Forced adoption support services scoping study Daryl Higgins, Pauline Kenny, Reem Sweid and Lucy Ockenden Report for the Department of Social Services by the Australian Institute of Family Studies February 2014
Yüklə 1,01 Mb.
|
- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Table of contents
|
Forced adoption support services scoping study Daryl Higgins, Pauline Kenny, Reem Sweid and Lucy Ockenden Report for the Department of Social Services by the Australian Institute of Family Studies February 2014 
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the Department of Social Services and the Forced Adoptions Implementation Working Group for their advice and direction on the methodology for the project and, in particular, the Chair of the Working Group, Professor The Honourable Nahum Mushin, Adjunct Professor of Law, Monash University, for his support and guidance on methodology. The authors would also like to thank colleagues at the Australian Institute of Family Studies for their valuable comments on the earlier drafts. In particular, our thanks go to Aaron Dohnt (usability testing), Sez Wilks (administrative support), Carol Jean and Gillian Lord (literature searching), Lan Wang and Lauren Di Salvia (editing), and to Kelly Hand for her support throughout the project. Most importantly, we are grateful for the contributions of more than 100 service providers who gave of their time, intellect and creative ideas through consultations, participation in workshops and written submissions. Given that many of these people are also personally affected by forced adoptions, we acknowledge the significant personal insights they have brought, and trust that we have been faithful to the essence of their perspectives. We are most appreciative of the many agencies that helped facilitate the workshops by offering the use of meeting rooms in their organisations. Views expressed in this publication are those of individual authors and may not reflect those of the Department of Social Services, the Australian Government or the Australian Institute of Family Studies. About the authorsDaryl Higgins is the Deputy Director (Research), Pauline Kenny is a Research Fellow, Reem Sweid is a Senior Research Officer and Lucy Ockenden is a Research Officer, all at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. _____________________________________________________________________________
Table of contentsAcknowledgements 2 Table of contents 4 List of tables 5 List of figures 6 Abbreviations 7 Executive summary 9 1Trauma 12 2Restorative justice 13 3Good practice principles 14 4A. Enhancing mainstream services 22 5B. Expand, enhance and build capacity in existing post-adoption support services 23 6C. Developing new—and improving existing—resources for professional development and training 24 7D. Increasing accessibility and coordination through development of a national web portal 25 8E. Community awareness and action 26 9Strategies for implementation 27 10Introduction 28 10.1Terminology and language 29 11Background 31 11.1History of forced adoption 32 11.2State inquiries into forced adoption 34 12Tasmania 35 13New South Wales 36 13.1Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices Inquiry 38 14Findings from the Senate Inquiry 39 15Responses to the Senate Inquiry 40 16Study methodology 45 16.1Literature review 46 16.2Stakeholder consultations 47 16.3Service mapping 48 16.4Environmental scan 49 16.5Service options/models for implementation 50 17A note on the terms of reference 51 18Literature review 52 18.1Framework of the literature review 53 19About the National Research Study on the Service Response to Past Adoption Practices 54 20Literature search 56 20.1The effects of forced adoptions 60 21Depression 61 22Grief and loss 62 23Pathological grief 63 24Anxiety 65 25Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 66 26Attachment issues 69 26.1Service utilisation 70 27Information, search and contact services 71 28Counselling and mental health care services 72 29Peer support 73 30Service and support needs 74 30.1Psychological treatment interventions for those affected by forced adoptions 80 31Trauma-informed approaches 81 32Practice example: Trauma-informed services for survivors of child sexual abuse 82 33Recognising trauma symptoms 86 34Trauma-informed services 87 35Trauma-specific services 88 36biological conditions; 88 37psychological conditions; 88 38substance misuse; 88 39psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety and PTSD; and 88 40psychiatric conditions such as personality disorders (Bloch & Singh, 2010). 88 41biological conditions; 89 42psychological conditions; 89 43substance misuse; 89 44psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety and PTSD; and 89 45psychiatric conditions such as personality disorders (Bloch & Singh, 2010). 89 46Specific trauma-based interventions 90 46.1Restorative justice 110 47Restorative justice practices in areas of criminal law 111 48Daly (2011) explained: 112 49Forced adoptions, trauma healing, and restorative justice 114 50Following on from the principles of restorative justice, restoration activities could focus on: 116 51Exclusion, transparency, or reparations by providers associated with past practices 117 51.1Modes of delivery 118 52Case management model 119 53Online therapy and web-based interventions 120 54Telephone counselling and support 122 55Service hubs 123 55.1Implications for addressing current needs 124 56Good practice principles 126 57Stakeholder workshops and consultations 132 57.1Workshop content and materials 133 58Activity 1: Strengths and weaknesses 134 59Activity 2: Pathways 135 60Activity 3: Good practice principles 136 60.1Workshop recruitment 137 60.2Consultations with other stakeholders 139 61Findings from consultations: Part 1 140 61.1Accountability 141 62Restorative justice 142 63Apologies 143 64Current adoption policies 144 65Access to information 145 66Addressing illegal practices 146 66.1Accessibility 147 66.2Quality/efficacy 148 67Births, Death and Marriages registries 149 68Training 150 69Evidence-based psychological and psychiatric interventions 151 70Standards 152 70.1Diversity 153 71Fragmentation in the philosophical approach to post-adoption support services 154 72Although peer supports were often seen as a strength, two key issues emerged: 156 72.1Continuity of care 157 73Networking across agencies/sharing clients 158 74Awareness raising 159 75Service system and referral pathway 161 76Service mapping 165 76.1Service types 166 77Adoption information services 167 78Search and contact services 171 79Post-adoption support