Child Protection Staff Perspectives of the Soft Program
Touch, Textures, Weights, and Pressures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11958435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jarra Kittow (Curtin University), Barbara Blundell (0000-0003-3224-7596, Curtin University, corresponding author), M O''Connell (0000-0002-2380-8200, Curtin University), Robin Shortland‐Jones (0000-0003-3446-6311, Curtin University), Verity Roennfeldt (Government of Western Australia), Aunty Elizabeth Woods (Goreng Menang Elder, Albany, Western Australia, Australia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 527-542 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0312407x.2024.2387724 |
| OpenAlex | W4401772735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Aboriginal children are overrepresented in Australia's child protection system, and limited tools are available to assist with connecting these children to their culture. The Stitching Our Future Together (SOFT) Program, developed in consultation with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, services, and other specialists, is used within the Department of Communities' Child Protection and Family Support (CPFS) Division in Western Australia to address big emotions and safe behaviours with Aboriginal children in care. This study used phenomenology and social constructivism to explore CPFS staff's perspectives and experiences of the SOFT Program. Seven semistructured in-depth interviews took place with CPFS staff. Five themes were identified: the SOFT Program and its use, culturally responsive practice, facilitating relationships, communication, and recommendations and implementation challenges. Participants expressed that the SOFT Program fostered an understanding of, and communication about, pertinent issues such as family and domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, mental health, and child neglect and abuse. The findings show how staff described the program's capacity to help them navigate complex situations, highlighting the need to incorporate more culturally centred and creative-based work into child protection practice
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |