Stories of Hope and Healing

The Hope & Healing Framework is underpinned by several common practice principles of Trauma Informed Care. One principle is that care is culturally safe and culturally proficient. Another principle i…

You will be hea

ring from

three young people

Chantell, Mark and

Bob,

as well as two experienced residential care staff

Tony and

Chad

.

Y

ou will

also be hearing again from

Dion Tatow from

QATSICPP

and Lisa Hillan,…

The Hope & Healing Framework emphasises that each young person’s journey in residential care varies, for some it is a brief experience, and for others it may span years as well as different settings.…

Positive identity is vital for sustained well being of a young person. It is related to a young person’s sense of self – or a sense of knowing “who they are” - and feelings of self worth – that is th…

Building a young person’s emotional know how is critical for their mental health, development and learning. In practice, you need to support young people to find ways to cope with internal and extern…

Connections refers to the young person having a sense of themselves in relation to others and it is the foundation for belonging. Feeling connected is a basic human need – without connection, young p…

There are four areas that therapeutic care focuses on in the Hope and Healing Framework. This includes Connections, Relationships, Emotional Know-how and Positive Identity. In this episode, we begin …

Development is a fundamental element of care in the Hope and Healing Framework and involves attention to young people’s developmental needs relevant to their age, stage and capacity. This can include…

Nurturance is about meeting the young people’s needs for nurturing relationships and physical care. Some of these are more obvious, like good food, clothing, shelter, and others can be more difficult…