NAME . NARRATE . NAVIGATE PILOT PROGRAM 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 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 THIS PROJECT …. • Dept of Education • University of Newcastle
PREVIOUS WORK …. THE BACKGROUND BRIEF ….
“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 FINDINGS …. 30, Education). “We've found that girls are becoming more violent in their assaults. It's almost like girls have VIOLENCE to prove themselves, or they're just - they're in the Hunter Region becoming more violent than the boys” (Participant 27, Police). IS COMMON….
CONSTRUCTIONS OF CRIME … CRIME & CRIME & CONNECTION COMMUNICATION FINDINGS ….
CONSTRUCTIONS OF CRIME … CRIME & CRIME & CONNECTION COMMUNICATION “Need - so many needs. One is being heard. “Yeah pro-criminal attitudes and beliefs are Because it'd be nobody's listening” (Participant 29, then just prevalent … . It's a known behaviour. Indigenous Support Service). Often siblings are committing crimes together. FINDINGS …. “a client recently attempted murder, she explained So there's that connection” (Participant 20, Juvenile this as exercising fairness and equality through Justice). the rule or attitude an eye for an eye, a tooth for a “We've had parents actually take their children tooth; you hurt me, I'll hurt you; which seems fair to a place that has been set up to have a fight in her mind … she felt that that was justified and and they have been present while this has fair and ethical in her mind“ (Participant 1, Juvenile happened”… .. (Participant 4, Youth Work). Justice).
PARALLEL PROCESS … IN PRACTICE FINDINGS ….
IMPETUS & INTENT
NAME . NARRATE . NAVIGATE . . • 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 .
PROGRAM P PR OGRAM PATHWA THWAYS Juvenile Community Education Indigenous Justice & Support Transitions to Specific YAMS Services High School Services Partners Community of Practice Participants
CORE COMPONENTS… ORIENTATION EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION RECOGNITION SKILLS EMPATHY POWER & CONTROL SHAME & BLAME ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE REVIEW
The participatory method has the INSIGHTS …. 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 opportunities 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
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