PILOT PROGRAM Dr Tamara Blakemore THE CHAMPION Magistrate Tracy - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Dr Tamara Blakemore

THE CHAMPION

• Magistrate Tracy Sheedy

THE PROJECT TEAM

• Dr Tamara Blakemore ~ School of Humanties & Social Sciences : Social Work
• Mr Shaun McCarthy ~ UoN Legal Centre
• Dr Chris Krogh ~ School of Humanities & Social Sciences: Human Services
• Dr Graeme Stuart ~ UoN Family Action Centre
• Prof. Penny Jane Burke ~ UoN Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education

THIS PROJECT ….

THE PARTNERS

• Dept of Juvenile Justice – Maitland
• Dept of Education
• Dept of Premier & Cabinet
• Catholic Care
• Singleton Family Support
• Mission Australia – Youth on Track
• NSW Health – Child & Adolescent Mental Health
• NSW Police
• Justiz – Indigenous Social Justice Org.
• Dept of Family & Community Services
• Cultural Reference Group

THE FUNDERS

• Australian Govt. Dept of Social Services – Family Safety Branch
• Dept of Education
• University of Newcastle

THE BACKGROUND BRIEF …. PREVIOUS WORK ….

VIOLENCE in the Hunter Region IS COMMON….

“There's definitely an escalation in the number of girls and the level of violence that they perpetrate probably in the - over the last 10 years there's been quite an escalation” (Participant

30, Education).

“We've found that girls are becoming more violent in their assaults. It's almost like girls have to prove themselves, or they're just - they're becoming more violent than the boys” (Participant

27, Police).

FINDINGS ….

CONSTRUCTIONS OF CRIME …

CRIME & COMMUNICATION CRIME & CONNECTION

FINDINGS ….

CONSTRUCTIONS OF CRIME …

CRIME & COMMUNICATION CRIME & CONNECTION

“Need - so many needs. One is being heard. Because it'd be nobody's listening” (Participant 29,

Indigenous Support Service).

“a client recently attempted murder, she explained this as exercising fairness and equality through the rule or attitude an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; you hurt me, I'll hurt you; which seems fair in her mind… she felt that that was justified and fair and ethical in her mind“ (Participant 1, Juvenile

Justice).

“Yeah pro-criminal attitudes and beliefs are then just prevalent…. It's a known behaviour. Often siblings are committing crimes together. So there's that connection” (Participant 20, Juvenile

Justice).

“We've had parents actually take their children to a place that has been set up to have a fight and they have been present while this has happened”….. (Participant 4, Youth Work).

FINDINGS ….

PARALLEL PROCESS … IN PRACTICE FINDINGS ….

IMPETUS & INTENT

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• Opportunities for authentic engagement, parallel learning and

perspective change.

• Opportunities to explore the role and place of violence in the lives of

young people in a community setting.

• Opportunities for young people to name, and narrate experience in

participatory ways that model shared power.

• Opportunities for sharing knowledge, building skills, challenging and

changing behaviours for coping, connection and confidence. .

PR PROGRAM P OGRAM PATHWA THWAYS

Partners Community

• f Practice

Participants

Juvenile Justice & YAMS Community Support Services Education Transitions to High School Indigenous Specific Services

CORE COMPONENTS…

ORIENTATION EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION COMMUNICATION SKILLS EMPATHY POWER & CONTROL SHAME & BLAME ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE REVIEW

INSIGHTS ….

The participatory method has the potential to provide rich narratives of problem & process for young people as they navigate violence in their lives including:

• Socio-historic experiences of young

people, their families & communities AND

• Workings, challenges, strengths and
• pportunities of the social service

sector

INSIGHTS ….

Connection supports communication & change …

• It takes time and trust & mutual participation
• All forms literacy need to be considered (creatively)
• Young people have important things to say & are willing to contribute
• The reality of trauma as an ongoing context has to be recognised

THANK YOU

Tamara.Blakemore@Newcastle.edu.au