service innovation program - foundation house the victorian foundation for survivors of torture is a...
DESCRIPTION
Place based or sub population approach Place based approaches to the design and implementation of interventions targeting new and emerging communities can be problematic in the early settlement period for a number of reasons – New arrivals have strong identification with ethnic community and relatively low identification with the local geographic community This is reinforced to a degree by the necessity for new arrivals to access specialist infrastructure that is increasingly not located in the local geographic communityTRANSCRIPT
Service Innovation Program - Foundation House
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture is a NGO focused on the provision of psycho-social support to people arriving through the humanitarian settlement program.
Foundation House provides this support in a number of ways –
Direct service -short and long term support of individuals and families
Systems change and development projects and processes
Policy development and advocacy
Issues In Education – Young People from Refugee Backgrounds
Foundation House maintains two strategies which work towards addressing the systemic barriers to young people from refugee backgrounds successful participation in the education systems.
Refugee Education Partnership Project
Ucan2
Both strategies have been developed with a targeted sub population approach
Place based or sub population approach
Place based approaches to the design and implementation of interventions targeting new and emerging communities can be problematic in the early settlement period for a number of reasons –
New arrivals have strong identification with ethnic community and relatively low identification with the local geographic community
This is reinforced to a degree by the necessity for new arrivals to access specialist infrastructure that is increasingly not located in the local geographic community
The analysis that shaped the program
Young people from refugee backgrounds arrive in Australia with significant disadvantage in relation to mainstream education and training as a result of –
Exposure to war related trauma Long term disruptions to education or no formal education prior to arrival Parents with limited formal educations
Average years of education for young people arriving under the resettlement program from Africa and Middle East – 4. 45% of new arrivals reported having lived in a refugee camp with 32% having resided in a camp for 10 years or more.
The analysis of the issue in post compulsory
Primary School
Secondary School
TAFE
University
Work
Work
Issues and analysis continued -
Refugee/Camp Displacement
Language Centre
Secondary School ?
High drop out rates
Disengagement from mainstream
Welfare dependency
Young people from refugee backgrounds cannot “catch up” on missed schooling using conventional education practice.
Social and Personal Development
Refugee/Camp Displacment
Language Centre
Secondary School ?
child to adolescent adolescent toadult
Not moving from a dependent to an independent life in terms of work impacts negatively on many other important life transitions.
The Intervention O
n ar
rival
English Language Program
7 m
onth
s
12 m
onth
s
Social Support
Curriculum
Mentoring
13 m
onth
s
10 m
onth
s
Pt Time Work
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Case Management
On
arriv
al
English Language Program
7 m
onth
s
12 m
onth
s
13 m
onth
s
10 m
onth
s
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Social Support
Curriculum
The program has developed a specific curriculum and social support program which have been interwoven to address the psycho-social needs of students in learning environments.
On
arriv
al
English Language Program
7 m
onth
s
12 m
onth
s
13 m
onth
s
10 m
onth
s
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Social Support
Curriculum
Mentoring
A peer to peer based mentoring program has been developed to strengthen the support base and social context
On
arriv
al
English Language Program
7 m
onth
s
12 m
onth
s
13 m
onth
s
10 m
onth
s
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Social Support
Curriculum
Mentoring
A relationship has been established with a large corporate employer to allow for part time work to be made available to the participants as a means of broadening the classroom and to make education in terms of application real and immediate.
Pt Time Work
On
arriv
al
English Language Program
7 m
onth
s
12 m
onth
s
Social Support
Curriculum
Mentoring
13 m
onth
s
10 m
onth
s
Pt Time Work
Mainstream education or training
Transition from on arrival language
classes
Case Management
The Ucan2 program creates an environment through which systems of case management coordination can be developed. Cooperation between support functions can be increased and better outcomes achieved.
Governance Structure
U Can2Program
Foundation House AMES CMYI
English Language
School
Foundation House AMES CMYI DIAC
Case Coordination Group
Foundation House AMES CMYI EMC LLENS Dept Ed Youth
Links
DARA
Loc Gov Mig Res Centre
Advisory Group
Reference Group
DoE