The purpose of this analysis is to investigate a social problem surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children in out-of-home care. Its purpose is to highlight the complexity of this issue, explore the statistics around how many ATSI children is in out-of–home care and the effects it has on the young person, their families and communities. It will provide an understanding and an insight to this social problem. For an understanding of this social problem the trauma-informed theory is discussed. A critical reflection provided around the strengths and limitations that can be observed from a social work practice.
Scope of the problem
The scope of the problem presents with high percentage of children in out-of-home care with …show more content…
(Wilkie, 1997) The removal of ATSI children has had a deep and long lasting impacts of ATSI families and their communities. The impacts include trauma from children been removed, an intergenerational trauma, families torn apart and loss of identity for the Aboriginal children, forced to be raised with “white” …show more content…
Many theories can apply to provide an insight of why a high level of Aboriginal children are in care. For the purpose of this analysis, the Trauma-informed theory can be used to gain knowledge and understanding of how trauma affects children being removed from their families.
Trauma’s described as ‘a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experience, often involving a sense of intense fear, terror or hopeless’ as stated in Chenoweth & McAuliffe (2005).
The trauma-informed theory can be based on the effects that the trauma being passed down from generation to generation has an effect on Aboriginal children. That may be lead to poor parenting and the children being removed.
Understanding the trauma related to the colonisation and the intergenerational trauma, using this theory ensures a safe environment and protects against re-traumatisation. This theory gives an understanding of their background and culture and focuses on “what happened to the child rather” then “what is wrong with the child”. (Wall, et al.,
Scope of the problem
The scope of the problem presents with high percentage of children in out-of-home care with …show more content…
(Wilkie, 1997) The removal of ATSI children has had a deep and long lasting impacts of ATSI families and their communities. The impacts include trauma from children been removed, an intergenerational trauma, families torn apart and loss of identity for the Aboriginal children, forced to be raised with “white” …show more content…
Many theories can apply to provide an insight of why a high level of Aboriginal children are in care. For the purpose of this analysis, the Trauma-informed theory can be used to gain knowledge and understanding of how trauma affects children being removed from their families.
Trauma’s described as ‘a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experience, often involving a sense of intense fear, terror or hopeless’ as stated in Chenoweth & McAuliffe (2005).
The trauma-informed theory can be based on the effects that the trauma being passed down from generation to generation has an effect on Aboriginal children. That may be lead to poor parenting and the children being removed.
Understanding the trauma related to the colonisation and the intergenerational trauma, using this theory ensures a safe environment and protects against re-traumatisation. This theory gives an understanding of their background and culture and focuses on “what happened to the child rather” then “what is wrong with the child”. (Wall, et al.,