Working effectively with young offenders with AOD issues
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Working effectively with young offenders with AOD issues Katherine McLachlan, Projects and Research Coordinator
Transcript of Working effectively with young offenders with AOD issues
Working effectively with young offenders with AOD issues
Katherine McLachlan, Projects and Research Coordinator
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FARE, an independent charitable organisation, is working to ‘change the way Australians drink’.
Policy & advocacy
Research & development
Community education & engagement
Helping communities
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FARE has funded a significant number of Australian alcohol projects.
www.samhsa.gov
Over 11 years $115 million
800 organisations 1,500+ projects
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FARE wants to support, fund and promote effective alcohol programs.
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Youth offending
Parents/carers
Peers Self
The role of alcohol in youth offending needs to be addressed effectively.
- child abuse - modelling - biological - FASD
- self-medication - AOD use - serious & violent offending - offending under the influence
- co-offending under the influence
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FARE wants to support effective alcohol
programs.
You want to implement them.
The ‘Enablers & Barriers project’ is born.
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All FARE funded projects
Filtered by 10 types excluded relevance > $20,000 grant and rigour
n=1,000+
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
(n=31)
Young people (n=66)
n=127
The Enablers and Barriers Project
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Nine enablers were identified: Project planning &
design • evidence-based model, flexible, good fit
Research & data collection • well documented, effective, informed
Funding & resourcing • well funded, used existing resources, working in partnership
Staffing &leadership • skilled & suitable, effective leadership, CPD Governance &
capacity • project management experience, policies and
procedures, reference group Team communication
& relationships • staff engaged, enthusiastic, consulted
External communications
&relationships
• strong partner agency support, utilise existing networks
Sensitivity to service users & settings • culturally and gender appropriate
Participatory approach • involve target group, role models, peers
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external communications & relationships (89%)
project planning & design (79%)
sensitivity to service users & settings (65%)
participatory service delivery (62%)
staffing & leadership (50%)
YOUTH PROJECT ENABLERS
organisational governance & capacity (49%) funding & resourcing (49%)
research & data collection (29%)
team communication & relationships (27%)
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external communications & relationships (86%)↓ sensitivity to service users & settings (61%) ↓
project planning & design (56%) ↓
participatory service delivery (58%) ↓
staffing & leadership (53%) ↑
ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PROJECT ENABLERS
organisational governance & capacity (42%) ↓
funding & resourcing (39%) ↓
research & data collection (25%) ↓
team communication & relationships (36%) ↑
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10 Barriers were also identified Project planning &
design • poor fit or timing, inadequate scoping, IT problems Research &
data collection • poor data collection systems, datasets missing Funding & resourcing • no ongoing funding
Identifying & retaining staff
• delay in recruitments, staff or management turnover, staff lacking skills
Governance • lack of management involvement, staff overloaded, reference group ineffective
Workplace integration • unclear roles, conflict or stress, project not a priority
Complexities of service users • participation poor, difficulties in recruitment
Meeting cultural needs • resources or approach not appropriate, fail to engage
Engaging communities
& partners
• lack of partner or community interest or commitment, reluctance to address AOD issues
Systemic issues • lack of services, inter-professional problems, philosophical differences
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project planning & design (56%) identifying and retaining
staff (50%) YOUTH PROJECT BARRIERS
complexity of service users (47%) engaging communities and partners (36%) systematic issues (35%) research and data collection (26%) workplace integration (20%) meeting cultural needs (20%) governance (17%) funding and resourcing (15%)
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project planning & design (58%) ↑ ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PROJECT BARRIERS identifying and retaining staff (44%) ↓
systematic issues (42%) ↑
engaging communities and partners (36%) –
complexity of service users (31%) ↓
meeting cultural needs (28%) ↑ workplace integration (25%) ↑
research and data collection (22%) ↓ governance (17%) - funding and resourcing (17%) ↑
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Case Study 1: YOUthinc (Vic)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-03/a-youth-drinks-alcohol/4294292
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Case Study 1: Key enabler
External communications
&relationships
• strong partner agency support, coordinated and consultative
• ensured coordinated and consultative approach
• won a National Drug and Alcohol Award for Excellence in Prevention and Community Education (2008)
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Case Study 2: Pathways to Intervention and Healing (SA)
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Case Study 2: Barriers and enablers • Barriers
• Enablers
Project planning & design • poor planning, lack of leadership for the project
Governance • weak project governance, irregular steering group meetings
Identifying & retaining staff • need for earlier recruitment of qualified staff
Engaging communities
& partners • involve more communities, work with stakeholder agencies
External relationships • strong agency and community support
Sensitivity to service users & settings • culturally appropriate
Participatory approach
• positive feedback from participants
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Good practice model
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•Seek support from partner agencies •Use an evidence-based model •Be sensitive to service users •Consult with users in the project
development
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Good practice model
Don’t
•Underestimate the project planning stage – ensure sufficient fit, scope, time and $$ allocated
•Delay in recruiting the right people and doing what you can to keep them
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• Enablers and Barriers Project
• Research report and summary – available now
• Handbook & practical resources – coming soon
• FARE Research Funding Round (late 2013)
• Supporting alcohol research and building the evidence base
• Research and Community Grants libraries
How can you learn more?
