Defining children's needs in out-of-home care: Methods and challenges of a collaborative research project

The ‘future’ orientation of the out-of-home care research literature which has focused on outcomes of care has risked ignoring children's experiences of care in their ‘present(s)’. In this paper we describe a project, the design of which reflects an alternative to the traditional way of looking at childhood, of which this ‘future’ (adult constructed) orientation is part. We discuss the use of qualitative research methods to identify children's needs in care. The project has attempted to involve children as co-constructors of knowledge around their needs through participatory research methods. These methods have required us to recognise that children and their needs exist within a context of relational structures; to address the power imbalances between adult researchers and child participants; and to be flexible in responding to the consequences of a participative process. Challenges which have surfaced in the implementation of this research and our responses to them are described.

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GAMBAR CADAS PRASEJARAH DI TELUK WONDAMA SEBARAN DAN CERITA RAKYATNYA

Jurnal Penelitian Arkeologi Papua dan Papua Barat ◽

10.24832/papua.v12i2.233 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 97-113

Author(s):

Klementin Fairyo Yosi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Processing ◽

Research Methods ◽

Field Research ◽

Research Literature ◽

Research Data ◽

Literature Study ◽

Processing Stage ◽

Bay Area ◽

Processing Data

ABSTRAKKeberadaan gambar cadas di Teluk Wondama ditulis oleh Galis tahun 1948. Balai Arkeologi Papua tahun 2016 di Pulau Roon. Hasilnya bersifat eksplorasi, belum terfokus pada tipologi gambar cadas. Tahun 2019 Balai Arkeologi Papua melakukan penelitian Tipologi gambar cadas prasejarah di kawasan Teluk Wondama. Selain mengkaji tipologi gambar cadas, juga mengungkap cerita rakyatnya. Tujuan penulisan adalah mengetahui tipologi gambar cadas, seperti apa sebarannya dan apa saja cerita rakyat terkait gambar cadas. Metode penelitian eksploratif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Tahapan penelitian adalah studi kepustakaan, penelitian lapangan, tahap pengolahan data. Dalam pengolahan data menggunakan juga software plugin Dstretch pada aplikasi imajiJ untuk memperjelas gambar. Hasil penelitian menemukan tujuh situs gambar cadas yaitu situs Suanggini, Ambesibui 1, Ambesibui 2, Ambesibui 3, Sanepa, situs Pulau Nuasa dan situs Inuri Kiari. Motif gambar berupa gambar manusia, kadal, ikan, penyu, lingkaran, penanda arah, segitiga, garis, dan gambar tidak teridentifikasi. Kata kunci : Penelitian, Situs, Gambar, Cadas, Pulau. ABSTRACTThe existence rock images in Wondama Bay was written by Galis in 1948. Papua Archaeological in 2016 on Roon Island. The results exploratory, not focused typology rock images. In 2019 Papua Archaeological conducted a typology study rock images prehistoric in Wondama Bay area. In addition to studying typology of rock images, also reveals folklore. The purpose writing is know typology rock images, what are their distribution and what are the folklore related to rock images. Explorative and descriptive qualitative research methods. The stages of research literature study, field research, data processing stage. In processing data also use dstretch plugin software on imageJ application to clarify image. The results found seven rock image sites, Suanggini site, Ambesibui 1, Ambesibui 2, Ambesibui 3, Sanepa, Nuasa Island site and Inuri Kiari site. Image motifs form images humans, lizards, fish, turtles, circles, direction markers, triangles, lines, and images are not identified. Keywords: Research, Site, Image, Cadas, Island.

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Psychology without culture is almost dead: A case of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australian out-of-home care

International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies ◽

10.5204/ijcis.v11i1.560 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 47-66

Author(s):

Mohajer Abbass Hameed ◽

Shaun Coade

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Torres Strait Islander ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Research Literature ◽

Psychological Services ◽

Treatment Modalities ◽

Out Of Home Care ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Torres Strait

From its inception as a unique discipline, the broad field of psychology has made substantial advances and has contributed to innovative practices in the care of individuals presenting with mental distress within Western Euro-American societies and cultures. The aim of this brief article is to provide a constructive critical analysis of the key limitations, knowledge shortfalls, ineffective assessment approaches and treatment modalities of “mainstream” psychology in addressing the psychological needs of children affiliating with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in Australian out-of-home care. This article selectively draws from an in-depth analysis of the research literature and argues that in its current state, psychology without consideration of Indigenous culture has failed to satisfactorily improve psychological services and outcomes for these children and their families; in other words, psychology without culture is almost dead. This brief article raises various questions for future psychological research within this field and proposes feasible alternatives to these complex issues, supported by successful examples from the child abuse and neglect domain within the child welfare systems in Australia. It concludes with key recommendations for future appropriate inclusive psychological research, with the ultimate goal of strengthening culturally endorsed “healing” practices, service delivery and policies.

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