Bibliography
Community Participation in Action
Australian literature
Talking about grog: informing and engaging communities.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal v.27 no.6 Nov - Dec 2003: 21-2
Prior to the NSW Government's Alcohol Summit, which took place in August 2003 in Sydney, representatives from NSW Aboriginal communities met to discuss the impact that alcohol use has had on Aboriginal populations. The principles for moving forward that were agreed upon at this meeting are outlined in this article, along with key issues and recommendations to the summit. These relate to: informing and engaging the community; preventing abuse and harm; alcohol dependence, disease and treatment; effective health care service delivery; alcohol related injury and trauma; family health and well being; workforce development and infrastructure; alcohol related crime and anti social behaviour; alcohol and the justice system; and responsible supply and consumption.
Arthurson, Kathy
Neighbourhood regeneration: facilitating community involvement.
Urban Policy and Research v.21 no.4 Dec 2003: 357-371
In this paper, the courses of action taken to facilitate residents' participation in developing community action plans, in two Australian public housing estate regeneration projects are examined. The findings are placed within the context of changes, over the past 20 years, to the operation of housing authorities that were antecedents to the newly emerging partnership models of regeneration between the public and private sectors and communities. Three major findings are highlighted. First, the government role, in terms of providing support positions and allowing adequate time for residents to participate is critical to the success of community participation activities. The second finding is that the ever increasing privatisation of public sector activities and pre occupation with developing a more efficient, effective and lean public sector, essentially defined in economic terms, is in conflict with meeting government social goals of community participation. Third, much of the rhetoric used in neighbourhood regeneration projects of 'rights and obligations' and 'sustainability' is not well defined and is sometimes implemented in contradictory ways. In applying these terms, the housing authorities and their regeneration partners need to elucidate the principles they are promoting. In light of the findings overall, it is concluded that the capacity of market oriented regeneration policy to lead to resident inclusion should be questioned. (Journal abstract)
Bartlett, B; Boffa, J.
Public Health Consultant to Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, PlanHealth
Pty Ltd, 31 Buttenshaw Drive, Coledale NSW 2515 (1); Central Australian Aboriginal
Congress, PO Box 1604, Alice Springs NT 0871 (2)
Aboriginal community controlled comprehensive primary health care: the
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress.
Australian Journal of Primary Health v.7 no.3 2001: 74-82, tables, figures
Aboriginal community controlled primary health care (PHC) services have led
the way in Australia in developing a model of PHC service that is able to address
social issues and the underlying determinants of health alongside high quality
medical care. This paper discusses relevant theoretical issues on community
control of PHC, and examines the development of community controlled PHC services
in Central Australia using the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress as a case
study.
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Campbell, L; Stojanovski, A.
Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University (1); Mount Theo-Yuendumu
Substance Substance Misuse Aboriginal Corporation (1,2)
Warlpiri elders work with petrol sniffers.
Indigenous Law Bulletin v.5 no.9 Jul 2001: 8-11
Yuendumu community has a history of dealing with outbreaks of petrol sniffing
that extends back to the early 1980s, state the authors. They describe the background
to the Mount Theo-Yuendumu Substance Misuse Aboriginal Corporation (the MYSMAC),
the involvement of Warlpiri Elders, and the history of the Mt Theo Petrol Sniffing
Program and why it has been successful.
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Chalmers, E; Keating, B; Mununggurr, N; Ngurruwuthun, D; Mununggur,
G; Amery, H; Members of the Yirrkala Sober Women's Group.
Assistant Director, Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (1)
Partnerships in communication.
In: Rural and remote health papers 1991-1998. Deakin West, ACT: National
Rural Health Alliance, 1998, 6p, paper on CD-ROM
This paper is an account of the development of an education program in a cross
cultural setting in a remote area. It is intended to be a description of the
processes involved as the team tried to meet the community priority needs. Community
alcohol education was identified as a priority for the Living with Alcohol team
in a remote setting in Arnhem Land. Conventional western approaches were not
successful in meeting the community needs so the focus of the education changed.
