An Anti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in Ontario

Table of ContentsAnti-Oppression Framework for Child Welfare in OntarioAugust 2010Acknowledgements 3A. Introduction 6Background 6Why an Anti-Oppression Perspective is Critical to Child Welfare 6What an Anti-Oppression (AO) Approach to Child Welfare Looks Like 8Why an AO Framework 12B. The Consultation Process 14Purpose 14Methodology 14Participation Profile 15Five Key Recommendations 16C. The Anti-Oppression Framework 18Features of the Framework 18Steps of the FrameworkOrganizational Change Process – Using Steps 1-41819Step 1: Identify the Intended Outcome(s) 19Step 2: Identify Potential Key Challenges 20Step 3: Ask Questions to Yourself/Team 20Step 4: Identify LeversAssess Impact On Service Users Throughout the Process2122Logic Model of the Framework – Using Steps 5 – 8 24Step 5: Revisit Outcomes/Assess Impact on Community Stakeholders 24Step 6: Shift Institutional Challenges into AO Opportunities 24Step 7: Identify Individual, Group and Institutional/Systemic Action Steps 24Step 8: Identify Indicators of Success 26Diagram of the Anti-Oppression Framework 27D. Conclusion 28References 29Appendices 31Appendix A: Consultation Questions 31Appendix B: Key Findings of the Consultation 33Appendix C: Using the Framework 36Appendix D: How to Integrate Individual, Group and Institutional/Systemic Action 41StepsAppendix E: Terms of Reference for the Ontario Child Welfare Anti-Oppression 50Roundtable5 | P a g e