Building Stronger Samoan Families CD. Dissemination Strategies

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1 Attachment 13 Building Stronger Samoan Families CD Dissemination Strategies Objective Increase the awareness about family violence of the Samoan community in one of the most effective cultural ways. Dissemination Strategies One hundred and five copies of the CD produced by the project were disseminated as follows: Disseminate CD through Samoan radio programs Radio 4EB: a copy to three radio programs Radio Brisbane: a copy The CDs will be accompanied by a letter encouraging radio program convenors to play the CD particularly during Domestic Violence Month in May. Disseminate CD through Samoan churches Thirty CDs posted out to thirty church leaders in the Logan, Ipswich and Caboolture areas. The CDs will be accompanied by a letter encouraging church leaders to play CD to their congregations particularly during Domestic Violence Month in May. Disseminate CD through community activities planned for Domestic Violence Prevention Month by the Project Community Facilitators A total of 45 CDs will be distributed in the three target areas of the project. Activities range from community education sessions to role plays, poster and song competitions. Most activities were implemented in schools and CDs were handed out to parents and students. Disseminate CD through Samoan community organisations Samoan Advisory Council Ipswich: one copy Samoan Advisory Council Caboolture: one copy Samoan Advisory Council Inala: one copy Disseminate CD through service providers who are already working with or interested in working with Samoan clients. Immigrant Women s Support Service: one copy Ipswich Domestic Violence Support Service: one copy Caboolture-Redcliffe Domestic Violence Support Service: one copy Logan Women s Against Violence Support Service: one copy Logan Youth and Family Services: one copy Inala Youth and Family Services: one copy Police Services. One to each of the Pacific Islander Police Liaison Officers: Caboolture-Redcliffe: one copy Inala-Corinda: one copy Goodna: one copy Logan: one copy Education Queensland. One to each of the Pacific Islander School Liaison Officers: Caboolture: one copy Inala-Ipswich: five copies Logan: one copy Gold Coast: three copies University of Qld: one copy Upload CD in the Qld Transcultural Mental Health Centre s Internet Site (to be investigated) and promote it through Translinks, the QTMHC quarterly newsletter. Alternatively, only the lyrics in Samoan and English languages would be uploaded.

programs Radio Brisbane: a copy The CDs will be accompanied by a letter encouraging radio program convenors to play the CD particularly during Domestic Violence Month in May.

2 Attachment 14 PROJECT SONG SAMOAN (UA NA O ITA O SE TINA) 1. Ua na o ita o se tina e leiloa sona taua O le itu pa vaivai, na o le faufautua O tiga ma faigata ou te talia i le alofa Si a u fanau e sili lea nai lo u ola, 2. Ou te le faagaloina taimi o maseiga Na o le maligi o loimata, leai se mea ou te mafaia E momomo lo u nei loto pe a vaai i le fanau E femoei solo ma le loto faavauvau Samo e lo u atunuu ou aiga ia mautu Ia tumau le fealofani pei ona fetalai Iesu O aiga Kerisiano e faavae i le alofa Tagata uma ia ola i le saolotoga 3. E oo lava i lo u maitaga e le i foi ai lau sasa Si a u tama sa tau fafaga ua lavea ma si ona mata Ta te ofo i sou le alofa, ua fai ita pei se pologa Iesu, avatu ia lo u nei ola, 4. Tama ea ma le fanau faamagalo mai au I se sese sa ou faia i le tele o aso ua alu O moomooga o le loto ia maua le fealofani Tumau i le fefaamagaloai Samoa e lo u atunu ou aiga ia mautu Ia tumau le fealofani pei ona fetalai Iesu O aiga Kerisiano e faavae i le alofa Tagata uma ia ola i le saolotoga 5. O a u nei o se tama valea faapea o le sa o lea O mea uma sa ou fai, ua ou salamo mai ai Tele aso i le toese le aiga foi ua malepe Tina ea ma le fanau ou te faatoese ENGLISH (I AM JUST A WOMAN) Read by a lady 1. I am just a woman, just an ordinary mother I am not strong, just giving advice I accepted pains and sufferings in love My children are precious than my own life 2. I cannot forget the times I was abused Crying is all I can do With a broken heart I gazed at my children As they cowered with terror in their hearts 3. You started abusing me when I was pregnant Even my child s eye was wounded when you beat me while I was feeding I can t believe that you treated me like a slave

