was developed to reduce the number of children in care and provide enhancement services on reserve in Alberta. The creation of
funding alternatives to address the inequities in government funding to First Nations Agencies is an example of innovative and effective change brought through direct action.
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Exploring Health Issues with Aboriginal Youth through Drama
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Presenter:
Karen Arnason, Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew, Dr. Linda Goulet, Dr. Warren Linds
We are proposing a storytelling session to discuss a research project that we have undertaken as a partnership between the File Hills Qu.Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC), the First Nations University
of Canada, and Concordia University. The project.s title is Developing Healthy Decision-Making With Aboriginal Youth Through Drama. Our story fits into the themes of this symposium to stimulate and
facilitate ongoing conversations about innovative research methods that we have found useful when working with Aboriginal youth regarding the health issues they are facing. The goal of our research
was to use .Forum Theatre. (Boal 1979) to help Aboriginal youth in the FHQTC area critically examine the choices they make that affect their health. We conducted Forum Theatre workshops for the youth
and supportive school personnel on two reserves in the FHQTC area. During the workshops, youth participated in a series of theatre exercises that address mental and social health issues. Youth were
asked to identify and prioritize health issues facing the youth in their community. The participants shared stories of their lived experiences, which formed the foundation of short interactive plays.
During one-day follow-up workshops, youth engaged in Forum Theatre processes to help them reflect upon what they have learned from the project. Our hypothesis was that Forum Theatre would give voice
to Aboriginal youth so that they could play a vital role in identifying and examining the socio-cultural issues that have a marked affect on the health of their community. We believed that engaging
youth in an examination of the factors that affect their decision-making is of utmost importance in the development of health. Because the workshop process provides a challenging and supportive
environment, we hypothesized that the youth would become health researchers and health advocates in their communities. As the workshops progressed, we realized that our workshops could only start the
process of youth becoming health advocates; that youth as health advocates would require a longer time commitment on the part of the researchers and participants alike. One of the themes that emerged
in the workshops was that the youths were embedded in community and family systems that have been profoundly affected by of colonization. The result is a lack of volition and agency in decision
making. At the same time, the youth identified community strengths of sports, cultural activities, and close relationships that translate into peer pressure; peer pressure that affects decisions to
participate in unhealthy or healthy activities. During the storytelling process, we will share video clips to demonstrate these themes. We found the youth became engaged by the theatre processes we
used. The Forum Theatre workshops provided the youth with an opportunity for learning with fun and laughter, which contribute to healing and health. The questions that have arisen are, .We\'re
learning, but are they?. We would like to discuss with the symposium participants ways in which we might refocus our questions in light of students. responses.
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Eagle Moon Lodge- A Clinical and Cultural Model for Treatment of Substance Abuse
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Presenter:
Dan Foster, Woods Homes, Alberta
Proposal for a Workshop at the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium Symposium September 12 . 14 2007 Wood.s Homes is a multi-service children.s mental health centre in Calgary Alberta. Eagle Moon Lodge,
one of Wood's residential treatment programs, targets substance abuse and concomitant mental health concerns for Aboriginal youth and their families from across Canada. Guiding principles of the
program are based on a carefully constructed combination of traditional Aboriginal teachings, best practices for treatment of substance abuse and the resiliency practices of the agency as a whole.
These principles inform everyone - youth, families, extended family and staff members. The program understands that people grow, learn and evolve over time and that achieving balance is an important
goal in life. Our vision of healthy youth, families and communities provides guidance in connecting youth to their cultural and spiritual identity on their journey to wellness and home. The Eagle
Moon Lodge Program encourages movement from a place of resistance to a place of healing, focusing on harm reduction and the realistic management of temptation. Treatment services offer options that
include individual assessment; family, individual and group therapies and the use of Aboriginal healing practices. Non-deliberative forms of intervention including art and drama enhance this work. A
specialized education program with individualized learning plans based on Aboriginal traditions is designed to meet each young person.s academic needs. A key aspect of the Eagle Moon Lodge Program is
the leadership of elders and First Nations staff members. Elders regularly consult with program staff and help organize cultural activities. Traditional practices and teachings are included as an
integral part of daily activities. Eagle Moon Lodge uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative indicators of good outcomes to evaluate and improve service delivery. Eagle Moon Lodge is
currently undergoing a review and revision of program practices and developing a program-specific clinical model. This clinical model is considered to be particularly unique because of the cultural
influence in all aspects of program development. Participants in this workshop will learn about: . the program.s history, development over the past 15 years, its structure, present-day challenges and
successes . the transformation of best practices via two world views, namely a research-to-practice model and Aboriginal teachings . methods for evaluating client progress within in this clinical
context
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'Children and Youth First' ...the Right Focus
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Presenter:
Marvin Bernstein, Saskatchewan Children's Advocate and Roxane Schury
Prairie Child Welfare Consortium Symposium Passion for Action: Building on Strength and Innovative Changes in Child and Family Services
Proposal Submission Form .Children and Youth First..the Right Focus The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in November, 1989 and is the most widely ratified of all United Nations human rights treaties.