Partnerships in the education processes were developed between a community group
and the LWA team. The former partners had articulated their concerns about alcohol
in their community, while the latter had access to educational resources including
western scientific information about alcohol. In order to proceed, the focus
for the education had to shift so that the concerns of the community became
central to the education process.
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Clarence, C; MacDonald, J.
Living with Alcohol (1), Domestic Violence Program (2), Territory Health Service,
Northern Territory
Lajamanu: women working together.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal v.22 no.4 Jul - Aug 1998:
2-3, illus
A brief outline of a program with older, influential Aboriginal women in an
outback community in the Northern Territory which aimed at communicating their
messages about alcohol and violence issues, is provided in this paper which
describes the activities undertaken by the Lajamanu women.
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Cuthbertson, N.
Interrelate
Indigenous Yarning Service (Indigerrelate) evaluative report.
Family Services Australia Newsletter no.23 Dec 2000: 52-54
An Indigenous Relationship Education Pilot project, known as Indigerrelate
Indigenous Yarning Service, and established at Lismore NSW by Interrelate in
liaison with the Indigenous Community Advisory Panel, is described in this paper.
The focus of the program is directed towards improving the psychological well
being and behavioural patterns of Indigenous families. Community participation
and cross cultural awareness issues are addressed.
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Flicks, B.
Executive Director, Apunipima Cape York Health Council
A dying industry - or a way forward? Models of rural and remote health
service delivery.
In: Rural and remote health papers 1991-1998. Deakin West, ACT: National
Rural Health Alliance, 1998, 5p paper, on CD-ROM
The author outlines problems in delivering health services in the remote communities
of Cape York, an area of chronic ill health with mortality levels 3.3 times
higher than the general Queensland population. She then describes the role and
services of the Apunipima Cape York Health Council, which was established as
a community-controlled organisation in 1994. It works with the 15 major communities
on the Cape to ensure maximum community-control and involvement in decision-making,
while at the same time working with various mainstream services to ensure that
the best care possible is available to the people of the Cape by addressing
the enormous disparities that exist between the Cape and the rest of Australian
society.
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McBride, Tony.
Community health services: creating a healthier Victoria.
Health Issues no.79 Winter 2004: 6-7
The Department of Human Services (DHS) distributed a framework paper on the future of Community Health Services in Victoria in early 2004. The paper provided a rationale for building strong Community Health Services; a vision and a set of principles for guiding future service development; and a plan of action to achieve it. This article gives Health Issues Centre's response to the framework paper. (Journal abstract)
McNair, Peter, [et al].
Social capital in Apollo Bay.
New Community Quarterly v.1 no.4 Summer 2003: 3-6
Macgregor, C J & Cary, J.
Social/Human Capital Rapid Appraisal Model (SCRAM) : a method of remotely assessing social and human capacity in Australian rural communities.
Rural Society v.12 no.2 2002: 105-122
Social and human capital has received increasing interest during the last decade, partly because government organisations are encountering increasing demands for 'triple bottom line' accounting. Despite this, the dimensional nature and indicators of social/human capital are not broadly understood. Indicators are often selected because they 'appear to have some link'. Limited secondary data sources and constraining research time frames and budgets exacerbate the problem. The Social/Human Capital Rapid Appraisal Model (SCRAM) proposed in this paper is an attempt to address these issues. It contains all the elements and primary indicators of social/human capital and it suggests a range of Australian data sources from which secondary or proxy indicators may be developed. SCRAM cannot compare to rigorous research methods involving primary data but the method should ensure indicators are not selected ad hoc and that there are empirical links between them and social/human capital as a contributor to community strength. (Journal abstract)
Mendes, P.
Empowering the poor: towards a progressive version of welfare reform.
AQ: Journal of Contemporary Analysis v.75 no.2 Mar - Apr 2003: 23-26
The welfare state has been a highly contested concept accompanied by various value based tensions and contradictions. In particular, the welfare state has always had both social care, or humanitarian, and social control, or oppressive, functions. As such, it can both liberate the poor and further their subordination, and represents the gains of social and political struggle by the powerless, and also the workings of powerful groups to stifle political antagonism and regulate the poor. The author argues for progressive reforms and outlines three major principles which would underpin a progressive version of welfare reform: the provision of income security payments based on need rather than employment status; the delivery of welfare services by local communities with extensive consumer participation and control; and the participation of welfare consumers in welfare policy and service provision debates and processes.
