Conference Papers 2007
SNAICC National Conference 2007 Ngadluko Ngartunnaitya* – For Our Children
Adelaide Convention Centre 19, 20 and 21 September 2007
Below are the workshop presentations and keynote speeches from the SNAICC National Conference that have been provided to SNAICC for publication on our website. They are listed according to the session at which they were originally presented.
These presentations are made available on our website courtesy of the presenters. Copyright is retained by the authors. Please direct inquires about the content of the presentations to their authors.
Please note that not all presentations have been made available here. If you presented at the conference but your presentations is not here, please contact Mark at SNAICC to have it included. Download final conference program [PDF 1.1 MB]
SNAICC National Conference - Program Day 1
Day 1 Wednesday 19 September 2007 |
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| Keynote Address – Indigenous Children Belong on the Asset Side of Australia's Wealth Ledger [PDF 51 KB] | Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (HREOC) | |
| Keynote Address - Working for the world to change - Reconciliation and the Human Rights Of Indigenous Children [PDF 2MB] | Cindy Blackstock | |
| SESSION 1 Health & Nutrition | ||
| 1.1 | Promoting awareness of nutritional risk factors contributing to chronic disease within Indigenous communities: An outreach model [PDF 1914 KB] | Susan Pitman & Rachel Bonnici (Oz Child Children Australia Inc VIC) |
| 1.2 | Start Right – Eat Right: Helping SA child care centres with good nutrition for children in care [PDF 985 KB] An overview of the Start Right-Eat Right (SRER ) Award, with input from Indigenous Centres who have done the SRER training. This session will also provide an opportunity to explore the best way that SRER can work with Indigenous Centres. | Louisa Matwiejczyk, Claire Fitzgerald (South Adelaide Health Service SA) |
| SESSION 3 Cultural Identity and Development | ||
| 3.2 | What works for us: examples of good practice at kindergarten At Darlington Kindergarten [PDF 12671 KB] we have a significant Aboriginal community, including an Aboriginal playgroup and other programs. Come hear our stories and talk about curriculum, programming and assessment. | Suzanne Russell (Darlington Kindergarten SA) |
| 3.3 | Cultural Understandings Making culture and identity [PDF 470 KB] of Aboriginal children and indeed all children and families an integral part of the early childhood centres | Debbie Moyle & Eunice Wanganeen-BartlettEunice Wanganeen-Bartlett(Department of Education & Children's Services, Aboriginal Early Childhood Team SA) |
| SESSION 4 Child Protection and Wellbeing – Prevention, Early Intervention and Research | ||
| 4.1 | Protective Behaviours Community Way [PDF 8382 KB] A package specifically designed to teach protective behaviours to kids in a culturally appropriate and sensitive way | Marie Cox, (Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council Inc WA) |
| 4.2 | Save the Children's Future Parents Program [PDF 2090 KB] An Innovative early intervention program specifically designed for young people that strive to reduce the incidence of child abuse before situations occur. | Joan O'Connor (Save the Children Australia SA) |
| SESSION 5 Cultural Sensitivity in Organisational Practice | ||
| 5.2 | Growing Stronger Together [PDF 1215KB] The process of implementing the corporate plan goals of a mainstream welfare agency aimed at developing culturally sensitivity and more appropriate services to indigenous children, families and their communities. |
Sue Tregeagle (Barnardos Australia NSW) |
| SESSION 7 Supporting Indigenous Carers | ||
| 7.2 | The Experiences of Indigenous Carers in the Child Protection System [PDF 3461 KB] | Patricia Elarde, (Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council QLD) |
| SESSION 8 Early Childhood – Child Rearing | ||
| 8.2 | Growing Bush Babies – listening to community [PDF 78 KB] A description of linked up programs and activities that are helping the community raise its kids to be strong and confident and get a good start in life | Pam Boney (Glenroi Heights Public School), Liz MacRaild (Child Youth & Family Department Community Services, Orange NSW) |
| SESSION 9 Education for Cultural Identity and Development | ||
| 9.2 | Victorian Koorie Early Childhood Education Program (KECEP) [PDF 921 KB] Over view of the Victorian Koorie Early Childhood Education Program and its success of increasing the participation of indigenous children into a kindergarten setting. | Tracie-lee Beer, Moira Ross Rayner (Department Human Services VIC) |
| SESSION 10 Cultural Sensitivity in Organisational Practice and Partnerships | ||
| 10.2 | Good practice in mainstream child and family welfare services for Aboriginal children, young people and families (PDF 62KB] A joint presentation by the Centre for Excellence and Berry Street. | Karen Scobell (Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare) and Les Corlett, Berry Street VIC |
| SESSION 12 Developing a just and sustainable Child Protection System for the Northern Territory | ||
| 12 | Developing a just and sustainable Child Protection System for the Northern Territory [PDF 221 KB] A workshop to discuss the Federal Government's response to the Northern Territory Inquiry into the Sexual Abuse of Aboriginal Children. | Julian Pocock (SNAICC Executive Officer) |
SNAICC National Conference - Program Day 2
Day 2 Thursday 20 September 2007 |
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| Keynote Address – Through Indigenous Eyes: Rethinking Theory and Practice [PDF 769 KB] - This keynote describes using Indigenous knowledge as the basis for theory and practice in child welfare from an American Indian perspective. | Terry Cross, Executive Director (National Indian Child Welfare Association USA) | |
| SESSION 14 Early Childhood Play | ||
| 14.2 | Not Just Play – Indigenous Playgroups as an Early Intervention Strategy [PDF 85 KB] Examines the strengths of playgroups for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, playgroup as a tool for working with marginalised families, and the models of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander playgroups currently operating successfully in Queensland. | Lesley Olsen, (Playgroup Queensland QLD) |
