1. Two days over
Listening Learning Looking Ahead

2. Reflections – selective
Connections - old and new
Slight controversy - Looking ahead

3. Starting with a Thank you that is
Reciprocal

4. Thanks Thomas

5. Dolan Brennan Theorem for Supporting Families/ Societies

6. Strong Communities
=
Stable, Civil, and
Just Societies

7. Families create Communities
Communities form cities

8. The Gentle Elephant in the Room
Family Support as Common Language

9. The Gentle Elephant in the Room
Family Support & Social Work
Role
Status
Function
A Perestroika

10. Advocacy for Older People and Child
Protection as Family Support
Social Work Practice
Grace Abbott - 1930/40s
= Empathy
Action

11. IIssssuueess ooff RRiigghhttss SSoocciiaall jjuussttiiccee
aanndd FFaammiillyy SSuuppppoorrtt
VVaalluuiinngg hhuummaanniittyy
EEnnggaaggeedd EEmmppaatthhyy
NNaammee VVaalluuee PPllaaccee oouurr ccoommppaassss
‘‘CCoommmmoonn WWeeaalltthh’’

12. PPiiaa
‘‘CChhiillddrreenn aanndd PPaarreennttss aarree nnoott
tthhee SSaammee’’
Matilda I am big your small

13. Family Support
Practice &
Services
Family Support
Policy &
Benefit

14. Family Support
Practice &
Services
Family Support
Policy &
Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)

15. Family Support
Practice &
Services
Family Support
Policy &
Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)
Relationships
Programme

16. Family Support
Practice &
Services
Family Support
Policy &
Benefit
Ecological
Intergenerational)
Relationships
Programme
Agency
Outcomes

17. TEA as a model for Types of Social Support
Tangible
Balance and
Buoyancy
Emotional Advice
Dolan and Brady
2012

19. Informal Social Support Families at Risk
AAttttaacchhmmeenntt
Age/Stage
Lifecourse
Age/Stage
Lifecourse
RReessiilliieennccee
Social
Ecology
Social
Capital
Social
Ecology
Social
Capital
Devaney &Dolan 2014

20. Think of how Child/Youth Provide
Family Support
• Families seen as causes of problems to be
fixed by services
• Actors and stakeholders with a view to
solutions – timeliness and time limited
• Understanding Agency – untapped
• New discourse on civic engagement (Dolan et
al 2014)

21. Political Civic Engagement

22. Revisiting Hart’s Ladder?
(Innocenti 1991)
Civic
Partners
Tokenism
Non-linear
Process

23. We Learned this morning again
That Children need to be
prevented from coming into the
Care System
And if There Cared For Properly
A simple Family Support
Message

24. Power of Informal Family Support
Over estimated and Under estimated
by professionals – despite what young
people tell us! (Bolger et al 2009)
Absolute Potential of FGCs

25. Relationship Factor! – Measurable and
Actionable Jameson (2008) – Caring For
and Caring About!!! – A key differential in
both Family Support and Participation

26. Citizen Proofing – participation goes
beyond testimony
-Includes Real participation in design
plans and Critique and finding out
what works
-Issue of ‘fit’ with Proven Programmes
Advocates
-Now introduced in (medicine –
Gerontology)

27. Outcomes
Nigel – Neil - Naomi and workshops

28. Outcomes and Coping Focus
(Pinkerton and Dolan 2008)

29. • Message from Neil yesterday!!!!
1. Health Issues
2. Education Issues
3. Social Issues

30. • Past emphasis!!!!
1. Health Issues
2. Education Issues
3. Social Issues

31. 5 Evidence not just if proven -but
why/how works! (Canavan et al 2009) –
what difference does it make –
what I can do with it!!!

32. Think of how Child/Youth Provide
Family Support
• Changes over time - lifecourse issue
• Unknown and Automatic unless
unusual (kennan et al 2012)
• Events derived ( e.g. 9/11)
• Normative magic – its written in the
Cartoons around this room!

33. ACTIONING AGENCY
MEASURES
SUCCESS
(1-10)
SOCIAL
INCLUSION
(1-10)
YP
INPUT
(1-10)
MULTI
ACCESS
REFERRAL
(1-10) INFORMAL
NETWORKS
(1-10)
WISHES
FEELINGS
SAFETY
(1-10)
ACCESSIBLE
FLEXIBLE
(1-10)
STRENGTHS
BASED
(1-10)
NEEDS
LED
(1-10)
PARTERSHIP
WORKING
(1-10)
Young
Person
(Dolan Canavan and McTiernan WIP)

34. REFLEXIVE
TRACK
With
multilayered
Supply of
Family Support
1 ISSUE
2 BEHAVIOUR
3 PERSON
Frost and Dolan 2012

35. oobbjjeeccttiivvee
1 Personhood End
2 Programme End
3 Financial End

36. Excellence
Young Person
Family Support
Young Person
Family Support
Ecology
Ecology
Innovation Impact
Dolan et al in press

37. Strengths
Based
Family Support
worker View
Family Support
worker View
Dolan Shannon Smith
and Davis in press
Voice
Listen/Hear
Act
Direct Work
and
Relationship
s

38. And to Finish!!!!

39. The Brass Band Comparison