Professionals
Research
Evaluation of the Young People in Residential Aged Care Initiative
The Summer Foundation and Monash University has just released a report into the five-year $244 million National Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) program. The program was established by COAG in July 2006 to reduce the number of younger people (defined as under 50 years) with disabilities living in aged care. The Getting Out study involved 36 recorded telephone interviews with health professionals, disability workers, advocacy organisations and public servants in each state/territory of Australia who are actively involved in the implementation of the current national YPIRAC program. The full report and an executive summary can be downloaded at:
http://www.summerfoundation.org.au/projects-menu/current/127-getting-out-report
Identification and Evaluation of Options for Specialist Disability Housing for Clients with a Range of Needs and Disabilities
The Housing and Urban Research Institute of WA (HURIWA) has released a report which identifies the likely demand for housing for people with disabilities in WA, and examines what can be done to maximise the availability of housing for people with disabilities.
Download report here.
Job Capacity Assessments and Acquired Brain Injury
The Australian Government's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has recently released copies of the ABI training DVD, produced with Brain Injury Australia, to all Job Capacity Assessment providers nationwide.
"It has also placed the DVD's contents onto DEEWR's interactive "Learning Centre".
The 3 training modules in the DVD "Job Capacity Assessments—Customers with an Acquired Brain Injury" will enable Employment Services Provider and Centrelink staff as well as Job Capacity Assessors to correctly assess an ABI and its impacts on a customer; will help in the identification of a customer's ABI where the injury is understated, undisclosed or undocumented; and provides tips on interviewing customers with an ABI.
Brain Injury Australia has a number of copies of the DVD available to purchase, for $20.00 per copy posted, including GST.
To order a copy fill & send the order form to Brain Injury Australia.
For more information visit: http://www.bia.net.au
Professional development
Traumatic Brain Injury On Line Training Kit
The Australian Disability Clearing House on Education & Training http://www.adcet.edu.au is promoting an online Traumatic Brain Injury Training Kit.
The Training Kit it has been developed to assist staff working with people who have a traumatic brain injury.
The Training Kit includes:
- 8 self-study modules for staff working with people with TBI, and
- Downloadable presenter notes for use by trainers who are running workshop sessions for staff working with people with TBI
For more information about the on line Training Kit go to: http://www.tbistafftraining.info/index.htm
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