Moran, Mark F.
An evaluation of participatory planning at Mapoon Aboriginal community: opportunities for inclusive local governance.
Australian Aboriginal Studies no.2 2003: 72-84
The Queensland government is increasingly using participatory planning as a means to improve infrastructure and service delivery to Indigenous settlements. In addition to technical and economic goals, participatory planning practice seeks also to achieve social development goals, including empowerment, capacity building, community control and ownership. This article presents the findings of an evaluation of one such planning project, conducted at Old Mapoon in 1995. Despite various efforts to follow participatory processes, the plan had mixed success in achieving stated social development goals. This suggests some misunderstandings between the practice of participatory planning and the workings of local governance. It also presents some opportunities for participatory planning methods to be integrated into more inclusive forms of governance. (Journal abstract)
Morriss, M; Mann, S; Byrnes, T.
Noarlunga Health Services, Alexander Kelly Drive, Noralunga Centre SA 5168 (1,2,3)
Safe Dreaming Trail to School: community participation and Indigenous
culture.
Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange v.6 no.2 2000: 110-115,
figures
The Safe Dreaming Trail to School initiative was an injury prevention project,
that used the school as the setting, and students as agents for change, in a
cross cultural, collaborative approach to addressing community safety hazards.
Students developed skills in identifying and reporting safety hazards in their
school and local community, with opportunities to learn from Indigenous safe
community practices through Dreaming Stories. This learning process was captured
by an original piece of Aboriginal art created by a local Aboriginal artist
and included enthusiastic assistance from students. The core components of the
project involved: fostering collaborative links between health, education, local
service providers and community members; providing information on community
safety and Indigenous culture; developing a process for positive action on community
safety hazards; and encouraging increased understanding and respect for different
cultures using art and Dreaming Stories as the medium. (Journal abstract)
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People Together Project (Victoria); Victorian Local Governance Association.
The power of community: celebrating and promoting community in Victoria:
a report of the initiatives reinvigorating Victorian communities.
Melbourne, Vic: People Together Project and Victorian Local Governance Association,
2000, 55p
The Successful Communities project, developed by the People Together Project,
was established to assist people in recreating their communities. Representatives
from business, unions, welfare and community organisations were involved in
discussion forums in regional and rural areas. This document provides information
on innovative community projects in these areas. They address issues as varied
as meals on wheels and youth suicide. Concepts that are used in discussion about
community are defined and key discussion points highlighted in the forums held
around Victoria are outlined, including issues of community infrastructure,
citizenship, networking, the arts, and leadership. The changing roles of all
levels of government are examined and key findings and directions are summarised.
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Price, P; Leane, K.
Women's Health Statewide, 64 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide SA 5006
The impact of the impact evaluation: evaluation of the HIV/AIDS women's
project 1998.
Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange v.5 no.3 1999: 65-70
The HIV / AIDS Women's Project (Women's Health Statewide) was established under
the auspices of Women's Health Statewide and is supported by a reference group
which meets monthly to oversee the work of the Project. The role of the Project
is to enhance the health and wellbeing of HIV-positive women and their families
in South Australia. In 1998 a consultant was employed to review the role and
effectivness of this Project in the HIV / AIDS sector. The evaluation soon evolved
beyond its review and evaluation roles, identifying the complex work of the
Project and broadening the understanding of women's perspectives in the context
of the HIV / AIDS epidemic in South Australia. This paper explores the evaluation
process and comments on the effects that participation in the review process
has had on both HIV-positive women who participated in the evaluation and on
the future work of the Project. (Journal abstract)
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Pyett, P.
