building resilience for indigenous leaders
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Building Resilience for Indigenous Leaders Lynette Callaghan, Kalaya Children’s Centre MATSITI School Leaders Forum, 16 October 2014 www.matsiti.edu.au/events/leadersTRANSCRIPT
Building Resilience for Indigenous Leaders
Lynette Callaghan
Kalaya Children’s Centre
Acknowledgement of Country
I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of Eora Nation as the
traditional custodians of the land we meet on today. I would also like to pay my respects to Elders past and
present
A little bit about me!
• Lynette Callaghan - Narungga/Nukunu and Yankunytjatjara woman
• 5 siblings, Woomera and Adelaide• Education & Employment
Just a bit more!
• Mother to 5, 4 children and my teenage niece
• Director, Kalaya Children’s Centre since 2007
• Where I want to be…
A little bit about Kalaya!
• Established in 1975, 3 sites• Aboriginal Focus DECD site• Children aged 6 months to 6 years• Kuranye and Tooketja Rooms,
Muna & Parto Kindys • Bus Service
More about Kalaya!
• 20 staff members• Building renovations• Holistic Approaches• Wellbeing, fitness & Nutrition
Program
Exemplary Practices• IPP Hearing Program,• Yarnin Time, Tucker Time• Kaurna language program• Signing in the community• Children’s Centre for Early
Childhood Development and Parenting
Exemplary Practices• Fine Motor Program• Long term employees, valued staff
members • AST2 Teacher - Award
Exemplary Practices
• Story Telling in the Community• Aboriginal 3 yr old Literacy
Program• (1 of 10 in the State)• Support outreach sites
What is Resilience?• Own/EC & Studies• Dictionary definitions:
Oxford: The Capacity to recover quickly from difficulties: toughness
Webster: The ability to become strong, healthy or successful again after something bad happens.
Resilience in Children• EYLF – Belonging, Being & Becoming• “You can do it” attitude• Strong self & cultural identity• Social confidence • Safe risk taking• Emotional self-regulation• Individual Learning Plans• SMART Training
What about Us?
• Social/Emotional/Physical• Cognitive and PD needs
• System designed for dominant culture – different world view
• Barriers, challenges, biases, • Discrimination etc.
All the R’s
• Reason – purpose!• Relationships - mutual! • Respect – all stakeholders!
Responsibility/Regulations
• Kalaya Community +• Professional Standards for Principals• Regulatory Authority• Diaf/Tefal• Reflect, Respect, Relate Scales• Accountability – funding bodies,
auditors, systems
Reflection - continual
• Internally/externally
• Reasons• Relationships• Respect• Responsibilities
Thank You!