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Sharing Stories, Supporting Mums Sharing stories, supporting mums Message from the Team Leader This issue of the newsletter It is a great account of the ANFPP. This was made Twelfth Edition hopes to share some insight personal determination and possible during the biennial July 2013 into the everyday tasks of the resourcefulness required of national conference of the Australian Nurse-Family program staff. The flexibility Australian Association of Partnership Program demonstrated by Jane and Maternal, Child and Family (ANFPP). Jasmine Campbell, Aboriginal Health Nurses in May, where Inside this issue: Community Worker (ACW), three program staff had the “A day in the life of a Nurse show a true commitment to opportunity to connect with A day in the life of 2 Home Visitor (NHV)” provides their clients. colleagues in Canberra and a NHV some insight into a “typical” showcase the role of Family single working day for a On 26 May, Australia Partnership Workers (FPWs)/ Wellington goes member of the ANFPP, giving recognised National Sorry ACWs in the ANFPP. green for Sorry 4 us a small glimpse of the Day, which commemorates, Day activities involved in home remembers and honours the The core training and ongoing Congratulations visiting. In this article, Jane Stolen Generations and professional development of Deslie, Nancy and 4 Boulton, a NHV at Central acknowledges those who our staff remains a key aspect Neari Australian Aboriginal were affected by the removal of the program’s ability to Congress gives us a glimpse of generations of Aboriginal maintain fidelity to its program ANFPP Stage 1 5 into her experiences visiting children as a result of the model and effectiveness for Evaluation Report clients in a remote community forced removal policies. The its clients. As part of this Connecting with near Alice Springs in the team at the Wellington ongoing professional colleagues in 5 Northern Territory. Aboriginal Corporation Health development we have seen Canberra Services recognised this day three of the FPWs at by creating a wall garden with Wuchopperen Health Service Partners in their clients and babies, which gain recognition of prior Parenting 6 was a well-received, learning towards a Diploma of Education Training thoughtful and unique gesture Community Services. of acknowledgement and appreciation. New staff also took part in the Partner in Parenting The Stage 1 Formative Education (PIPE) training with Evaluation of the ANFPP is the support of a highly- now publicly accessible on the respected international ANFPP website. This is a trainer, Christine Russell. Her significant development for knowledge and breadth of the the program as it examines program is a valuable asset to how appropriate and effective the ANFPP. the program has been to date and its contribution to the As the program looks to the health and wellbeing of second half of 2013, we look Indigenous mothers and their forward to sharing more of the babies. The report provides ANFPP activities and key findings and achievements. recommendations around the program implementation Claire Runciman against this initial evaluation ANFPP Support Service phase. Team Leader It is always appreciated when we are provided with the opportunity to recognise and acknowledge the great aspects and achievements of Reflections: A Day in the Life of a Nurse Home Visitor Jane Boulton, Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) from Central Aus- women, they are often busy or in town; that is one of the tralia Aboriginal Congress (CACC) recently shared her expe- challenges visiting Santa Teresa. riences working with the ANFPP. After my first visit at the Women’s Centre and a quick chat to Each Wednesday, two teams, consisting of one NHV and the others who work there, it’s off to try and find the other one Aboriginal Community Worker (ACW) make the trip out women, who are often at a different house each week. We to Santa Teresa, an Aboriginal community located approxi- call the women to see if they are in town; if the women an- mately 85km south-east of Alice Springs. It’s a long and tir- swer their phones or it’s not being used by someone else it ing day; however it’s incredibly rewarding and exciting to can make locating them easier. After a few phone calls and take such a beneficial program out to community. stops at different houses we find my next client; she doesn’t like having her visits at the house because of all the family around, so we are off to the clinic to have our visit. Jasmine sits with us during these visits, as does her older son. Once we have completed our visit and dropped her home the same process takes place to find my next client, who is expecting her first baby. Today she is at her partner’s aunt’s house; our visit takes places under the veranda of the house sitting on a picnic rug. Our visit is frequently interrupted by family walking by, dogs annoying us or even the occasional pony just popping in to see what we are up to, all providing some light entertainment throughout the visit. We also cele- brate her 20th birthday today with some of the family from inside the house who came out to sing happy birthday and enjoy some cake. It felt very special to be part of her birthday celebration. From here, it’s off to find another client; she is not at her usu- al house, her family tell us she is staying with her boyfriend. Jane Boulton (NHV) and Jasmine Campbell (ACW) on their We go to his home but no one is there. Some young boys way to a home visit in Santa Teresa. walking home from school tell us that the woman we are looking for has gone to town for the day. I quickly write out a The Family Partnership Program (as the ANFPP is known at note to her saying I will be back next week, if she has any Congress) is well accepted in Santa Teresa, everyone worries to please call or to let her know if she is going to seems to know someone or is related to someone who is town again to pop into our office in Alice Springs. The young currently on the program or who has graduated from the pro- gram. Jasmine Campbell (ACW) and I are currently visiting five women in Santa Teresa, all of whom are currently re- ceiving pregnancy home visits. Anissa Thompson (NHV) and Tinky Watson (ACW) see the other clients who are also on the program in Santa Teresa. Prior to traveling to Santa Te- resa, I try to plan my day out, but not once have my visits turned out the way I had planned! Here is a little overview on how my day can pan out. My first visit takes place with a woman who is expecting her third child; she works at the Child Care centre which is locat- ed at the Women’s Centre. Our visits usually take place in the activities room while the older children are outside play- ing and she rocks a baby to sleep in a pram. Jasmine doesn’t sit with us throughout our visits as Jasmine is family to my client’s partner and she would prefer if Jasmine wasn’t involved in her visits. This is generally my only client at San- ta Teresa who I know I can always find. As for the other The road to Santa Teresa 2 Reflections: A Day in the Life of a Nurse Home Visitor (continued) boys assure me they will pass on the note. These are the only women we planned to visit today; if I do happen to see my other client around town or at the store, Women’s Centre or I drive past her house I stop to say a quick hello and remind her we will be back next week for a visit. Our final stop for the day is back up to the clinic to check in with the midwife or nurse to see if they are aware of any other pregnant women and touch base with them about the ANFPP clients. After this, it’s time to head back to town, hoping that we don’t get a flat tyre or have an encounter with the cows, horses or other animals hanging out on the side of the road and enjoy some lunch along the way. My weekly visit to Santa Teresa is something I look forward to and thoroughly enjoy. I feel so privileged to be part of these women’s lives in some small way, and enjoy greatly what each woman teaches me, their generosity in sharing with me insights about their lives, family and culture. Simone and Jane (NHV) on a home visit Flat tyre on the way to Santa Theresa 3 Wellington goes green for Sorry Day Recently, to mark Sorry Day with the clients at Wellington around the school and more plants will be planted in the wall Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS), the ANFPP garden in a process of continuous growth symbolic of the team participated in the creation of a wall garden made from way that healing our past is a process of continual growth recycled shipping pallets at Buninyong School as Communi- and renewal. ty Centre. The team at WACHS has an enthusiastic relationship with the Buninyong Art Buddies (BABS) program, which operates from the Buninyong School and features a range of art- based activities that ANFPP clients participate in. The BABS program has been running since last June and BABS mem- bers considered a range of ideas to mark Sorry Day, which led to the idea of building a small garden that could be launched on the day with a barbeque breakfast for everyone.
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