Healing through Connection: An Aboriginal Community Designed, Developed and Delivered Cultural Healing Program for Aboriginal Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

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dc.contributor.authorBlack, C., Frederico, M., & Bamblett, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-05T18:25:48Z
dc.date.available2019-08-05T18:25:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe wrongs experienced by Aboriginal people have caused life-long and intergenerational impacts that demand culturally grounded healing approaches, yet this is not experienced by Aboriginal people in mainstream services. This article details a culturally informed approach by sharing the findings of a Cultural Healing Program (CHP) designed, developed and delivered by an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. The program was for Aboriginal survivors of institutional child sexual abuse who had also experienced cultural abuse having been forcibly removed from their families as children and in the process disconnected from their communities, culture and land. This study of the development, implementation and evaluation of the CHP included a review of literature, interviews with survivors and facilitators, pre- and post-participant surveys, facilitator journals, participant–observer reflections and short films exploring impacts. The study drew upon the experiences of the survivors and facilitators to identify outcomes of the program. Connection with culture and the collective approach were key to healing for all survivors. The paper identifies key learnings that can inform social work practice and discusses implications regarding program design and implementation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBlack, C., Frederico, M., & Bamblett, M. (2019). Healing through Connection: An Aboriginal Community Designed, Developed and Delivered Cultural Healing Program for Aboriginal Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. The British Journal of Social Work, 49(4), 1059-1080.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/49/4/1059/5530143
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4442
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Journal of Social Worken_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjecthuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectevaluationen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectInternational Resources
dc.titleHealing through Connection: An Aboriginal Community Designed, Developed and Delivered Cultural Healing Program for Aboriginal Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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