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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 3 Hansard (28 March) . . Page.. 853 ..


Recommendation

Government Response
Action taken
Dell 5.2

Staff, particularly in CAP, need to have their program ideas and proposals encouraged and supported.

Agreed.

All staff have the opportunity to develop and progress service initiatives. Recent examples would include a monthly, joint service, brief intervention drop in; public information displays; and a new adolescent siblings group.
Dell 5.3

Leadership needs to be committed to a vision for people with disabilities.

Refer to comments against Recommendation 1.0.


Dell 6.0

Aged and Disability Services draw up proposals for shared care, informal fostering and co fostering programs and that tenders be called for the provision of these services.

These issues will be taken into consideration in developing future programs for people with disabilities in the ACT.

Program priorities will need to be considered within funding constraints.

The current arrangements for Respite services are being incorporated into the regional structure for Disability Services. The future of respite is being addressed in a paper presently being developed within Aged and Disability Policy and Planning Section of the Department's Community Services Purchasing and Human Resources Branch. Consultation has commenced on this issue and the Department is about to tender for a range of innovative respite care options.

Dell 6.1

Host family respite care be provided either through an existing agency or the establishment of a new service.

As above in Recommendation 6.0.

See above.

Community Programs Branch
Disability Services 3.41 PM 5/03/96 Page 10


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