Working together to reduce health inequalities: reflections on a collaborative participatory approach to health research.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health v.26 no.4 Aug 2002: 332-336
With mounting evidence that health problems are related to social inequalities, health researchers increasingly need to engage with disadvantaged and marginalised groups. These groups can present specific challenges to conventional research methods. This paper reflects on the need for health researchers to meet these challenges in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which social disadvantage affects people's health, and to develop appropriate interventions for these groups. Models of collaborative, participatory and action research are defined on a continuum. The value of a collaborative participatory approach to health research is discussed. Key processes in collaboration are outlined, and some of the methodological tensions and ethical issues that arise when using such an approach are addressed. The recognition that power is directly related to knowledge lies at the heart of the collaborative participatory research project. Collaborative participatory research offers a strategy that embraces self determination, encourages and even demands ongoing consultation and negotiation, and provides opportunities for capacity building and empowerment in the communities involved in the research. Nowhere is such a strategy more needed in Australia today than for research with Indigenous communities. (Journal abstract)
Rowley, K G; Daniel, M; Skinner, K; Skinner, M; White, G A; O'Dea,
K.
Centre for Population Health and Nutrition, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton
Road, Clayton Vic 3168 (1,3,4,6); Department of Health Behaviour and Health
Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC USA (2); Derby Aboriginal Health Service, Derby WA 6728 (5)
Effectiveness of a community-directed 'healthy lifestyle' program in
a remote Australian Aboriginal community.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health v.24 no.2 Apr 2000:
136-144, tables, figures
Mortality due to diabetes is much greater for Aboriginal men and women in Western
Australia than for their non Aboriginal counterparts. The purpose of this article
is to assess the sustainability and effectiveness of a community directed program
for primary and secondary prevention of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease in an Aboriginal community in northwest Western Australia. The program
developed from one focusing on body weight and metabolic control in overweight
and diabetic people to a more holistic, community wide approach to management
and prevention of chronic disease. It was found that developmental initiatives
facilitating planning, implementation and ownership of interventions by community
members and organisations can be a feasible and effective way to achieve sustainable
improvements in health behaviours and selected health outcomes among Aboriginal
people.
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Salisbury, C.
Tweed Heads District Hospital, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
A health service and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partnership
to develop and plan mental health services.
Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange v.4 no.4 1998: 18-30,
figures
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an action research partnership
between the Tweed Valley Health Service (TVHS) and the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander community for the development and delivery of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander mental health services. This partnership was based upon
Labonte's (1989) view of empowerment where it is suggested that to be empowered
means to have increased capacity to define, analyse and act upon one's problems.
It was proposed that the establishment of a 'partnership' based upon these principles
would assist in operationalising indigenous community participation in TVHS
planning. To achieve this type of 'partnership', the health service had to be
willing to enter the partnership and to give the authority to the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Health Outcome Council to seek and trial solutions
on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health matters. Key outcomes
were defined as the extent to which the re-organised services proved to be acceptable
and utilised by the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Outcomes were operationalised through measures of service utilisation and consumer
satisfaction with accessibility, process and outcomes. The study trialed participatory
action research 'as a method for indigenous participation in mental health service
planning and development and concludes that it is a valid model for cross cultural
research and health service development in a complex medical setting. (Journal
abstract)
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Sellwood, L; Yavu-Kama-Harathunian, C; Wetherhill, K; Martin, M; Blagg,
H; Bursill, L; Atkinson, J; Lacey, A; Schonefeld, L.
NT Corrections (1); WA Ministry of Justice (2); Marnja Jarndu Women's Refuge,
Broome WA (3); WA Domestic Violence Prevention Unit, WA (4); Crime Research
Centre, University of Western Australia, WA 6907 (5); NSW Department of Corrective
Services (6); Consultant Aboriginal Innovations, Qld (7); Palm Island Mangement
Board, Qld (8); Qld Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
Development (9)
Methods and models for program delivery: what works, what doesn't: round
table session.
In: Thompson, R. ed. Working in Indigenous perpetrator programs: proceedings
of a forum. Darwin, NT: Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Affairs, 2000, p91-116
This paper is an edited text of a round table discussion in which some participants
outlined the programs and projects with which they are involved. Leanne Sellwood
describes a court mandated, court referred pilot program in the Northern Territory.
