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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 3 Hansard (28 March) . . Page.. 853 ..
Recommendation
| Government
Response
| Action
taken
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| Dell
5.2
Staff, particularly in CAP, need to have their program ideas and proposals
encouraged and supported.
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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.
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| Dell
5.3
Leadership needs to be committed to a vision for people with disabilities.
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Refer to comments against Recommendation 1.0.
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| 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.
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Dell 6.1
Host family respite care be provided either through an existing agency or the
establishment of a new service.
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As above in Recommendation 6.0.
| See
above.
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Community Programs Branch
Disability Services 3.41 PM 5/03/96 Page
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