MAITLAND YOUTH INTERAGENCY
Date:
25 September 204
Meeting open: 9:30am
Chairperson:
Minutes:
1.
Emily Ward
Emily Ward/ Bron Dyason
In attendance
April Phillips
02 4934 9835
[email protected]
Bron Dyason
Maitland City Council
Community Planner
Maitland/ Dungog YDO
0407 891 650
[email protected]
Clare Num
Samaritans Youth worker
0419 310 343
[email protected]
Dan Brown
Headspace Maitland
02 4931 1000
[email protected]
Deb McCrohon
Youth Express
0409 313 614
[email protected]
Di Bischoff
Counsellor
0432 511 233
[email protected]
Ella Reed
Youth Connections
02 4937 8000
[email protected]
Emily Ward
TAFE Student
Erin Hughes
Ability Links
0429 120 926
[email protected]
Felicity Scott
Headspace-AFC Maitland
0439 414 686
[email protected]
Jalam Glossop
School Liaison Police- Hunter
0437 771 757
[email protected]
Jan Craft
Heal for Life Foundation
0425 374 454
[email protected]
Jenna Edwards
DHS –Centrelink Social Worker
02 4985 8623
[email protected]
Joanne Sinclair
Mental Health ARAMI
02 4961 6717
[email protected]
Jodi Bunt
Richmond PRA
0428 617 786
[email protected]
Katie Brown
Student Support Officer
Maitland High
Reach Foundation &
Cessnock Community and
Youth Development
Reconnect
0427 032 908
[email protected]
0417 679 397
0438 636 009
[email protected]
[email protected]
02 4922 1538
0417 080 767
02 4939 2449
[email protected]
Comprehensive Suicide
Prevention Project OfficerLifeline
MRSP Network
0429 265 526
[email protected]
0424 485 466
[email protected]
Wesley Mission Child and
Family Dungog
0438 203 816
[email protected]
Lakin Agnew
Laura Baird
Natasha
Anderson
Robyn
Lawrence
Steve
Schumacher
Tonya McEntyre
Youth Mental Health Project
[email protected]
[email protected]
2.
Apologies:
Canteen Staff; Glenda Betts, Samaritans; Lisa Dundas, TAFE NSW; Kirsty-Lee Meredith, Ability Links;
Fiona Duignan, Headspace; Elizabeth Callachor, After care; Joey Griffiths, Mindaribba
3.
Previous minutes
Moved by Dan Brown and seconded by Jenna Edwards
4.
Guest speakers –Robyn Lawrence
Life Line Newcastle and Hunter
Robyn Lawerence
Suicide Prevention Project Officer
Phone: 0429 265 526
Email: [email protected]
Website:www.lifelinehunter.org.au
The powerpoint presentation is attached to the minutes.
5.
Guest speakers –Joanne Sinclair
ARAFAMI NSW Inc
Joanne Sinclair
Regional Manager
Mental Health Carers
Address: 22 Stewart Avenue
HAMILTON EAST NSW 2303
Phone: 02 4961 6717
02 4961 2842
Fax:
02 4961 6052
Email: [email protected]
Mental Health Carers ARAFMI Hunter is a non government not for profit charitable organisation. Offering
families, carers, relatives and friends of people with a mental illness in the Hunter Region
Counselling/psychotherapy, support groups, information, telephone support, educational programs and
workshops
For flyers, please ask Bron [email protected] or Joanne on the details above
6.
Mental Health month – Dan Brown
Maitland Mental Health Month Committee invites your service and all staff and clients to Maitland Mental
Health Month Celebrations. The day will be on Thursday 16th October 2014 from 11am to 2pm at Maitland
Town Hall. There will be a free lunch, free haircuts, entertainment and music, hand massages, free hand
scrub, a clown and lots more activities- along with service information on mental health/ disabilities. If you
require more information about the day please phone Elizabeth Callachor on 0458 021 079.
7.
Previous Case study discussion
Tessa Staines was not present at the meeting so the previous case study could not be discussed.
Natasha Anderson send an email regarding the case study and attached 2 fact sheets on ASPECT an
organisation that supports people with autism and carers. They may be of some help
Attached: 2 documents from ASPECT.
8.
Case Study Discussion
This section is a new approach to interagency collaboration and done so in the spirit of Keep Them Safe
principles. Each interagency meeting will provide members with an opportunity to bring complex cases
challenging the work being done with the people they support. It is hoped that through sharing ideas,
resources and knowledge we will offer participants with new options for the people we work with.