The involvement of Indigenous men in the prison program is discussed and issues
raised by this domestic violence intervention and prevention program are addressed.
Cheri Yavu-Kama-Harathunian provides background information on the WA Ministry
of Justice Sex Offender Treatment Program which is operating in Casuarina, Bunbury,
Karnet, and Greenough Prisons. Community based programs are briefly discussed.
Kylie Wetherhill in her role as leader of the Marnja Jarndu Women's Refuge in
Broome, describes a pilot program aiming to prevent domestic violence and discusses
the Freedom From Fear community education campaign in WA, arguing that this
model may be more successful than the western counselling model. Harry Blagg
discusses a program in Derby, WA which is about working with adolescents to
prevent family violence. Lee Bursill outlines a program developed by Indigenous
people and for Indigenous people, called How to Share Power and Overcome Violence
and Alcohol Abuse. Judy Atkinson describes the development of Indigenous therapies
and workshops aimed at listening to Indigenous people's problems of substance
abuse and family violence, grief and deaths in custody, and children and suicide.
Alfred Lacey discusses initiatives on Palm Island to reduce alcohol abuse, suicide
and domestic violence. Lyn Schonefeld describes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Family Violence Program in Queensland, highlighting working with young
children using a holistic approach.
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Sharley, A; Lee, J.
Social Planning Consultant, SA Urban Projects Authority (1); General Advisory
Committee Co-ordinator, Lynch's Bridge Project (2)
Involving the community at Lynch's Bridge.
Beyond the Fringe no.10 May 1996: 9
The Lynch's Bridge project is a medium density housing project located in Kensington,
an inner Melbourne suburb. This article describes how the concept for Lynch's
Bridge was developed through an exhaustive and ongoing process of community
consultation that commenced in 1984 and is still running today.
Article file S235
Shibasaki, S; Valery, P; Audera, C; Gibson, O.
Masters of Applied Epidemiology student, National Centre for Epidemiology and
Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 (1); Epidemiologist,
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (2); National Centre for Epidemiology
and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 (3);
Indigenous Health Program, University of Queensland, Qld 4072 (4)
A guide to informing a community within the Torres Straits.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal v.24 no.4 Jul - Aug 2000:
15-16, figures, maps
Arguing that adequate community consultation and public relations are essential
requirements for conducting research in any community, this article describes
the steps taken to inform a Torres Strait Islander community regarding the commencement
of an asthma prevalence study of children aged 0 - 17 years. The involvement
of local Torres Strait Islander health workers was found to be crucial to the
success of the study.
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Stayner, R; Foskey, R; Ramasubramarian, L.
Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England, NSW 2351 (1,2,3)
The continuing effects of action research projects: final report to
the Department of Family and Community Services.
Armidale, NSW: Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England, 2000,
141p
In 1995-96 the Department of Social Security funded 80 community-based initiatives
called Action Research Projects (ARPs) as a component of the Community Research
Project. A comprehensive report on the experience of these initiatives was prepared
at the conclusion of the funding. The Department of Family and Community Services
then contracted the Rural Development Centre at the University of New England
to document and analyse the subsequent experience of twelve of the ARP sites,
their related organisations and their communities, in order to help develop
a better understanding of the potential longer-term effects of community-driven
initiatives to enhance the well being of individuals and families with low incomes.
The research project was interested in learning from both successful and unsuccessful
project experiences. This was to provide some research based advice to FaCS
to enable the department to be more effective in managing and facilitating the
development of future community-based initiatives.
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Sutherland, Dale.
An Indigenous school and learning community in the ACT? Opportunity, context and rationale.
Canberra, ACT: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, 2003
In an effort to move towards a whole of government approach to service delivery to Indigenous communities, the Council Of Australian Governments has developed a Reconciliation Framework, designed to advance the process of reconciliation and address Indigenous disadvantage. This paper examines a number of reasons why an Indigenous school is a viable option for consideration, and provides an overview of current policy formulation with a specific emphasis on the concept of social capital and how it might be used to facilitate both learning and the establishment of networks within and around the school that support the educational process. It reviews the principles underpinning recent initiatives in Indigenous education that have worked to encourage improved participation, engagement and outcomes, and advocates the development of an urban Indigenous educational philosophy based on the lived experience and culture of Indigenous people living in contemporary urban environments, and in their aspirations for the future. (Author abstract, edited)
Tsey, K; Morrish, S; Lucas, A; Boffa, J.