services 172 80Peer-support groups 173 81Other services 174 82Online accessibility 178 82.1Services available by state and territory 181 83Australian Capital Territory 182 84New South Wales 194 85Northern Territory 206 86Queensland 208 87South Australia 221 88Tasmania 230 89Victoria 237 90Western Australia 249 91Findings from consultations: Part 2—Specific issues for different service types/sectors 259 91.1Post-adoption support services 260 92Referrals between service providers 261 93Referrals to mental health professionals 262 94Resources and service delivery 263 95Information and support 264 96Training and research 265 96.1State and territory funded adoption information services 266 97Resources and service delivery 267 97.1Search and contact services 269 98Resources and service delivery 270 99Funding 271 100Access to information 272 101Training and research 273 102Service-system and referral pathway 274 102.1Peer-support services 275 102.2Mental health practitioners 278 103Service delivery 279 104Training and research 280 105Information and research 281 106Service-system and referral pathway 282 106.1General Practitioners (GPs) 283 107Environmental scan 284 Find and Connect service: Parallels and divergence 285 108Family Law: Professional networks and “communities of practice” 287 109Veterans 288 109.1Knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) 289 110Definition 290 111Research use in policy and practice 291 112How KTE activities help 292 113Primary KTE activities 293 114Service model options for improving supports for people affected by forced adoptions 294 114.12012 AIFS study findings regarding service options 295 114.2Service enhancement/expansion options 298 115Enhancing mainstream services 298 116Expanding/enhancing existing post-adoption specific support services 298 117Developing new—and improving existing—resources for professional development and training 298 118Increasing accessibility and coordination through development of a national web portal 298 119Community awareness and action 298 120A. Enhancing mainstream services 299 121B. Expanding/enhancing existing post-adoption specific support services 302 122C. Resources for professional development and training 310 123D. Accessibility and coordination: Development of a national web portal 311 124E. Community awareness and action 313 124.1Web implementation options 314 125Expand Find & Connect website 315 126Integrate as part of a “clearinghouse” or knowledge translation and exchange service 316 127Web portal implementation 318 127.1Broader service delivery implementation implications 319 127.2Local network implementation options 321 128Implementation considerations 322 128.1Peak vs diversity 323 128.2Existing vs new service providers 324 128.3Information vs therapy 325 128.4General vs specialist 326 128.5Professional expertise vs personal experience 327 128.6Individual vs systemic responses 328 128.7Trauma model vs grief/attachment 329 128.8Scope of knowledge translation/exchange functions 330 128.9Role of National Committee of Post-Adoption Service Providers 331 128.10Organisational capacity vs service delivery 332 128.11National vs jurisdictional specific 333 129References 334 References continued 335 130References continued 337 131References continued 339 132References continued 341 133References continued 343 Attachment A: Senate Committee recommendations 345 Recommendation 1 346 Recommendation 2 347 Recommendation 3 348 Attachment B: Commonwealth Government response to Senate Inquiry recommendations 366 Attachment B: Commonwealth Government response to Senate Inquiry recommendations 366 Recommendation 1 367 134Response to recommendation 1 368 135Recommendation 2 369 136Recommendation 3 371 137Recommendation 4 373 138Recommendation 5 374 139Recommendation 6 376 140Recommendation 7 378 141Recommendation 8 380 142Recommendation 9 382 143Recommendation 10 384 144Recommendation 11 386 145Recommendation 12 387 146Recommendation 13 389 147Recommendation 14 390 148Recommendation 15 392 149Recommendation 16 394 150Recommendation 17 396 151Recommendation 18 398 152Recommendation 19 400 153Recommendation 20 402 Attachment C: Workshop Activity 1 worksheet 404 Attachment C: Workshop Activity 1 worksheet 404 Attachment D: Workshop Activity 3 worksheet 406 Attachment D: Workshop Activity 3 worksheet 406 154Response format: 408 Attachment E: Support service agencies approached 410 Attachment E: Support service agencies approached 410 Attachment F: Letter of introduction sent to stakeholders 419 Attachment F: Letter of introduction sent to stakeholders 419 Attachment G: Draft guidelines for good practice in forced adoption support service delivery 421 Attachment G: Draft guidelines for good practice in forced adoption support service delivery 421 Attachment H: Adoption Information Provided by State 428 Attachment H: Adoption Information Provided by State 428 Attachment I: Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services: Adoptions and Permanency Services 431 Statement of Purpose 432 Attachment J: Government website usability testing 433 Attachment J: Government website usability testing 433 Attachment K: Overview of search tools (including electoral rolls) 434 Attachment K: Overview of search tools (including electoral rolls) 434 Attachment L: Information sheets, publications, training and resources 435 Attachment L: Information sheets, publications, training and resources 435 155Adoption Jigsaw, WA 437 156Past Adoption Resource Centre (PARC), Benevolent Society, NSW 438 157Centacare, TAS 440 158Children and Youth Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Tas. 441 159Department of Child Protection and Family Support, WA 442 160Family Information Networks and Discovery (FIND), Department of Human Services, Vic. 443 161Adoptions and Permanent Care Unit, Department of Community Services, ACT 444 162Adoption Information Unit, Department of Family and Community Services, NSW 445 163Relationships Australia, SA 446 164VANISH, Vic. (information pages for professionals and consumers) 447 165Salvation Army, NSW 448 166PARC training program 450 167VANISH training program 451 168Other training programs 452 169Information and Resource Kit—Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC) 454 170VANISH guides 455 171Selecting and Working With a Therapist Skilled in Adoption 456 Attachment M: Terms of reference—National Committee of Post-Adoption Service Providers 457 Attachment M: Terms of reference—National Committee of Post-Adoption Service Providers 457
Yüklə 1,01 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
| |||||||||||||||||||||