Signs of Safety
Eva Coles [email protected] Bart Knudsgaard [email protected]
introducing
Signs of Safety
Signs of Safety Implementing Signs of Safety in an Aboriginal Community and Agency
Recognizing and Building Strength and Safety with Aboriginal Families in Crisis
KTUNAXA PEOPLE Signs of THE Safety
Ktunaxa (pronounced ‘k-‐too-‐nah-‐ha’) people have occupied the lands adjacent to the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers and of Safety anmore than the Arrow Implementing Lakes of BriIsh Signs Columbia, Canada infor 10,000 years. Aboriginal Community and Agency
Recognizing and Building Strength and The TradiIonal Territory of the Ktunaxa NaIon covers approximately Safety with Aboriginal Families in oCrisis 70,000 square kilometers within the Kootenay region f south-‐
eastern BriIsh Columbia and historically arts of oAf lberta, We have ifncluded eatures for epvery step the way Montana, Washington and Idaho.
Pre-‐Contact Ktunaxa people were a self-sufficient & self-governing Nation. With their own language, culture & Identity
Post-‐Contact
Reserves were put in place Loss of Language, Culture, & Identity 60’s Scoop Residential School Break Down of the Family
Ktunaxa NaDon Now
Ktunaxa Beliefs • “It takes a village to raise a child” • Everyone has value
• Everyone has purpose
• Respect one another
• Always give thanks
• Never take something without puMng something back • Children are a giF from the Creator
Culturally Relevant Risk Assessment From 2008 through to today KKCFSS has been working toward uIlizing the Signs of Safety Framework at all levels of assessment throughout the agency This includes intake and invesIgaIon, safety (risk) assessment and planning, care planning for children, & working with residenIal caregivers KKCFSS no longer uses the BriIsh Columbia Risk Assessment Model
Community and Family Feedback As we used the Signs of Safety Approach more and more in our pracIce we began seeking feedback Consistently we were hearing that this approach was not only respecZul but it also recognized the role of family and community
Deana & Jim – Client Feedback
Heidi & Dan – Worker Feedback
FEEDBACK CONTINUED
Overall -we exceeded in our Audit in all area’s
There is more transparency
I feel like I am direcDng my own plan and that I have a say Staff – I feel more sense of team, less responsibility & less Conflict with families My family and community are more involved, rather than workers
introducing
Signs of Safety
Signs of Safety Implementing Signs of Safety in an Aboriginal Community and Agency
Recognizing and Building Strength and Safety with Aboriginal Families in Crisis
KTUNAXA PEOPLE Signs of THE Safety
Ktunaxa (pronounced ‘k-‐too-‐nah-‐ha’) people have occupied the lands adjacent to the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers and of Safety anmore than the Arrow Implementing Lakes of BriIsh Signs Columbia, Canada infor 10,000 years. Aboriginal Community and Agency
Recognizing and Building Strength and The TradiIonal Territory of the Ktunaxa NaIon covers approximately Safety with Aboriginal Families in oCrisis 70,000 square kilometers within the Kootenay region f south-‐
eastern BriIsh Columbia and historically arts of oAf lberta, We have ifncluded eatures for epvery step the way Montana, Washington and Idaho.
Pre-‐Contact Ktunaxa people were a self-sufficient & self-governing Nation. With their own language, culture & Identity
Post-‐Contact
Reserves were put in place Loss of Language, Culture, & Identity 60’s Scoop Residential School Break Down of the Family
Ktunaxa NaDon Now
Ktunaxa Beliefs • “It takes a village to raise a child” • Everyone has value
• Everyone has purpose
• Respect one another
• Always give thanks
• Never take something without puMng something back • Children are a giF from the Creator
Culturally Relevant Risk Assessment From 2008 through to today KKCFSS has been working toward uIlizing the Signs of Safety Framework at all levels of assessment throughout the agency This includes intake and invesIgaIon, safety (risk) assessment and planning, care planning for children, & working with residenIal caregivers KKCFSS no longer uses the BriIsh Columbia Risk Assessment Model
Community and Family Feedback As we used the Signs of Safety Approach more and more in our pracIce we began seeking feedback Consistently we were hearing that this approach was not only respecZul but it also recognized the role of family and community
Deana & Jim – Client Feedback
Heidi & Dan – Worker Feedback
FEEDBACK CONTINUED
Overall -we exceeded in our Audit in all area’s
There is more transparency
I feel like I am direcDng my own plan and that I have a say Staff – I feel more sense of team, less responsibility & less Conflict with families My family and community are more involved, rather than workers
