Evaluation of the Cradle to Kinder programme for Aboriginal mothers and their children: perspectives from the women and their workers

Q2 Social Sciences
Renée O’Donnell, Muriel Bamblett, Gabrielle Johnson, Sue Hunter, K. Stringer, Shantai Croisdale, Bengianni Pizzirani, D. Ayton, Melissa Savaglio, H. Skouteris
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Abstract This research was undertaken on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders of the past, present and emerging, and also acknowledge the generous contribution to this research made by women and their families and Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) staff. Aboriginal Cradle to Kinder (AC2K) is a home-visiting and advocacy programme focussed on promoting Aboriginal maternal and child health during both pre- and postnatal stages of parenthood which was delivered by VACCA, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. While there have been some feasibility assessments conducted on AC2K, no study to date has evaluated the impact of this programme from the perspective of neither the women nor the staff who deliver the programme. The aim of this study, therefore, was to evaluate how both the women and the staff evaluated the AC2K programme, namely the strengths, limitations and recommendations of the programme. Through consultation with VACCA, this study used a qualitative approach using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the processes underpinning the programme coupled with participants’ experiences of the programme. A co-design process was used in the development of interview questions, and a total of seven women and six workers participated in semi-structured interviews. The results revealed three superordinate themes across both participant groups: cultural connection (i.e. how well the programme facilitates cultural connection), system complexities (i.e. caseloads, staff turnover and child protection [CP] difficulties) and programme features (i.e. parenting enhancement and unique programme benefits). The processes, and the programme more broadly, were evaluated positively by both the women and staff who supported its delivery. Specifically, a greater connection to culture, increased parenting skills and unique programme benefits were reported. However, there were recommendations on how the programme could be further strengthened, including negotiable caseloads with the Department and improved partnership with CP. These changes can help to further improve the experiences of both the women and their workers when engaging in Aboriginal specific maternal health and well-being supports.
对土著母亲及其子女从摇篮到幼童方案的评价:妇女及其工作人员的观点
本研究是在库林民族的Wurundjeri人的土地上进行的。我们向过去、现在和即将到来的长者表示敬意,并感谢妇女及其家人和维多利亚土著儿童保育机构(VACCA)工作人员对这项研究的慷慨贡献。土著人从摇篮到幼稚病(AC2K)是一项家访和宣传方案,重点是促进土著人母亲和儿童在父母身份的产前和产后阶段的健康,该方案由土著人社区控制组织VACCA提供。虽然对消除性别歧视问题进行了一些可行性评估,但迄今为止还没有研究从执行方案的妇女和工作人员的角度评价该方案的影响。因此,这项研究的目的是评价妇女和工作人员如何评价消除妇女歧视方案,即该方案的优点、局限性和建议。通过与VACCA的协商,本研究采用定性方法,利用解释性现象学分析,结合参与者对项目的体验,探索支撑项目的过程。访谈问题的开发采用了共同设计过程,共有7名女性和6名工人参加了半结构化访谈。结果揭示了两个参与者群体的三个主要主题:文化联系(即计划促进文化联系的程度),系统复杂性(即案件数量,员工流动和儿童保护[CP]困难)和计划特点(即育儿增强和独特的计划福利)。支助方案执行的妇女和工作人员对这些进程和更广泛的方案作出了积极评价。具体来说,与文化有更大的联系,提高了养育技能和独特的方案效益。不过,也就如何进一步加强该方案提出了建议,包括与卫生部协商的案件数量以及改善与加拿大社区的伙伴关系。这些变化有助于进一步改善妇女及其工作人员在参与土著特有的产妇保健和福利支助时的经验。
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