Strengthening Community Based Prevention and early intervention, a Child and Youth Care response - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 23
About This Presentation
Title:

Strengthening Community Based Prevention and early intervention, a Child and Youth Care response

Description:

Strengthening Community Based Prevention and early intervention, a Child and Youth Care response DSD Western Cape prevention and early intervention round table – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:609
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 24
Provided by: Ran118
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Strengthening Community Based Prevention and early intervention, a Child and Youth Care response


1
  • Strengthening Community Based Prevention and
    early intervention, a Child and Youth Care
    response
  • DSD Western Cape prevention and early
    intervention round table
  • April 2012

2
Presentation Outline
  • Isibindi What it is
  • Conceptual framework which informed the
    development of the programme
  • How does Isibindi articulate prevention and early
    intervention
  • Key lessons learnt

3
Isibindi
  • Deploying CYCWs to create safe caring
    communities for vulnerable and at-risk children,
    youth families

4
Conceptual Framework Informing Isibindi
  • Non-Profit Social Franchise Model
  • Model of community based child youth
  • care services
  • Rural focus
  • Child rights framework
  • Family preservation
  • Partnership model
  • Childrens rights in SA

5
Life Space work
  • Life Space work
  • ...it focuses on children and youth in their
    life space, improving quality of life in that
    space, and ensuring that the space is
    developmentally and holistically growth
    producing. (Van der Ven)
  • Child youth care workers offer direct work to
  • families through
  • Using ordinary life events therapeutically and
    developmentally
  • Working in the moment

6
  • Meaning making
  • Doing with and being with
  • Home visits
  • School visits
  • Isibindi Safe Parks
  • Involves managing space so that all elements of
    the environment are used therapeutically.
  • It is the synthesis of CYC theory application in
    the moment the other 23hours

7
S143 of the Childrens Act (38 of 2005)
  • Prevention programmes (are)
  • .... Provided(ing) to families with children in
    order to strengthen and build their capacity and
    self-reliance to address problems that may or are
    bound to occur in the family environment which,
    if not attended to,may lead to statutory
    intervention.
  • Early intervention programmes
  • ... Provided(ing) to families where there are
    children identified as being
  • vulnerable to or at risk of harm or removal into
    alternative care.

8
S144(1)Purposes of prevention and early
intervention programmes
  • Preserving family structure
  • Developing parenting skills
  • Promoting...interpersonal relationships within
    the family
  • Psychological, rehabilitation and therapeutic
    programmes for children
  • Preventing the neglect, exploitation, abuse or
    inadequate supervision of children
  • Preventing the recurrence of problems
  • Diverting children away from the system
  • Avoiding the removal of a child

9
Isibindi Implementation
  • Child Youth Care Workers deployed
  • Child youth care workers offer direct work to
    families
  • Home visits
  • School visits
  • Flexi scheduling
  • Life-space work
  • Referrals and Networking
  • Multi- disciplinary work

10
Key Elements of Services
  • Referrals and Networking
  • Psychosocial support
  • Nutritional support
  • Educational support ( Including ECD)
  • Health care
  • Advocacy
  • Legal aid
  • Life skills
  • Access to economic support

11
Statistical Information
  • 67 Isibindi Projects
  • 48 Isibindi Partners
  • 9 Provinces
  • 100 000 OVC served

12
Models Attached to Isibindi
  • Safe park model
  • Life centre program
  • Foster care program
  • Disability program
  • Child protection holiday program
  • Caring 4 Caregivers
  • Young womens men empowerment program
  • ECD in Safe Parks
  • Reading Program's
  • Grade 12 Tuition Support Program

13
Isibindi Safe Park
14
  • Sports fixtures
  • Free play
  • Cultural activities games
  • Homework supervision
  • Health care
  • Group discussions
  • Recruitment
  • After care services
  • Food gardening
  • Holiday programs

15
  • Toy library
  • Life Centre
  • ECD Programs

16
Disability Program
17
(No Transcript)
18
Before
  • After

19
Lessons Learnt
  • There is value in a childrens workforce at
    community level
  • A role exists for a skilled employed worker at a
    community level at EFT level 4 or more to prevent
    children from coming into the system
  • - an accountable workforce
  • - cost saving
  • Need for effective MDTs for all service
    providers especially Social Workers and CYCW to
    working effectively together in a structured way
    while keeping each other accountable

20
  • Deploying CYCW in communities of origin is
    clever
  • Cost effective
  • Build skills and grows the economy of communities
  • Allows CYCW to work flexi hours
  • Educates a womens workforce
  • Brings about systemic change
  • The Isibindi response while holding onto its
    core replication principles must be responsive to
    the individual needs and nuances of communities

21
  • Skilled Isibindi workers are able to build on
    their core knowledge
  • The Isibindi programme is essentially a family
    preservation programme

22
  • To walk away with a big heart so that I can be
    patient to all the stories of my siblings, also
    let them know that Isibindi is our home.
  • (Participant in the YWEP, March 2012)

23
Thank YouMoefeeda Salie-Kageemoefeeda_at_naccw.or
g.zawww.naccw.org.za
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com