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Two days over
Listening Learning Looking Ahead
Reflections – selectiveConnections - old and new
Slight controversy - Looking ahead
Starting with a Thank you that is Reciprocal
Thanks Thomas
Dolan Brennan Theorem for Supporting Families/ Societies
Strong Communities
=Stable, Civil, and
Just Societies
Families create Communities Communities form cities
The Gentle Elephant in the Room
Family Support as Common Language
The Gentle Elephant in the Room
Family Support & Social Work RoleStatus FunctionA Perestroika
Advocacy for Older People and Child Protection as Family Support
Social Work PracticeGrace Abbott - 1930/40s
=Empathy
Action
Issues of Rights Social justice Issues of Rights Social justice and Family Supportand Family SupportValuing humanity Valuing humanity Engaged EmpathyEngaged Empathy
Name Value Place our compassName Value Place our compass‘‘Common Wealth’Common Wealth’
PiaPia‘‘Children and Parents are not Children and Parents are not
the Same’the Same’Matilda I am big your small
Family SupportPractice &Services
Family SupportPolicy & Benefit
Family SupportPractice &Services
Family SupportPolicy &Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)
Family SupportPractice &Services
Family SupportPolicy &Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)
Relationships
Programme
Family SupportPractice &Services
Family SupportPolicy &Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)
Relationships
Programme
Agency
Outcomes
Tangible
Emotional Advice
Balance and Buoyancy
TEA as a model for Types of Social Support
Dolan and Brady 2012
Informal Social Support Families at Risk
AttachmentAttachment
Age/StageLifecourseAge/StageLifecourse
ResilienceResilience
Social EcologySocial
Capital
Social EcologySocial
Capital
Devaney &Dolan 2014
Think of how Child/Youth Provide Family Support
• Families seen as causes of problems to be fixed by services
• Actors and stakeholders with a view to solutions – timeliness and time limited
• Understanding Agency – untapped• New discourse on civic engagement (Dolan et
al 2014)
Political Civic Engagement
Revisiting Hart’s Ladder? (Innocenti 1991)
Tokenism
Civic Partners
Non-linearProcess
We Learned this morning again That Children need to be prevented from coming into the Care SystemAnd if There Cared For ProperlyA simple Family Support Message
Power of Informal Family Support
Over estimated and Under estimated by professionals – despite what young people tell us! (Bolger et al 2009)
Absolute Potential of FGCs
Relationship Factor! – Measurable and Actionable Jameson (2008) – Caring For and Caring About!!! – A key differential in both Family Support and Participation
Citizen Proofing – participation goes beyond testimony -Includes Real participation in design plans and Critique and finding out what works-Issue of ‘fit’ with Proven Programmes Advocates-Now introduced in (medicine – Gerontology)
OutcomesNigel – Neil - Naomi and workshops
Outcomes and Coping Focus (Pinkerton and Dolan 2008)
• Message from Neil yesterday!!!!
1. Health Issues2. Education Issues3. Social Issues
• Past emphasis!!!!
1. Health Issues2. Education Issues3. Social Issues
5 Evidence not just if proven -but why/how works! (Canavan et al 2009) –
what difference does it make – what I can do with it!!!
Think of how Child/Youth Provide Family Support
• Changes over time - lifecourse issue• Unknown and Automatic unless
unusual (kennan et al 2012)• Events derived ( e.g. 9/11)• Normative magic – its written in the
Cartoons around this room!
ACTIONING AGENCY
MEASURES SUCCESS
(1-10)
SOCIALINCLUSION
(1-10)
YPINPUT(1-10)
MULTIACCESS
REFERRAL(1-10) INFORMAL
NETWORKS(1-10)
ACCESSIBLEFLEXIBLE
(1-10)
STRENGTHSBASED(1-10)
WISHESFEELINGSSAFETY
(1-10)
NEEDSLED
(1-10)
PARTERSHIPWORKING
(1-10)
YoungPerson
(Dolan Canavan and McTiernan WIP)
REFLEXIVE TRACKWith
multilayered Supply of
Family Support
REFLEXIVE TRACKWith
multilayered Supply of
Family Support
1 ISSUE2 BEHAVIOUR
3 PERSON
1 ISSUE2 BEHAVIOUR
3 PERSON
Frost and Dolan 2012
objectiveobjective1 Personhood End2 Programme End
3 Financial End
1 Personhood End2 Programme End
3 Financial End
Dolan et al in press
Young PersonFamily Support
Ecology
Young PersonFamily Support
Ecology
Excellence
Innovation Impact
Dolan Shannon Smith and Davis in press
Family Support worker View
Family Support worker View
Strengths Based
VoiceListen/Hear
Act
Direct Work and
Relationships
And to Finish!!!!
The Brass Band Comparison