The Canadian Government ratified the UNCRC in December 1991, thereby obligating Canada to fully implement this, the single most valuable
international legal instrument on the rights of the child. The UNCRC establishes that in addition to holding the same basic human rights as
adults, children, due to their developmental vulnerabilities, are entitled to special children.s rights. It is submitted that Canada is not
meeting its obligations under this international treaty. In October of 2003, the UNCRC Committee noted that much responsibility for the
implementation of the Convention falls to the provinces and territories, and recommended that the federal government ensure the provinces and
territories were aware of their obligations. On September 15, 2006, the UNCRC Committee General Day of Discussion on Article 12 The Right of
the Child to be Heard generated several recommendations based on the rights of children and youth .To speak, to participate, to have their
views taken into account. as full rights holders. In April 2007, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights released an important document,
entitled .Children: The Silenced Citizens.. The Report concludes that Canada is failing to respect the rights of its children and is ignoring
the promises it made when it signed the UNCRC. The Canadian, Provincial and Territorial Governments including Saskatchewan, are falling far
short of the expectation to embed this treaty into our legislation, policy, and practice. Meeting our obligations under the UNCRC would instill
a child and youth focused philosophy as core to government services provided to children and their families. When children.s rights and best
interests are not put first, the consequences can be dire. Children.s rights and well-being are often secondary to interests of adults whether
of a family, community or political nature. This can result in children being placed at risk by the very authorities and court system
bequeathed with the responsibility to protect them. Without the UNCRC embedded in Saskatchewan law, children in our province are not afforded a
voice in the very child protection court hearings that impose life changing decisions about their safety, well-being, family, community, and
school placements. Children are the most disempowered and vulnerable persons in our population and the UNCRC promotes their right to full voice
in any proceedings regarding them. The Saskatchewan Children.s Advocate, Mr. Marvin Bernstein, saw a need to anchor the work of the Children.s
Advocate Office (CAO) on behalf of all children in the province in .Children and Youth First. principles. The Principles, based on the UNCRC
were developed by the CAO as a bench mark for all programs, services and practices that the Office engages in relative to its advocacy and
investigation services pertaining to Saskatchewan children and youth. While there is much public and government rhetoric about putting children
first, people are not always speaking the same language. The .Children and Youth First. principles clearly define what this means for the
children of Saskatchewan and those honored with the responsibility of safeguarding their rights and best interests. These principles are for
all children of Saskatchewan and they address the need to recognize unique life histories and spiritual traditions and practices of individual
children and youth. Mr. Bernstein is calling upon the government to lead the change necessary to put .children and youth first. and make this
the paramount consideration and focus in all child -serving legislation, policy and practice. This requires the Provincial government to commit
to an action plan that raises the standard of services for children and youth and places their needs and interests ahead of all other
considerations.
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Physical Punishment in Childhood: A Child Protection Issue
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Presenter:
Ailsa Watkinson, Faculty of Social Work. University of Regina
Are children the property of their parents or individuals endowed with rights and entitlements? The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child1 considers children as holders of rights. For
example the Convention upholds the rights of children to express their views in matters that affect them,2 the right to religious freedom,3 the right of mentally or physically disabled children to a
decent life,4 and the right to freedom from physical punishment.5 Yet our law, under s. 43 of the Criminal Code, provides parents with a defense if they use physical punishment on children to correct
their behavior. In addition, our child protection laws and protocols do not adequately discourage the use of physical punishment even though research has shown that physical punishment, whether it is
considered minor or moderate, has negative consequences for a child.s mental and physical health and development.6
Section 43 was challenged as violating the rights of children and was eventually heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. 7 The Court ruled that children.s rights were not abridged by s. 43. However
they limited the defence available to parents who use force on children. The effect was that practices that were legal one day were found to be criminal the next.
This paper will discuss findings from two studies undertaken by the author on the knowledge and needs of adults regarding the Court.s limitations on the use of physical punishment and the
intergenerational transference of approval of physical punishment. The findings from both studies support the need for advocacy by social workers to ensure that child protection policies and parental
programming reflect Canada.s international obligations. The purpose of my presentation is to familiarize participants with the Supreme Court decision, highlight its strengths and weaknesses and urge
social workers, social work teachers and social work associations to do their part to ensure that their child protection laws, as well as Education Acts, and other civil and criminal laws reflect,
not just the Supreme Courts limitations but Canada.s international obligation to "explicitly prohibit all forms of violence against children, however light, within the family, in schools and in other
institutions where children may be placed."8
1 Convention on the Rights of the Child. U.N. Doc. A/RES/44/25 (1989).
2 Article 12
3 Article 14
4 Article 23
5 Articles 3, 19, 24, 28
6 Joan Durrant & Ron Ensom (2006) Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth (Ottawa: Coalition on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth).
7 Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General) [2004] S.C.R. 76
8 Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: CANADA (27 October 2003) UN Doc. CRC/C/15/Add.215 § 33.
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LaRonge ICFS: Streamlining Operations in Child Welfare Service Delivery
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Presenter:
Dexter Kinequon, Kyla McKenzie La Ronge ICFS
Overview of La Ronge Indian Child & Family Services and our innovative and forward moving initiatives involving service delivery. Examples of initiatives include; accreditation; elected Board;
information and technology systems; financial management controls and policies; political relationships and professional affiliations
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