| SESSION 16 An Indigenous Perspective of Workforce Development and Well-being | ||
| 16.1 | A Queensland perspective on child care workforce development issues [PDF 437 KB] Workforce development issues that have emerged through consultation in the child care skills formation strategy and provide opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child care workers to discuss and provide input. |
Tara Lee Franks and colleagues, Health and Community Services Workforce Council Inc |
| SESSION 18 Working with At Risk Indigenous Young People | ||
| 18.1 | Youth Accommodation Support Services [PDF 1878 KB] Providing a service that is non-discriminatory and in a manner which is empowering and developmental, enabling Aboriginal youth to be involved in decisions affecting their lives. | Dan Mitchell, Leanne Young and young person (Aboriginal Family Support Services SA) |
| 18.2 | Meeting the Needs of Indigenous Youth in Central Brisbane [PDF 96 KB] Our experiences, learnings and future directions in providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who are at risk of homelessness and drug and alcohol use. |
Dr Julia Butt, Jude Saldanha and Steven Fisher (Indigenous Youth Health Service – Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service QLD) |
| SESSION 19 Indigenous Children's Literacy and Stories | ||
| 19.2 | 'Spin A Yarn' – Celebrating Indigenous Children's Stories [PDF 267 KB] Celebrating the success of Indigenous children who have been empowered by using 'Spin a Yarn' in a variety of educational settings. A practical and engaging workshop! |
Annette Sax and Priscilla Reid- Loynes (Yarn Strong Sista Pty Ltd ) and Sarah Diplock( VACCA VIC) |
| SESSION 20 Models for working with Indigenous Families | ||
| 20.2 | Capturing Potential - the Safe Families Model [PDF 408 KB] This model has Aunties and Uncles from the local community caring for children in a residential setting when they come in to care. The model will be presented followed by discussion. |
John Adams (Tangentyere Council NT) |
| SESSION 21 Out of Home Care and Family Support | ||
| 21.2 | Disseminating promising practices in out-of-home care for Indigenous carers and young people [PDF 332 KB] A resource developed as a result of the 'Promising Practice Profiles' project jointly undertaken by SNAICC and the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). |
Nikki Butler (SNAICC VIC) |
| SESSION 22 Indigenous Rights, Ethics, Quality Service Delivery | ||
| 22.1 | 'General Comment on the Rights of Indigenous Children' Reviews the goals of the General Comment on The Rights of Indigenous Children for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and outline opportunities to have input into the draft document. Indigenous Children: Rights and Reality Report [PDF 780 KB] |
Cindy Blackstock (Indigenous Sub-Group NGO Group on the Rights of the Child, Canada) For more information: www.isg-ngogroup.org |
| SESSION 23 Child Protection – Resilience and Wellbeing | ||
| 23.2 | Culture and Connection as Keys To Indigenous Children's Wellbeing [PDF 121 KB] The preliminary outcomes of the VACCA/La Trobe University/Berry Street Take Two Research project into culturally appropriate measurements and assessment tools for Victorian Indigenous children. |
Jane Harrison, Sue-Anne Hunter (VACCA VIC) |
| SESSION 24 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Family Support | ||
| 24.1 | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder [PDF 1064KB] What we know and what we need to let others know. |
Sue Miers, (National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders SA |
| Workshop F: Community Ways of Evaluating - the partnership action research evaluation [PDF 1.4 MB] |
Liz Orr (SRS Evaluation Manager SNAICC VIC) and Ray Burrows (Director Gundoo Children’s Centre QLD) | |
SNAICC National Conference - Program Day 3
Day 3 Friday 21 September |
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| Keynote Address – Protecting Culture and Protecting the Future for Our Children [PDF 41 KB] [Slide presentation [PDF 205KB] |
Muriel Bamblett Chairperson, SNAICC, and Executive Director, VACCA (VIC) | |
| SESSION 27 Working in Remote Communities – Family Support | ||
| 27.1 | The development of Family Centres on the APY lands The trials and triumphs of developing family support programs in a remote setting [PDF 1176 KB] | Brenda Stubbs, Jane Lester (Department for Families and Communities, South Australia SA) |
| 27.2 | Early childhood services in remote communities Wiluna Martu Child Rearing [PDF 362 KB] A project by the Ngangganawili Parenting & Early Childhood Development Centre to support and strengthen the Wiluna Martu child rearing beliefs and practices, supported by photos, stories and some video footage. |
Renae Chidlow and Trevor Jewel (Ngangganawili Parenting & Early Childhood Development Program WA) |
| SESSION 29 Child Protection – Family Violence | ||
| 29.1 | School Based Strategies for Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth in Remote and Rural Australia. | Vicki Brogan (North Australian Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service Unit), Shirley Veronese (Cape York Family Violence Prevention Legal Unit) Cairns QLD , Patsi Mawn (Maruma-li Mari Outreach Service ) Roma QLD |
| 29.2 | Education Centre Against Violence’s Commitment to Aboriginal Communities – Presentation temporarily unavailable | Catherine Clarke, Marlene Mauw, (Education Centre Against Violence NSW) |
| SESSION 30 Young People and Cultural Connections | ||
| 30.2 | Aboriginal Culture and Identity Program [PDF 1026 KB] Discussion on the Cultural Identity Program for Aboriginal children and young people under Guardianship to develop and maintain cultural connections to family and community. |
Liz Tongerie, (Department for Families SA) |
| Closing Remarks SNAICC conference 2007 [PDF 16KB] | Ray Burrows - (Gundoo Day Care - Cherberg Queensland) | |
*SNAICC is proud to acknowledge the permission granted by Elders of the Kaurna community of South Australia for us to use the Kaurna language for the name of our conference.
