An Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in Ontario

Logic Model of the Framework – Using Steps 5 - 8Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in OntarioAugust 2010The logic model section of the Framework (Steps 5-8) involves: revisit the outcomes developedin Step 1 (Step 5); identify the necessary resources and supports to achieve outcomes (Step 6);develop individual, group and institutional/systemic action strategies (Step 7); and developindicators which will measure progress towards outcomes (Step 8).Step 5: Revisit Outcomes/Assess Impact on Service UsersTo begin the logic model, it is important to revisit the outcomes developed in Step 1 as well as toassess the impact on service users of decisions made during the organizational change process(completed Steps 1-4) to ensure that they are still relevant and have a positive impact on serviceusers.Step 6: Shift Institutional Challenges into AO OpportunitiesShift Institutional Challenges into AO Opportunities(This involves identifying institutional supports that have power to reject (challenges) or adopt (opportunities)changes)This next step involves identifying the institutional (organizational) supports that can influencewhether changes in the institution are accepted or rejected.An example of institutional supports may be recognizing the work of staff who participate in AOcommittees and activities through, for example, workloads that take this into account.Step 7: Identify Individual, Group and Institutional/Systemic Action StepsIdentify Individual, Group and Institutional Action Steps in 6 CategoriesCommunicationLearning &DevelopmentHR PracticesInvolving ServiceUsersSupervisionWorking w ithCommunityThis step involves the identification of individual, group and institutional/systemic action stepsto achieve the intended outcomes (from Step 1). Action steps require the integration of anindividual, group and institutional/systemic response. That is, for every individual action taken,there is a related group and institutional/systemic response. This integration promotessustainability and institutional support that will result in systemic change.24 | P a g e