Menzies School of Health Research, Alice Springs (1,2,3); Central Australia
Aboriginal Congress (4)
Training in aged care advocacy for primary health care workers in Central
Australia: an evaluation.
Australasian Journal on Ageing v.17 no.4 Nov 1998: 167-171
Concern felt by advocates for frail aged Aboriginal people in central Australia
that residents are in nursing homes against their wishes led to a project to
promote the process of obtaining informed consent. A Manual was developed for
workshops to help health care providers - especially remote area nurses - learn
about this process and about respecting the rights of the elderly. This paper
reports the findings of an evaluation of the Trainer's Manual. Although the
manual challenged the basis of decision-making of health professionals looking
after the aged care needs of remote area Aboriginal people, it was not entirely
sucessful with all the target audience partly because of a perceived lack of
Aboriginal input at many levels of the project and partly, too, because of a
lack of input to the process by remote area nurses. The workshops raise, among
other things, important issues relating to the rights of the frail aged to make
informed choices about their care versus the health professionals' sense of
duty to their clients, reflecting both a need for ongoing examination and definition
of what constitutes care, as well as challenging governments to address and
resource the rights of Aboriginal people with regards to their service needs.
The issues also reflect a need for greater attention to be paid to cross-cultural
training in the education of health professionals. (Journal abstract)
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Van Erp, A; Rabbitt, A.
Physiotherapist, Toowoomba Health Services (1); Aboriginal Health Worker, Toowoomba
Qld (2)
Childbirth education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
in Toowoomba.
In: Rural and remote health papers 1991-1998. Deakin West, ACT: National
Rural Health Alliance, 1998, 9p, paper on CD-ROM
This paper discusses a concept for a childbirth education program specifically
designed for Aboriginal women, a program that considers both cultural belief
and cultural values. This program can be useful in rural and remote Aboriginal
communities, since it has a strong Aboriginal influence with aboriginality presented
as a positive force and has incorporated a cross-cultural input by engaging
Aboriginal elders to talk to the antenate about their own experiences. Discussion
includes antenatal education; need and significance for the community; community
involvement in identification of need for program; factors that may cloud relevant
issues; transcultural theory in development of health programs; relevance of
transcultural theory; effectiveness of program.
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Welleseley, B.
Connecting with Good Beginnings.
Every Child v.8 no.3 Winter 2002: 10-11
The Good Beginnings Connect program uses a community development approach to support families to parent effectively. The author describes the establishment of the project in an area of Tasmania with a high ratio of public housing, young adults and one parent families, and the services it offers these families. She then explains how the principles of community development have guided the program's extension to other communities.
White, R.
Public spaces for young people: a guide to creative projects and positive strategies.
Canberra, ACT: Foundation for Young Australians and National Crime Prevention Program, reprinted edition, 2002
This book provides an overview of contemporary youth public space projects which have taken place or are currently underway in many parts of Australia. The projects vary in terms of funding sources, basic aims and objectives, budgets and resources, timelines, accountability and decision making structures, methods and strategies, and strengths and limitations. They provide examples of how public space issues can be approached in different community settings, and offer an outline of the key elements of a broad youth friendly public space strategy, and also describe basic features of various grassroots initiatives and specific community based projects. The guide stems from work carried out for the National Campaign Against Violence and Crime and the National Anti-Crime Strategy as part of their crime prevention research activity.
Women's Health Goulburn North East.
'We saw we could do it ourselves': Koorie Cultural Regeneration Project.
Australian Journal of Primary Health v.7 no.1 2001: 111-115, figures
The Koorie Cultural Regeneration Project was the result of a partnership between
Women's Health Goulburn North East and Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation.
