Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood

• Published in: First Peoples Child & Family Review
• Main Authors: Shannon Blight, Estelle Simard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Consortium Erudit 2020
• Subjects: Sciences Humaines et Sociales; Social Sciences and Humanities; Aboriginal child development; Aboriginal developmental theory; edu; scipo; anishina*
• Online Access: http://www.erudit.org/en/journals/fpcfr/2011-v6-n1-fpcfr05251/1068895ar.pdf; http://www.fncfcs.com/sites/default/files/online-journal/vol6num1/Simard_Blight_pp28-55rvsd3.pdf; http://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/online-journal/vol6num1/Simard_Blight_pp28-55rvsd3.pdf; https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/online-journal/vol6num1/Simard_Blight_pp28-55rvsd3.pdf; https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/fpcfr/2011-v6-n1-fpcfr05251/1068895ar.pdf; https://doi.org/10.7202/1068895ar; https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/fpcfr/2011-v6-n1-fpcfr05251/1068895ar/; https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/download/104/168; http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/104/168; https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2132295527; http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/104; https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1068895ar

An innovative approach to providing “care” to Aboriginal child who are making a transition into adulthood embodies the concept of culturally restorative practice. This paper is a literature review on Aboriginal child development for children and youth transitioning from a youth to an adult. This paper contains excerpts from “Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood” published as a social policy paper for Ontario’s Ministry of Child and Youth Services. The paper was a review of the literature of the following: culturally restorative practices, best practices for successful engagement with Aboriginal populations, thematic of Aboriginal development, as well as implications for child and youth services. a Estelle Simard is from the Anishinaabe Nation and a member of Couchiching First Nation. She is the Executive Director of the Institute for Culturally Restorative Practices. Much of Estelle’s experience was in the culturally competent management of integrated children’s mental health and child welfare services. She has direct supervisory and clinical services expertise with Aboriginal people and has specialized in family preservation strategies by incorporating cultural activities into service practice. In addition, Estelle has presented at national and international forums on child welfare on “cultural attachment theory.” b Shannon Blight is currently employed at Weechi-it-te-win Family Services in Fort Frances, Ontario as the Clinical Team Leader. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth; prior to that she graduated from Carleton University with an HBSW in 2003. Shannon has over 15 year experience in the areas of chemical dependency and child welfare. Her experience in child welfare has been within the mental health spectrum as well as child protection. Shannon is strong believer that personal wellness is essential to becoming an effective leader, manager or direct practitioner. Her personal ...