NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE

FUND

The National Respite Association has been successful in attaining 760 subsidised training places under the Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations National Development Workforce Fund.

We have recently sent out a 2nd email survey seeking interest from respite agencies to access these training places and the potential to also access Incentive Funding to meet the cost of this training.

There are a range of VETAB Accredited qualifications available to access and if an agency is eligible to access the Incentive Funding program, then for small to medium organisations, there is little or no cost for the course.

For further information please contact Edward Thomas:
edward.thomas@nationalrespite.com.au
(02) 9789-1348

 

SLEEP STUDY RESEARCH
The National Respite Association is conducting a pilot research study on sleep levels amongst workers in the Respite Care industry, and the subsequent impact on health, safety, well-being, and productivity in the work-place.
Places in this first study are available for Sydney based employees.
click here for more information.

 

 

NATIONAL RESPITE MENTORING PROGRAMME

The National Respite Association is now launching our Mentoring Programme for the Membership and wider Community Services Sector.
Please click on this link to the Merntoring Programme Page

 

NAME CHANGE

As of January 2011, we are now known as the
NATIONAL RESPITE ASSOCIATION INC.
Our memebrship voted on this at our recent AGM in December 2010.
In the next few months we will have this webiste re-vamped and under a new URL address.

NATIONAL RESPITE CONFERENCE.
August 2011
Tweed Heads. Twin Towns Hotel.
Conference Proceedings. Summary Papers
Click here for access to Conference Papers
password is required which has been emailed to all registered delegates
These will be made available to all paying delegates

 

NSW Department of Human Services.
Ageing Disability & Home Care.
Policy Release.

FELXIBLE RESPITE POLICY POSITION

(DISABILITY)
CLICK HERE for full Policy Document

PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION'S DRAFT REPORT
into DISABILITY and CARE SUPPORT
http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/disability-support
click the above link to access this report

CURRENT RESEARCH:
Carer's Profile of the Ideal Support Worker.
This piece of research is now completed and is available to all Members in the Members Only section.

 

ON-LINE RESPITE ORIENTATION TRAINING for NEW STAFF

Edward has now developed the curriculum for an on-line training of Orientation to Respite aimed at new staff. It is a mix of quizzes, practical exercises, resource information, and on-line classroom activity with the trainer. Staff will be able to undertake this from their own pc in their office over a period of a few weeks.

Course content will cover the following topics:

• Who is the National Respite Association
  What is Respite
  Underlying Principles of Respite Care
  Definitions of Respite
  Respite Service Types
  Program Standards
  Service System Landscape
  Program Guidelines
  Meeting Individual Needs
  Duty of Care
  OHS & Risk Management
  Complaints Handling
  Key Skills & Competencies
  
  (at a later date we will also add a unit on Valued Traits & Attributes)
  
   If agencies have staff they would like to undertake the training then please register them with Edward who will set up a training timetable for them.

NSW Auditor's General's Report
Access to Overnight Centre-Based Disability Respite
For full copy of report in Members Section

 

 

Australia's Future tax System
click here for pdf formatted version of the Executive Summary

Summary table of DADHC's 2009-10 Budget
In members Section under Resources

 

For a Full List of Up-to-Date Member Queries, click on the link in the Left Hand Column.

 

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