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Learn about diversity planning and practices in the Home and Community Care program, including target populations, client demographics, and action plan development. Discover why diversity planning is essential and how it leads to better client outcomes. Get insights on prioritizing strategies and reviewing diversity plans. Presenter: [Name, Title]
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Home and Community Care (HACC)Diversity planning and practice The HACC program is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Victorian governments. Presenter: [name, title]
Overview • What is diversity? • Why do diversity planning? • How do we do diversity planning? • Our community/client demographics • Our diversity plan priorities
What is diversity? • Five HACC special needs groups - Aboriginal, culturally & linguistically diverse, dementia, rural & remote, financial disadvantage (inc homeless or risk of homelessness). • Age, socio-economic disadvantage, gender, faith & spirituality, and sexual orientation.
Why do diversity planning? • Annual DHHS requirement – diversity plan due 12 September 2015 • Links to national standards and the Active Service Model (ASM) • Good practice • Better client outcomes • Whole of organisation diversity plan
How do we do HACC diversity planning? • Understand our target population • Understand our client population • Compare our target & client populations • Identify groups not accessing our services • Identify the barriers to access • Develop an action plan
Developing & reviewing our diversity plan • Data – ABS & HACC client data • Anecdotal information - community & staff • HACC Diversity Adviser • Regional alliance and networks
Our community Our target population • [number] Aboriginal • [number] CALD – [?? Macedonian, ?? Burmese] • % dementia Our client population • [number] Aboriginal • [number] CALD - % Macedonian • Anecdotally a high number of dementia [eg in PAG]
Our diversity plan priorities/strategies Within our organisation: • Training • Champions – diversity working group • Update policies, procedures & brochures. With other organisations: • MOUs & links • Workshop diversity planning & practice at networks/meetings
For further information • Victorian HACC website: www.health.vic.gov.au/hacc/ • Diversity page: www.health.vic.gov.au/hacc/projects/diversity_framework.htm