USI NG T HE SOL UT I ON F OCUSE D APPROACH I N NE W ZE AL AND POL I CE
K E Y OUT COME S ▶ Re duc tio n in c hild’ s risk fa c to rs fo r o ffe nding (a s me a sure d b y dyna mic YORST sc o re s) ▶ I nc re a se d re fe rra ls o f c hildre n a nd whä na u to suppo rt se rvic e s in the c o mmunity ▶ I nc re a se d c o mple tio n o f Alte rna tive Ac tio n pla ns ▶ I nc re a se d re pa ra tio n pa id to vic tims a nd c o mple tio n o f c o mmunity wo rk.
A BE T T E R WAY ▶ Wha t if we a c tua lly ASK E D pe o ple wha t wo uld b e he lpful fo r the m….. ▶ Or fig ure d o ut wha t the y a c tua lly wa nte d the ir live s to b e like ….. ▶ OR e ve n mo re ra dic a lly, we re a b le to se e the m a s fe llo w huma ns, ra the r tha n just “o ffe nde rs”…..
WHAT DOE S T HI S I NVOL VE ? ▶ Are the re ke y diffe re nc e s in the a pplic a tio n o f So lutio n F o c use d a ppro a c he s with yo ung o ffe nde rs? ▶ Do the ke y c o nc e pts o f a pre fe rre d future , e xc e ptio ns, a nd sc a ling still a pply?
T HE F RAME WORK
T HE QUI E T ONE S ▶ No t e ve ry c hild is a na tura l c ha tte rb o x. ▶ So me c hildre n a re ve ry priva te . ▶ So me c hildre n a nd fa milie s ha ve ve ry priva te issue s tha t the y do n’ t wa nt to sha re .
CHAL L E NGE S ▶ Mo ving to o q uic kly fo r the fa mily. ▶ Multiple c lie nts. ▶ Disa g re e me nt o ve r g o a ls.
T HE L I T T L E PROF E SSOR ▶ 9 ye a r o ld b o y re fe rre d a fte r a se rio us inc ide nt re q uiring stro ng po lic e inte rve ntio n. ▶ “He ’ ll ne ve r ta lk to yo u – he ha s ne ve r ta lke d to a nyo ne who ha s trie d.” ▶ Curre ntly b e ing a sse sse d b y CDS – is he “o n the spe c trum” – wha t is wro ng with him?
DOE S I T WORK ? ▶ A re vie w o f a ll c a se s fro m 2010 – 2017 indic a te d tha t 89% ha ve no t c o me to furthe r po lic e no tic e . ▶ 9% ha ve c o me to po lic e no tic e fo r ve ry mino r inc ide nts. ▶ T he 2% tha t ha ve c o ntinue d to c o me to po lic e no tic e a re c o ntinuing to b e e xpo se d to fa mily ha rm a nd/ o r a b use a nd ne g le c t.
WHAT DO F AMI L I E S SAY? ▶ “T his is a ve ry re a l a ppro a c h tha t I ha ve ne ve r e xpe rie nc e d b e fo re .” M – na na . ▶ “T his is the first time we ha ve fe lt e mpo we re d a nd c a re d fo r a s he r mum a nd da d.” G a nd A – a do ptive pa re nts. ▶ “E ve ryo ne e lse ha s se e n me a s just a pie c e o f shit a nd writte n me a nd my fa mily o ff.” G – fa the r.
▶ “T his ma ke s us fe e l like we a re a c tua lly c a pa b le pe o ple who ha ve the a b ility to so lve thing s o urse lve s.” N a nd L mum a nd 14yo so n. ▶ “Be fo re yo u c a me I fe lt like the a ir a ro und me – e mpty a nd he a vy. But no w I fe e l like the a ir is full o f b ub b le s, a nd e a c h b ub b le is a smile y fa c e .” M a g e d 9. ▶ “I f I wa s a c a t I wo uld b e purring .” Q a g e d 7.
SUMMARY ▶ Pe o ple a re pe o ple re g a rdle ss o f wha t se tting yo u me e t the m in. ▶ A so lutio n fo c use d a ppro a c h is e ffe c tive with e ve n the mo st “diffic ult” c a se s. ▶ T his a ppro a c h he lps fa milie s ha ve a vo ic e a nd e nsure s tha t vo ic e is he a rd. ▶ I t ha s a lso he lpe d b uild po sitive a ttitude s to wa rds po lic e .
A CL OSI NG T HOUGHT ….
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