The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children by Joe Tucci;Janise Mitchell;Edward Tronick;

Author:Joe Tucci;Janise Mitchell;Edward Tronick; [Неизв.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781784505547
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2019-09-12T20:00:00+00:00

Conclusion

The impact of colonisation has undermined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, family structures and systems of relationships to land and people, but it has not been destroyed. Traditions that were passed down from one generation to another are deep sources of strength and healing. We have proposed a model of culturally strong practice and its application which we believe holds great promise in improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care and their carers, families and communities. Through deep listening to children, carers and families, we have found the healing and power in stories which have given voice to the experiences of carers and their own trauma, and enabled them to make meaning of those experiences so they can build connection to self, family, community, land and culture, and support the child or young person to commence their healing.

Although this chapter has explored an approach to therapeutic care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, carers and families, we believe that the underpinning principles and concepts in the approach are translatable to people from many cultural backgrounds. They are the elements that are universally valued by people from many cultures and traditions. As such, we encourage you to think about the application of these ideas and the resources that emerge in the often overlooked meanings that can be drawn from shared histories, traditions and practices of knowing and belonging.

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