It is important that we continue to focus on current and open complex cases, so that the services involved
in the interagency can give input and assist with referral pathways. In future meetings we will focus on
these current cases and also be sure to align our conversations with Keep Them Safe principles.
For more information on the Keep Them Safe guidelines, or if you are unsure about whether your case
study is in keeping with the guidelines, please approach the Youth Development Officer. It is also beneficial
to write out the de-identified case study before coming to the meeting, and send a copy to the YDO for the
minutes and to be proof-read.
This month’s case study has come from Maitland High School
---We have a group of year 7,8.9 girls whose anti-social behaviour is beginning to impact many
others in their grades. These 8 girls never attend class (will come and sign in and then catch
the train to Newy or hang out in the stairs, behind the canteen etc), they often do/sell drugs at
school, most of the girls have self- harming behaviours, live with anxiety/depression, two of
the girls have a parent with a terminal illness, all but one are unwilling to access mental health
support like Headspace/CAMHS, several are ok with seeing School Counsellor/Katie. The girls
are frequently involved in fights at school or in the community, or other illegal activities such
as stealing cars.
Although several individual strategies have been implemented at school to support them (time
out cards, option of the PLC (Positive Learning Class - small class in library with Teacher and
Teacher's aide), partial attendance plans or small group programs focusing on social skills,
healthy relationships and mental health there has been little change in this group/situation.
---Options for this young person:
Jalam: Its possible for Jalam to run small targeted groups to discuss things, talk openly, get them in same
environment together, see group dynamic. Jalam could organise with Katie
Katie: Seasons for Growth runs at school. There is also groups at school with Felicity (AFC).
Katie: Girls are interested in looking after themselves and talking about the future
Bron: Sparkle program with Joblink Plus- now closing down
MHS offering the Shine Program
Dan: YRG thinking of doing different holiday program's either this term or in Christmas holidays, art music
etc that is just fun.
Dan can come in and do some small group work
See if Joey from Mindaribba is available- just opened drop-in centre at Mindaribba.
If you think of any more suggestions please contact Katie Brown (details on the attendance
sheet)
9.
Youth Engagement Activity
Worry Hat
Is a game for high school students, good for first year in order to help them with their worries or fears they have
about school. The ice breaker is a great at helping students overcome their fears and worries by receiving
suggestions and possible solutions from their peers, as well as offering suggestions/solutions to their peers, which
can serve as a way to empower students.
What You Will Need
Materials: A hat cards/or pieces of paper, writing utensils
Time: approximately 15 minutes
There will be a circle of chairs for students to sit on.
Set up worries hat (4mins): Distribute cards or pieces of paper and a writing utensil
The tone could be set by introducing the topic of fear/worry explains how it is normal to feel like that and to have
worries about high school.
Instructions.
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Each student to anonymously write a fear or worry they have about school
Put in Hat
Everyone takes a turn to pick out someone else’s worry
Then read the concern out and attempt to explain what the person who wrote the worry means, trying to
describe his/her understanding/reflection of the person’s emotions associated with the worry
After all fears have been read and elaborated, discuss as a whole group what some of the common fears were.
BEACH BALL ICE BREAKER
Blow up the beach ball. The beach ball has 6 segments , in each segment write a question here are some examples:
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What has been the high light of your week?
What is the yuckiest food you have eaten?
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What makes you feel happy?
If you had a time machine where would you go?
What color is your bathroom?
Each student takes a turn throwing the ball to another person. The person that catches the ball answers the question
where their thumb lands. After answering the question they throw the ball to another person who has not had a turn
at answering a question.
10. Services updates- please see attached forms.
Action
Provide feedback on July case study at November Interagency
Bring Case study for November Interagency
Provide feedback on September case study at November Interagency
Meet to discuss working with the school in groups
How can Joey from Mindaribba help this case study?
Meet to discuss how headspace can assist with small group work
Whom responsible
Tessa Staines
Tessa Staines
Katie Brown
Jalam Glossop and Katie Brown
Katie Brown
Dan Brown and Katie Brown
Meeting closed:
11:30
Next meeting:
Thursday 27 November 2014
9.30am-11.30am
Maitland TAFE, Building A, Ground Floor Room 14 (AG.14) New England Hwy, Metford
NSW