Systemic Change

In 2019, together with the Department of Human Services and Think Human we implemented a statewide co-design process with service providers and those with lived and living experience. Please see a summary of the work.

Systemic change

In 2019, together with the Department of Human Services and Think Human we implemented a statewide co-design process with service providers and those with lived and living experience. Please see the full qualitative report.

Systemic change

In 2021, the Department of Human Services engaged Connected Self and myself to implement a series of consultations and develop a Trauma Responsive System Framework for the Child and Family Support System.

Aboriginal specific/practice

In 2022 the Department of Human Services engaged myself and Shirley Young from Two Worlds Consultancy to develop this practice framework with our sister and colleague Sasha Houthuysen. This provides a detailed set of principles, capabilities and standards for practice in the family service space.

Aboriginal specific/practice/course

Developed by Emerging Minds, the workforce development organisation, I co-authored this tool kit. It provides a step by step approach to improving engagement with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, families, communities and organisations.

Aboriginal specific/practice/course/mindfulness

Developed by Emerging Minds, this course provides non-Indigenous practitioners with tangible examples of how SEWB can be applied to equip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care to tell their own truth, identify allies & connect with practitioners.

Aboriginal specific/course

Developed by Emerging Minds, this course has been co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners and Community members. It approaches the issue of family violence through a positive, trauma-informed, hope-inspired lens, with a focus on reinforcing connections, strengths and skills in the support provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I co-authored and contributed to this.

Aboriginal specific/webinar

This webinar was held on Wednesday 9 September 2020 by CFCA & Emerging Minds

This webinar drew on the voices, experiences and knowledge of First Nations practitioners to explore how services can better listen to, engage with, and support First Nations communities. I discussed this topic with Craig Rigney, Rachel Abdulla and Tania Sansbury

Aboriginal specific/practice guide

Developed by Emerging Minds, this practice guide was developed for practitioners in mainstream health, education and social and community services working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families experiencing family violence. See the example practice profile below.

Co-design

In response to increasing vulnerability and experience of poverty, Wyatt wanted to design a grant program to support women over 50, sole parents and sole carers, and set out to undertake a co-design approach with people with lived experience of hardship. What emerged was the expression of a significant gap in the service ecosystem in relation to navigation, finding support to know where to go and what steps to take to move forward. This informed the conception of the Linker/Navigator role and service. A summary was developed from the Linker Conference 2024.

Aboriginal specific/webinar

This webinar co-produced by MHPN and Emerging Minds discusses the importance of decolonising mental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, and strategies that support the cultural needs of First Nations children and families at an individual, family and community level.