Levels of functioning
the degree to which an individual can complete day-to-day tasks in an independent and effective manner
High levels of functioning
- Carry out basic everyday tasks such as maintaining personal hygiene
- Be productive in completing daily tasks
- Set goals and take steps towards achieving them
- Being independent
- Adapt to changes in the environment
Low levels of functioning
- Struggle to carry out basic tasks, such as maintaining personal hygiene
- Feel uncharacteristically lethargic or tired and thus be unproductive in achieving tasks
- Lack direction or be able to set goals in life
- Be unable to cope with changes in the environment
Resilience
refers to the ability to cope with and manage change and uncertainty, in turn, resilience enables a person to overcome these stressors and recover from the challenges presented
Resilience Eg
o High self-esteem
o More confidence in carrying out tasked
o Increased coping flexibility
High levels of resilience
- Seek solutions to problems
- Use appropriate coping strategies
- Be flexible in changing circumstances
- Be optimistic and hopeful
Low levels of resilience
- Experience enduring feelings of being overwhelmed when problems arise
- Rely on unhealthy or unhelpful coping strategies
- Unable to adapt to change
- Lack hope and optimism
Social wellbeing
the ability for an individual to form and maintain bonds with others, and adapt to different social situations
High levels of social wellbeing
- Have a strong support network
- Able to form and maintain meaningful relationships
- Able to effectively communicate with others
Low levels of social wellbeing
- Be isolated or lack support from others
- Have difficulty forming and maintaining meaningful relationships
- Struggle to effectively communicate with others
Emotional wellbeing
the ability for an individual to appropriately control and express their own emotions in an adaptive way, as well as understand the emotions of others
High levels of emotional wellbeing
- Be aware of their own and others’ current emotional state
- Experience a wide range of emotions
- Express emotions at approximate times
Low levels of emotional wellbeing
- Be unable to understand or name their own and others’ emotions
- Feel numb or unable to experience certain emotions
- Express emotions inappropriately or at inappropriate times
Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Framework for A&TSI Communities
a framework that includes all elements of being, and therefore wellbeing, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Connection to body
o Risk factors: chronic and communicable diseases, poor diet, smoking
o Protective factors: access to good healthy food, exercise, access to culturally safe health services
- Connection to mind and fitness
o Risk factors: developmental/cognitive impairments and disability, racism, mental illness, unemployment, trauma
o Protective factors: education, agency, strong identity, values and motivation
- Connection to Family and Kinship
o Risk factors: include absence of family members, family violence, child neglect
o Protective factor: loving, stable accepting and supportive family, adequate income, spending time with family groups
- Connection to community
o Risk factors: family feuding, lateral violence, lack of local services, isolation
o Protective factors: support networks, community-controlled services, self-governance
- Connection to culture
o Risk factors: elders passing on without full opportunities, services that are culturally safe, languages under threat
o Protective factors: contemporary expressions of culture, attending national and local cultural events, cultural intinctions, cultural education
- Connection to country
o Risk factors: restrictions on access to country
o Protective factors: time spent on country
- Connection to spirituality and ancestors
o Risk factors: no connection to the spiritual dimension of life
o Protective factors: opportunities to attend cultural events and ceremonies
