Evaluation of the NT MOS projects
Casework services involving 'significant others'
Up to Closing the Gap: Northern Territory
Executive summary- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methodology
3. Findings- 4. Analysis & recommendations
- 5. Appendices
The following outlines the differences between regions in terms of the characteristics of casework involving 'significant others' with the child.
Community members and local community organisations, particularly the Aboriginal community workers within these agencies, expressed support for counselling and support services for children, and stressed the importance of the child being supported within the context of the family members.
Cultural competence, in terms of appropriate introduction to, and engagement with, the family was also highlighted in this regard.
Figure 18 displays the number of significant others involved in casework services, split by Region. In Top End and Katherine, casework services involving significant others were most likely to involve primary carers or extended family members, while in Central Australia they were most likely to involve community members.
In this graph the N value is the total number of individual primary carers, extended family members or community members involved in casework services. For examples, in Top End there was a total of 105 for which 315 services occurred, involving 292 primary carers.
Figure 18: Casework services involving significant others, by region
Text version of Figure 18
| Top End (105 cases, 315 services) | Katherine (44 cases, 102 services) | Central Australia (21 cases, 38 services) | Barkly (2 cases, 3 services) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary carers (N = 438) | 292 | 106 | 35 | 5 |
| Ext Family members (N = 201) | 131 | 39 | 30 | 1 |
| Community members (N = 80) | 9 | 2 | 64 | 5 |