The project was located in Wodonga and aimed to strengthen the community in
terms of its Aboriginal identity. A range of activities provided opportunities
for elders to share traditional skills and knowledge about Aboriginal culture
particularly beliefs, men's business and women's business, dance and bush knowledge.
A further dimension of the project was education of the mainstream community
through presentations and workshops at schools, childcare centres, workplaces,
festivals and universities. Immediate outcomes of the project included clear
evidence of the power of experiential learning, a deepening understanding of
culture, and the importance of story and connectedness. Eighteen months after
the conclusion of the project, members of Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation
met with Women's Health Goulburn North East workers to reflect on the long term
outcomes of the project. The value of cultural regeneration was affirmed and
it was identified that the project raised the profile of the Koorie community
in Wodonga and beyond. While the Koorie Cultural Regeneration Project has increased
community understanding and pride in Aboriginal heritage and is working well,
the lack of continued funding means it is not ongoing. The challenge now is
to move forward with cultural regeneration with respect, integrity, care and
wisdom. (Journal abstract)
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Woods, W; Wanatjura, E; Colin, T; Mick, J; Lynch, A; Ward, N.
Chairwoman (1), Disability Support and Emotional and Social Wellbeing projects
(2), Aged Care Project (3), Former chairwoman (currently works for Nganampa
Health on STD / HIV project) (4), Emotional and Social Wellbeing Project (5),
Aged Advocacy Project (6) NPY Women's Council
Atunypa wiru malparara malparara: the strength of working together.
In: Weeks, W. and Quinn, M. eds. Issues facing Australian families: human
services respond. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia, 3rd ed.,
2000, p91-100
The NPY Women's Council, its background and the way it works are described
in this chapter which incorporates explanations from NPY Women's Council members
on what human services projects, services and action research have been undertaken.
The focus is on using the Malparara way. Malparara means, in the context of
the projects, two workers, working together on a project, one of whom is a non-Anangu
woman employed for her specific professional skills, and other a senior Anangu
woman (Anangu workers are usually senior women with local authority and respect,
speaking local languages but not confident in speaking English in public).
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Wright, M.
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Mental Health Support, WA
Profile of the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Mental Health Support
inreach programme.
In: Miller, V. et al, eds. Whose dreams? Whose realities? 9th Annual TheMHS
Conference 1999: proceedings. Balmain, NSW: The Mental Health Services Conference
of Australia and New Zealand, 2000, p247-250
The background to and rationale for the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Mental
Health Support (DYHSMHS) is outlined in this paper which highlights the cultural
appropriateness and acceptance of the inreach program intervention methods by
the Aboriginal community. Some of the achievements made by DYHSMHS are identified.
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Bowen, Gary L., Martin, James A. and Mancini, Jay A.
Community capacity: antecedents and consequences.
Journal of Community Practice vol. 8 no. 2 2000: 1-22
Traditional practice models of family support often lack a community
focus. Increasingly, human service professionals who work with families
focus their intervention and prevention efforts on the communities in
which families live and work. The Family Advocacy Division of the
United States Air Force recently revised its program standards to address
community issues in an effort to strengthen families through community-
based prevention activities. This article presents a basic framework
designed to inform this expanded practice initiative. Key terms are defined
for understanding communities as a context for family life, including
community results, community capacity and social capital. The model is
considered to have implications for informing community-oriented
interventions in both military and civilian communities.
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Faller, Kathleen Coulborn and Henry, James.
Child sexual abuse: a case study in community collaboration.
Child Abuse and Neglect vol. 24 no. 9 Sep 2000: 1215-1225
This study describes the process and outcomes of a community's approach
to the case management of child sexual abuse. Successful outcomes where
achieved in the criminal prosecution of child sexual abuse perpetrators.
The study found that the child's testimony is not necessarily the
centrepeice of a successful case. The desired outcomes were a consequence
of the collaborative effort of law enforcement, CPS and the prosecutor's
office.
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Hecht, D.
Peer help through service: learned helpfulness.
