Olivia Walker
Editor in Chief
Dan Mitchell
Assistant Manager
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Noah Patterson
Programming Editor
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Tess Anderson
Art Director
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Our Purpose
Stronger ways with Aboriginal Kids and Families
Winangay has developed assessment resources and tools that enable organisations and workers to work in stronger, trauma-informed and culturally safe ways with Aboriginal kids, families and communities.
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The resources were developed and shaped by Aboriginal Elders, leaders, workers, academics and kids from across Australia and non-Aboriginal workers, and academics.
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The tools were validated by Professor Marianne Berry (Former Director Australian Centre for Child Protection) Dr Marilyn McHugh (Research Fellow UNSW).
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The resources are:
Evidence Based
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Trauma Informed
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Culturally Safe
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Embed Self-Determination for Aboriginal Families, Kin and Communities
What we have developed
Evidenced based, trauma informed, strength based, and culturally safe resources are accessible via training. The Winangay training reflect the strengths of the Winangay tools and approaches, the training is evidenced based, strength based, trauma informed and culturally safe and is designed to enable workers to work in stronger safer ways with Aboriginal Kids, Families and Communities.
Awards
Winner - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle Award 2021
An award recognising an individual who has made outstanding active efforts to implement the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Principle, including the precursor element Identification and/or one or more of the core elements of Prevention, Partnership, Placement, Participation and Connection.
Winner - Norm Smith Publication in Social Work Research Award 2018.
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The KiDS SAY Project: 'Supporting Children to Talk about their Experiences and Engage in Decision-Making
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The award for significant contribution for advancement of knowledge and significant contribution to professional practice.
I have been proud to have contributed to the validation of this innovative tool by validating the empirical support for the items included in the assessment and the method by which the assessment is
done. While one of a kind in its approach to understanding and supporting Aboriginal carers, it is similar in scopeand value to other similar and widely used tools used with vulnerable and child protection populations. No other assessment and case planning tool, to my knowledge, has been developed with as much involvement and critique by the population for which it is intended. Australia should be proud of this contribution to the advancement of assessments that are sensitive to the needs of unique populations, and owes a great deal to the tireless work of the Winangay family.
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Marianne Berry
Director, Australian Centre for Child Protection, 14 November 2011