program for 10-12 years old and their parents improving well-being of indigenous families of...
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PROGRAMGOALS:• Youth social & life skills• Parenting skills• Family relationship
14 weekly sessions (2½ hours):• Welcoming words; last session follow-up • Ice breaker game • Dinner • Breaking out session: youth / parents• Practicing skills together• Gifts / home task
Program delivery: Facilitators autonomously follow a guiding manual
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INVOLVEMENTLocal collaborators:• Advisory committee to culturally adapt the manual• Elders (may assist facilitators)• 2 trained facilitators (or +)• 1 coordinator • 1 cook
Participants (max 10 families):• 10-12 years old youth• With their parents or care takers
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MAIN GOAL: INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS
for mental health promotion
• Positive relationships between child and his parents foster healthy families and communities.
• Learning skills for managing daily life stressors prevent or delay the use of unhealthy social behaviors (smoking).
• Cultural continuity factors (language, health services provided by local members) enhance well-being among communities and prevent suicide.
• Training local facilitators for autonomous delivery of the program encourage community empowerment.
WEEKLY THEMES1- Welcome Feast
2- Cultural History
3- My Family
4- A Good Way of Life
5- Help Seeking / Giving
6- Stress and Anger Management
7- Healthy self, healthy relationship
8- Problem Solving
9- Being Different
10- Peer Communication
11- Refusal Skills
12- Building Social Support I
13- Building Social Support II
14- Celebration Feast / Blanket ceremony
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Weekly ObjectivesTHEME FAMILIES YOUTH CARE TAKERS
1- Welcome Feast To feel welcome; to learn about the program; to think about family values
Ex: values through Sacred tree story
Discuss healthy /traditional family values
2- Cultural History To gain a sense of pride.Ex: traditional ways of life as told by Elders
Learn about historical events and traditions; ask questions
Discuss importance of language and traditions; their link to health
3- My Family To communicate in respectful ways
Developing skills:Ex: listen with the heart
Discuss and practice the Family Talking Circle
4- A Good Way of Life To identify good ways of life at each age
Developing skills: Ex: Learn from mistakes
Identify stage of life and positive things coming up
5- Help Seeking / Giving To learn skills and practices (offer tobacco)
Developing skills:4 Steps to solve problems
Write a list of family goals; know resources
6- Stress and Anger Management
To view anger as a natural / normal emotion
Temper gauge; reaction to anger
Identify own emotions and those of children
7- Healthy self, healthy relationship
To identify signs of depression
To recognize the consequences of bullying
Discuss monitoring internet and phone use
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Weekly Objectives – Cont’dTHEME FAMILIES YOUTH CARE TAKERS
8- Problem Solving To take STEPS as a solving method for problems…
Such as: Peer pressure, following the rules
Such as: Time management, conflicts
9- Being Different To see differences as unique (not unequal)
To be more sensitive to others with differences
Identify ways to combat discrimination
10- Peer Communication To learn skills for having trusting relationships
Discuss qualities needed of a good friendship
Prepare children for success; quality time
11- Refusal Skills To learn different ways to say no.
Discuss peer pressure; learn refusal techniques
Monitoring children: traditional VS new ways
12- Building Social Support I
To identify the positive influences (interactions)
Large group discussion: who can help with stress?
Trust building actions; traditional teachings
13- Building Social Support II
To talk on the strengths of the community
Think of own role for a better community
To discuss community empowerment: goals / barriers / collective skills
14- Celebration Feast / Blanket ceremony
To recognize everyone’s hard work and effort
To share memories and celebrate
Elders will conduct the Blanket ceremony
ACTION RESEARCH
« A disciplined process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action. The
primary reason for engaging in action research is to assist the “actor” in improving and/or refining his or
her actions » (Sagor, 2000).
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ACTION RESEARCHProviding evidence-based data to evaluate the efficiency of a program that was
culturally-adapted by different Indigenous Nations
Action
Participants
Research
Cultural Adaptation Program Improvement
Qualitative & Quantitative data Collected
Facilitators team & +/- 10 youth with a caretaker
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Adapting the Materials:• Undertaken by the workers.
• Informal validation is preferred for any questioning on adapting (ex.: language).
Recruiting Participants:• Using public events to promote the upcoming
program among the youth and parents is a good strategy.
Main Lessons Learned from the FNQLHSSC
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Main Lessons Learned from the FNQLHSSC - Cont’d
Program Offer:• The program (14 sessions) is long: demanding for
both workers and participants.
• The program offer must be added to the workers’ work plan (additional time).