Social Policy v 30 n 1 Fall 1999: 34-41
Walk into the Hoboken Charter School and you are likely to see a high
school student engaged in a lively discussion with a third grade student
about an art exhibit that they visited the day before. In another classroom
you may find a second grader reading a book to a kindergartner. Further
down the ball, two first graders are debating their concerns about the city's
plans for developing a new recycling program. What you have is a school
committed to education through service learning. This urban school is
successfully using service learning as an educational pedagogy to
encourage students from all parts of a very culturally, ethnically, and
economically diverse city to work together to address real community
needs. These students are being encouraged to examine and define what is
meant by "community" and "needs" for themselves, their family, school,
city, and others. They spend time planning, reflecting on, and celebrating
their actions and learning.
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Itzhaky, Haya. and York, Alan S.
Empowerment and community participation: does gender make a
difference?
Social Work Research vol. 24 no. 4 Dec 2000: 225-234
The study discussed in this article examines the effects of client
participation on empowerment, with special emphasis on gender. A group
of community activists in a low-income neighborhood in central Israel
was assessed by community participation on three scales and their
perceived empowerment on two scales. The findings suggest different
relationships between types of participation and empowerment by gender.
Gender did not have a significant main effect on empowerment, and its
effects only become evident when it interacted with participation. This
article discusses the nature of empowerment and its measurement and
analyzes the connection between participation and empowerment.
Because male and female respondents appeared to reach empowerment in
different ways, the implications for workers in the helping professions are
examined.
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Jones, F.
Community involvement: the influence of early experience.
Canadian Social Trends Summer n 57 2000: 15-19
The participation of citizens in their community through involvement in
civic groups, service clubs, volunteer organizations and other institutions
has long been a cornerstone of society in Canada. This article looks at the
kind of people who contribute their time and effort to the neighbourhood
community association, school council or soup kitchen.
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McArt, E W., Shulman, D A. and Gajary, E.
Developing an educational workshop on teen depression and suicide: a
proactive community intervention.
Child Welfare v LXVIII n 6 Nov/Dec 1999: 793-806
Community outreach activities showed that adolescents and parents in
Monroe County, New York, had difficulty identifying and accessing
mental health crisis services for youths. The need to address this deficit led
to the development of an educational workshop on teen depression and
suicide. Local, national, and international trends in teen suicide led the
authors to suggest a proactive, preventive educational approach that
includes both primary and secondary prevention modalities, made directly
available to teens, parents, and youth professionals. Additionally, the
program developed new partnerships between mental health agencies and
schools through workshops and workshop presenter training.
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Murray, M.
Social capital formation and healthy communities: insights from the
Colorado Healthy Community initiative.
Community Development Journal v 35 n 2 2000: 99-108
The paper examines the contribution made by the Colorado Healthy
Communities Initiative to the practice of community led development.
This involves 28 community coalitions in a foundation funded
programme to the year 2000 which is designed to improve local quality of
life. The conceptual underpinning is social capital formation and in
relation to which key process insights are offered on: (1) the scale of
participating communities; (2) the focus of strategic planning and
implementation; (3) broadening the representation of group membership;
and (4) the sustainability of healthy community effort.
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Scales, Peter C., Benson, Peter L. and Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.
The role of neighborhood and community in building developmental
assets for children and youth: a national study of social norms among
American adults.
Journal of Community Psychology vol. 29 no. 6 Nov 2001: 703-727
It is important for young people to be involved with unrelated adults, as
well as with adult family members. This article examines how unrelated
adults can engage with children and adolescents in positive and effective
ways.
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Walker, Steven.
Domestic violence: analysis of a community safety alarm system.
Child Abuse Review vol. 10 no. 3 May-Jun 2001: 170-182
The findings of an analysis of a trial of a local authority community alarm
system is presented in this article. The aim of the system was to protect
both adult and child victims of domestic violence and make it possible for
them to remain living in their own homes. The perceptions and
experiences of referrers, service users and potential services users were
collected and used as part of the evaluation of the system. The system was
found to be effective and cheap to operate. The advantages and
disadvantages of the system are discussed and the need for further
refinement is noted.
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