APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF TRENDS Patterns and trends in the evidence for transitions Target groups Levels Programs (references) Applicability to Victoria Cost / time / resourcing / change effort Accessibility, transportation, time, availability, flexibility of work & caring duties OOHC Poverty Refugees Communities Families Leaders Access strategies (Robinson et al. 2012) ECAP (VFST 2016b) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Medium Agency for all: involvement in decision-making Refugees Communities Educators Families Care teams ECAP (VFST 2016b) High Medium Cultural and social sensitivity, communication, language speakers, interpreting and translation Poverty Refugees Agencies Children Communities Educators Families Leaders Professionals Desktop guide (VFST 2015) ECAP (VFST 2016b) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) Pyramid (Hurley et al. 2013) High Medium-High Data collection: identification, instruments, census, readiness measures OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Agencies Educators Leaders Professionals Foundation House Schools Support (Cross et al. 2011) Thrive in 5 (2016) High Low - Medium
Leadership: ensuring appropriate planning, prioritising, policies OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Agencies Communities Educators Leaders Access strategies (Robinson et al. 2012) ECAP (VFST 2016b) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) KMEC (Slee et al. 2012b) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Low - Medium Long-term planning: sustained programs over not months, personalised, intense, therapy Trauma-affected, Refugees Out of home care Children Families Residential services Care teams Economic Opportunity Agency (EOA) Children’s House (McLintock 2011) Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) HIPPY (Dean & Leung 2010) Pyramid (Hurley et al. 2013) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Medium - High Monitoring progress beyond transition: follow up programs OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Agencies Children Communities Educators Families Leaders Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) KITS (Pears et al. 2013) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Low Parenting education and support for families and carers: supported playgroups Poverty Trauma Agencies Communities Families Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) CREATE (Harvey & Testro 2006) (Dean & Leung 2010; Yak 2016) KITS (Pears et al. 2013) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) Ready Together (Binstadt 2010) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) Through the Looking Glass (Aylward et al. 2010) High Medium
Partnerships between families, ECEC, schools, children and communities OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Communities Educators Families Cuthrell et al. 2010 ECAP (VFST 2016b) Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) KITS (Pears et al. 2013) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) Pyramid (Hurley et al. 2013) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Medium Peer support: families supporting families, adult peer support/models Poverty Refugees Agencies Communities Families Family by family (Community Matters 2012) HIPPY (Dean & Leung 2010; Yak 2016) High Low Professional learning: for ECEC professionals and Initial Teacher Education, training, consultation, resources, guided reading OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Educators Leaders Cuthrell et al. 2010 EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) KITS (Pears et al. 2013) – 40 hours KMEC (Slee et al. PATHS (Jones & Bouffard 2012) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) Pyramid (Hurley et al. 2013) Ready Together (Binstadt 2010) STRIVE (McConnico et al. 2016) Through the Looking Glass (Aylward et al. 2010) Foundation House Schools Support (Cross et al. 2011) High Medium - High Reflective practice: personal, Communities of Practice, coaching, mentoring OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Communities Educators Leaders Best Start (DET 2016a) CoP (Peeters & Shamahd 2014) ECAP (VFST 2016b) Mentoring (Flack et al. 2016) STRIVE pilot (McConnico et al. 2016) Foundation House Schools Support (Cross et al. 2011) High Low
Self-regulation: programs focussed on resilience and behaviour OOHC Trauma Children Families Betancourt et al. 2013 Dunedin study (Poulton et al. 2015) KITS et al. 2013) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) Through the Looking Glass (Aylward et al. 2010) High Medium - High Social and emotional development, attachment programs, teaching about emotions OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Children Professionals EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) KMEC (Slee et al. 2012b) Szente, Hoot & Taylor 2006 Through the Looking Glass (Aylward et al. 2010) You can do it (Ashdown & Bernard 2012) High Medium Specialists working with ECEC and schools: mental health professionals in ECEC/schools OOHC Refugees Trauma Children Families Professionals Betancourt et al. 2013 EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) TtLG (Aylward et al. 2010) High Medium - High
Stability: predictability, continuity, routines, same carers, school and ECEC, staff, rules, low threat OOHC Trauma-affected Refugees Agencies, esp OOHC Children Educators Families Berson & Baggerly 2009 Care teams Cuthrell et al. 2010 EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) Harvey & Testro 2006 PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) Statman-Weil 2015 STRIVE pilot (McConnico et al. 2016) Tobin 2016 TtLG (Aylward et al. 2010) Wright 2014 High Medium Strength-based Refugees Communities Educators Families Professionals Care teams ECAP (VFST 2016b) Wright 2014, p. 90 High Low - Medium Support with cognitive skills, literacy, numeracy, homework OOHC Poverty Refugees Children Families Cuthrell et al. 2010 Harvey & Testro 2006 HIPPY (Dean & Leung 2010; Yak 2016) Let’s Count (Smith Family 2015) High Medium
Support with transition: to care and education:, administration, agencies, referral services OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Communities Educators Families Access strategies (Robinson et al. 2012) Desktop guide (VFST 2015) ECAP (VFST 2016b) EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) Harvey & Testro 2006 (Dean & Leung 2010; Lidell 2011; Yak 2016) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) High Medium Therapy: mindfulness, narrative therapies, play-based therapies Refugees Trauma Children Betancourt et al. 2013 Through the Looking Glass (Aylward et al. 2010) High Medium Transdisciplinary teams OOHC Poverty Refugees Trauma Agencies Parents Professionals Educators Access strategies (Robinson et al. 2012) Best Start (DET 2016a) ECAP (VFST 2016b) EYEP:Q (Fordham 2016) Fully Integrated Services (Press et al. 2010) Harvey & Testro 2006 IIP (Duhn et al. 2014) Pathways to Prevention (Freiberg et al. 2010) PIEC (Thomson et al. 2007) Pyramid (Hurley et al. 2013) Ready Together (Binstadt, 2010) SchoolPLUS (Regnier 2012) Thrive in 5 (2016) Through the Looking (Aylward et al. 2010) Foundation House Schools Support (Cross et al. 2011) High Medium-High