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Aboriginal Out of Home Care Services Capacity Building Initiative

Aboriginal Out of Home Care Services Capacity Building Initiative. Rational behind the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative. DoCS Commitments. Grow and strengthen Aboriginal OOHC services Enhance funding to the sector by more than $30 million over 3 years

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Aboriginal Out of Home Care Services Capacity Building Initiative

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  1. Aboriginal Out of Home Care Services Capacity Building Initiative

  2. Rational behind the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative

  3. DoCS Commitments • Grow and strengthen Aboriginal OOHC services • Enhance funding to the sector by more than $30 million over 3 years • Create more than 200 additional placements with scope for further in the longer-term.

  4. Rational behind the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative • Culturally appropriate placements are provided for Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC • Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC are provided with placements that have linkages to their communities and families • Aboriginal agencies are in a stronger position to represent their communities

  5. Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative • Phase One (2006): • Original Aboriginal OOHC service providers • Phase Two (2008): • Additional Aboriginal Services to address gaps.

  6. Aim of the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative • The aim of the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative is to work with Aboriginal OOHC service providers to build on existing service provision to become strong and sustainable providers of OOHC for Aboriginal children and young people.

  7. Process behind Phase one of the Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative • Analyse current service capacity and growth potential • Strengthen the capacity of the sector • Agree performance based Service Specification and all inclusive funding • Achieve sustainable placement growth

  8. Which agencies are involved? • Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre • Burrun Dalai Aboriginal Corporation • Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Service • KARI Aboriginal Resources • Link Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation • Ngunya Jarjum Aboriginal Child & Family Network • Shoalhaven Aboriginal Children’s Services

  9. Capacity assessment and planning • Capacity Assessment Report • Three year Development Plan • Final Appraisal Report – framework to assist expansion

  10. Common issues for the organisations • Office accommodation • Governance • OCCG Accreditation • Regional service delivery • Communications • Retention of staff and carers

  11. Planning and negotiating the enhanced service – KARI • Development goals • Development strategies • Revised organisation structure

  12. Development goals

  13. Organisation Structure- Current

  14. Year 1

  15. Year 2

  16. Year 3

  17. Costing three year growth • Two day planning workshop held by KARI with Region • Identify the resources required to implement development goals and growth strategies • Cost the service model for each year of growth • Link funding to milestones

  18. Development strategies Goal 6 ~ To increase capacity to attract and retain suitable carers

  19. Aboriginal OOHC Services Capacity Building Initiative • Key observations

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