Building an Aboriginal cultural model of therapeutic residential care: The experience of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency

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About this journal article:

Drawing on the experiences of VACCA, this article outlines the development of an Aboriginal cultural model of Aboriginal therapeutic residential care. It argues that for Aboriginal children and young people living in residential care, healing must be grounded in culture and shaped by an understanding of intergenerational trauma, relationships and community. 

  • Year: 2014 
  • Authors: Muriel Bamblett, Maureen Long, Margarita Frederico and Connie Salamone 
  • Organisations: VACCA and La Trobe University 
  • Journal: Children Australia 

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