Web resource:	http://video.wch.org.au/mhs/BuBs_on_Board_Full_Report.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	'BuBs' On Board : family violence and mother/infant group work in women's shelters
Authors:	Bunston, Wendy
Keywords:	Mental health;Impact on children and young people;Parenting;Early intervention
Year:	2008
Publisher:	Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service
Notes:	"Report on the Pilot of the 'BuBs On Board' program in Five Women's Shelters in Tasmania 2008" General Overview: The development and implementation of the 'BuBs' (Building Up Bonds) on Board program, introduced in women's refuges in Tasmania, is documented in this report of the pilot. This early intervention program was designed to address the impact of familial violence on infants' relational development by facilitating mother/infant bonding within refuge settings. Discussion: The 'BuBs' on Board pilot was developed in 2007 as part of the Tasmanian Salvation Army's 'Safe from the Start' early intervention program. Based on the Melbourne Royal Women's Hospital Integrated Mental Health Service's 'Addressing Family Violence Program' (AFVP), 'BuBs' on Board aims to: facilitate the development of mother/infant bonding within women's refuge settings; address the impact of exposure to family violence on infants' relational development; and provide training to refuge staff in responding to the mental health needs of infants affected by family violence. Modified from an eight-week group-work intervention developed by the AFVP, 'BuBs' on Board was piloted as nine two-hour sessions in five women's refuges across Tasmania. Eighteen mothers, twenty-five infants and eleven shelter staff participated in the sessions. Facilitators used play and song to encourage and observe interactions between mothers and their infants. Mothers were also asked about their own upbringings, experiences of violence and how they perceived domestic violence to be impacting on their children's development. Debriefing sessions for staff, which allowed for reflective learning were also held. Although limited in scope, the study found that most mothers underestimated the impact of the severity and duration of violence and their own responses on their infants' relational development. Authors suggest that the findings support the need to intervene early with infants who have experienced familial trauma and for specialist mental health and early childhood education for front-line shelter staff.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/18985
Physical description:	24 p.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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