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Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderCultural Support Plan

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Published by the Victorian Government Department of Human ServicesMelbourne, Victoria

© Copyright State of Victoria 2005

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Cultural Support Plan and Personal Information 1

1. Children/Young Person(s) Details 2

2. Contacts to Support Cultural Links 4

3. Contact Plan 7

4. Connecting to Community 8

5. Reviewing the Cultural Support Plan 11

6. Signing the Cultural Support Plan 12

7. Genogram Symbols and samples 12

Contents

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander iiiCultural Support Plan

iv Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderCultural Support Plan

The Department of Human Services is collecting the information and contact details you are giving, to assist in providing cultural support for the Aboriginal child/young person identified in the Cultural Support Plan. The details you provide will be distributed to the care team, family and child/young person aged ten and over.

The Department of Human Service, the Aboriginal Child Specialist Advice and Support Service and the Placement agency involved are committed to protecting the privacy of your information. If you have any queries about how your information is handled, to correct details or if you would like to request access to the information we hold about you please contact the Child Protection worker involved in developing the Cultural Support Plan that you are a part of.

The Department of Human Services will use the information we collect from you only for the purpose of providing cultural advice for the identified Aboriginal child/young person or as authorised by you or as permitted by law.

Cultural Support Plan and Personal Information

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 1Cultural Support Plan

1. Children/young person(s) details

2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderCultural Support Plan

Child 1. Name: Male Female Age Date of Birth




Current Address:

Child 1 Child 2

Child 3 Child 4

Cultural Identity:

Child 1 Child 2

Aboriginal Aboriginal

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islander

Other Other

Child 3 Child 4

Aboriginal Aboriginal

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islander

Other Other

Which Aboriginal community group do the children identify with and belong to?

Child 1. Name: Child 2. Name:

VIC NSW QLD TAS ACT VIC NSW QLD TAS ACT

SA NT WA TSI SA NT WA TSI

please specify eg: Sydney; Redfern, Melbourne; Dandenong please specify eg: Sydney; Redfern, Melbourne; Dandenong

Child 3. Name: Child 4. Name:

VIC NSW QLD TAS ACT VIC NSW QLD TAS ACT

SA NT WA TSI SA NT WA TSI

please specify eg: Sydney; Redfern, Melbourne; Dandenong please specify eg: Sydney; Redfern, Melbourne; Dandenong

Aboriginal tribal group/family group(origin):


Child 1. Name:

Mother’s family (family name)

Mother’s traditional group/ eg: Yorta Yorta

Father’s family (family name)

Father’s traditional group eg: Yorta Yorta

Child 2. Name:


Mother’s traditional group eg: Yorta Yorta



Child 3. Name:


Mother’s traditional group/ eg: Yorta Yorta



Child 4. Name:


Mother’s traditional group eg: Yorta Yorta



Notes: Notes:

2. Contacts to support cultural links


Elder or Significant person to provide knowledge and cultural information ontraditional groupings.

Child 1:

Mother’s traditional group:

Contact person:

Contact details: Home: Mobile:

Relationship to Children:

Father’s traditional group:

Contact person:

Contact details:


Child 2:


Contact person:




Contact person:

Contact details:


Child 3:


Contact person:




Contact person:

Contact details:


Child 4:


Contact person:




Contact person:

Contact details:


Child 1

1. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:

Is prepared to provide support

Willing to provide support when they can

Would like to provide support but will experience difficulties

Can not provide support

Care/support not appropriate

2. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






3. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






4. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






Child 2

1. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






2. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






3. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






4. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:







Who in the Child/Young Persons life can offer support? (e.g aunty, uncles, cousin, Older Siblings, refer to guide)

Children/young person extended family support system


Child 3

1. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






2. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






3. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






4. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






Child 4

1. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






2. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






3. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






4. Name:

Contact:

Relationship:






Agreed arrangements for providing support by extended family? (refer to guide)

* Attach extra pages to Cultural Support Plan as required.


3. Contact plan

Name Relationship Contact Allowed Contact Type Status (e.g active)



Aboriginal services

Community members

People with whom arrangements for contact with the child/young person have been made


Child 1 Day Time/location Person responsible Date

Cultural Activities

Sporting Activities

Hobbies


Cultural Activities

Sporting Activities

Hobbies


Cultural Activities

Sporting Activities

Hobbies

4. Connecting to community



Cultural Activities

Sporting Activities

Hobbies

How will the carer maintain links with the children/young person’s Aboriginal community?

Has the carer been given a list of Aboriginal services and contacts for the local area and the community of origin?What has been given to them?

When will the carer be introduced to the Aboriginal Community and who will do this?

Has the carer been given a calendar listing local cultural events? Yes No

Has the Genogram been completed? Yes No


Does anyone disagree with any part of the Cultural Support Plan? Yes No

What part and why?

How was the issue resolved?

Are there reasons why suggestions or requests could not be implemented in the Cultural Support Plan?

If so, what are they?

What supports does the carer need to help them feel comfortable and confident in attending and participating incultural and Aboriginal community events (e.g mentoring from an Aboriginal carer)?

What support do the Children/Young people need to help them feel comfortable and confident in attending andparticipating in cultural and Aboriginal community events?

Are siblings placed in the same placement? Yes No

If no, why are the siblings separated and what is the plan to reunite siblings?


Additional Comments

5. Reviewing and signing the Cultural Support Plan

When will the Cultural Support Plan be reviewed?


x

A dotted line should be drawn around the people who live in the same house.

6. Signing the Cultural Support Plan

I have participated and I am committed to the development and implementation of the Cultural Support Plan.

Child Protection Worker

Name:

Signature:

Date:

ACSASS Worker

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Placement Agency

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Carer

Name:

Signature:

Date:

I have participated and received a copy of the Cultural Support Plan

Mother

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Father

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Child 1

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Child 2

Name

Signature:

Date:

Child 3

Name:

Signature:

Date:

Child 4

Name:

Signature:

Date:

7. Genogram symbolsPractical Suggestions1. Have a large sheet of paper eg A3, butchers paper and different coloured pens. Work on a table or the floor.2. Let the family keep the genograms and make a copy for the Child Protection file.

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Gender unknown

Death

Miscarriage

Enduring relationship

Transitory relationship

Separated

Divorced


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