Ou te le faagaloina taimi o maseiga Na o le maligi o loimata, leai se mea ou te mafaia E momomo lo u nei loto pe a vaai i le fanau E femoei solo ma le loto faavauvau Samo e lo u atunuu ou aiga ia

3 Jesus, please take my life, I don t want to live anymore Read by a male 4. I am not a wise father, I thought what I did was right I am remorseful for all I have done I have spent so many years in prison, and my family is ruined and broken Honey, my children, I beg for forgiveness. Read by a lady again 5. My dear husband and children, please forgive me For all I had done in the past My hope is to see a family living in harmony Everyone should learn to forgive My fellow people, Samoans, lets build strong families Let us love one another as Jesus said Christian families are based on love Where everyone should live in liberty After the completion of the project When a case is referred to you, give your client the option to contact his/her family and the family s pastor or church leader. The pastor will support you by gaining the acceptance of the client and family and will also support them by calming them down and reassuring them that everything is going to be alright. It is the duty of a pastor to respond to the request of a church member. Explain to the pastor, client and family what is going to happen and involve them in the development of the case plan. Ask for the advice of the pastor. Use simple language, avoid jargon. If a community leader (pastor or elder) is the perpetrator, talk to another leader of the same religious denomination. Be prepared to give answers to their questions. Be patient, despite this project your client might not have knowledge of the law and services. Project Coordinator: Pastor Faalolo Kurene Community Facilitators Caboolture: Mrs Agnes Faletagoai, Mr Seti Ah Kee Ipswich: Mrs Losalia Situlia, Mr Faaua Lolaga Logan: Mrs Faamomoi Sua, Mr Leifi Ateliano Posiano Phone: Fax: faalolo_kurene@health.qld.gov.au

4 Attachment 15 Service Providers Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre PROMOTING STRONGER FAMILIES PILOT PROJECT JUNE 2004 JUNE 2006 The Project The project aims to learn how to prevent family violence among the Samoan community in the Logan, Caboolture & Ipswich-Inala areas. The project also aims to learn how to increase the capacity of services to provide more culturally appropriate services to Samoan families. The Project Staff In recognition of the strong influence of religion in the Samoan culture, the project coordinator: is a church leader, who will be listened to by other leaders in the community, offers training for services on the Samoan culture, so they can be effective and accepted in the community, and gives advice to service providers on cultural and religious perspectives.

The project also aims to learn how to increase the capacity of services to provide more culturally appropriate services to Samoan families.

5 Evidence-based cross-cultural practice shows that engaging bicultural/bilingual community workers is the best strategy to outreach culturally diverse communities. Thus, the project employs and up-skilled six Samoan-Australians, three men and three women as Community Facilitators who: explain the family law of Australia to the community through education sessions in churches, discuss ways to prevent family violence with the community, provide information about options when seeking help, either from their own community leaders, particularly church leaders, or from culturally responsive services, facilitate the establishment of ongoing linkages between the local community and services, and organise training for local community leaders, including the wives of church leaders, about family law and services provided by local agencies. Service providers can call upon project staff as free Cultural Consultants that can assist them to formulate a culturally appropriate case plan and work with clients to engage them to the service so to increase compliance with the agreed actions of case plan. Project staffs are not an interpreting service. Services would be expected to assist by completing an evaluation form. The Project Steering Committee The project steering committee is comprised of Samoan community leaders and representatives from services who provide guidance and advice to the project. Church and Community Leaders, Family Chiefs The Samoan community is structured as a hierarchy where church leaders are at the top. They are the most respected figures and other community leaders and family chiefs will listen to them, ask for advice and help. Church leaders have more influence in the community than the law. Their wives also play an influential role to other women. Some recommendations for services when dealing with a Samoan- Australian client and family The Samoan community is strongly oriented to the family. When dealing with a client you will also need to deal with the family. During the life of the project: Contact the Project Coordinator so he can organise one of the local Community Facilitators to assist you as a Cultural Consultant. Outside working hours, follow the recommendations below under the heading After the completion of the project.

sessions in churches, discuss ways to prevent family violence with the community, provide information about options when seeking help, either from their own community leaders, particularly church

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