The project aims to:
· Analyse Indigenous and non-Indigenous children experiences of OOHC placements over time and at key points in the children’s development;
· Explore how Indigenous and non-Indigenous children’s experiences of OOHC care and their relationships with foster/kinship carers and birth families contribute to their social, cultural and emotional well-being over time;
· Analyse the experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous birth families and foster/kinship carers over time and how they can be best supported to improve social, emotional and cultural outcomes for children
· Analyse reasons for, and identify options to address, the low proportion of kinship care placements especially for Indigenous children in Queensland.
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This project draws on the research from the Thoughtful Schools project in WA, (Martin, 2019) which incorporated an international review of trauma informed frameworks and programs and a Delphi project with experts to generate overarching principles and practices for trauma informed schools. This research aims to explore and construct a multidisciplinary approach to understanding how to inform teaching practices for children suffering from complex trauma.
The outcomes of this research will result in a collaborative approach to creating strategies for responding to systemic barriers in schools for children experiencing complex trauma. These strategies can upskill pre-service and in-service teachers to improve learning outcomes for children experiencing complex trauma.
The research will examine:
· How is the learning experiences and outcomes of children impacted by trauma?
· How teachers build relationships with students from a diverse range of backgrounds?
· What are the social, emotional, cultural skills teachers need to bridge difference?
· How can teachers meet the needs of students who are suffering the effects of stress and trauma? What are practical strategies for responding to students who have/are experiencing complex trauma?
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This study aims to:
· Ascertain the number of Indigenous young people leaving state care in each state and territory;
· Document and compare the existing policies and programs aiming to support this group in each jurisdiction;
· Gather information concerning the outcomes for Indigenous young people transitioning from care;
· Document and share identifiable good practice (based on consensus and expert opinion that emerges in the data and analysis) in supporting Indigenous young people transitioning from care; and
· Develop the background material and networks to inform development of a larger scale national research proposal focusing on the needs and outcomes of Indigenous care leavers.
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Photovoice is potentially empowering by acknowledging the insight and resilience of young people as they navigate difficult circumstances (Barman‐Adhikari et al 2019); and by creating the conditions for socially excluded young people to meaningfully inform and help shape positive change to current and future services (Liebenberg 2018).
This project offers two main innovations. While photovoice has previously been used to explore community perceptions of an existing built environment (e.g. Nykiforuk et al 2011; Guinand et al 2021), this project will enable young people to provide advice on the design of a new crisis accommodation building and help to shape related services that best suit their needs. Secondly, the data (images, captions and transcripts) will also provide the basis for a reflective process with Anglicare staff that addresses how such input actually influences change within the organisation, including benefits and challenges. While much of the photovoice literature notes that projects are underpinned by objectives related to social change, there is a significant gap in case studies of how, or if, such change actually occurred.
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Whilst the research seeks to be infant-led and is invested in improving their organisational care, the central focus to achieve this, is on the practitioner and their practice and experience with infants, within their organisation. The research uses an intersubjective and critical theory approach to explore the practitioner’s practice and relationships to understand how they are affected by the organisation. Intersubjectivity is the field of interaction that consists of the embodied subjective experiences of two or more beings; in this case an infant and the practitioner (Edwards, 2016). For more information, click here.
This study will conduct interviews and focus groups with facility staff, healthcare providers, residents, family and informal carers to understand the strengths, challenges and opportunities of current continuous quality improvement processes regarding psychotropic medicines. This will inform the development of an intervention to support implementation of best-practice guidelines into practice. For more information, click here.
The project also aims to:
· Improve linkages between aged care services and palliative care services
· Provide specialist palliative care and advance care planning guidance to aged care providers/GPs
· Improve the palliative care skills and advance care planning expertise of aged care service staff and GPs
· Improve the quality of care for aged care recipients, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and shorten hospital stay.
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This study will conduct interviews and focus groups with facility staff, healthcare providers, residents, family and informal carers to understand the strengths, challenges and opportunities of current continuous quality improvement processes regarding psychotropic medicines. This will inform the development of an intervention to support implementation of best-practice guidelines into practice. For more information, click here.
· To establish a community-based Wound Clinic in an identified area of high need to improve access wound care, reduce hospitalisations through early intervention and implementation of evidence-based treatment
· To reduce the risk of wound recurrence and improve health-related quality of life by working in partnership with clients, their carer(s), general practitioners and the broader community to equip clients with the knowledge and skills needed to better manage their chronic conditions
· To build workforce capacity by implementing a clinical coaching and student work integrated learning model of service delivery
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The Commonwealth Home Support Package (CHSP) is one such policy initiative and involves the funding of a range of entry-level service types to older persons based on an independent assessment via My Aged Care (MAC), the Australian Government entry point into the aged-care system. It is therefore imperative that services provided through such policy initiatives achieve the maximum benefits possible to those who receive this support in order to deliver cost-effective care that is aligned with aged people’s preferences.
This project aims to develop a novel consumer-centred and on-demand aged care service delivery model of CHSP to support older persons who choose to live, with varying levels of government funded support services, in their own homes. This project will use the SSH platform to gain an understanding of whether the most suitable services have been chosen and implemented, for older individuals being supported by CHSP funding. For more information, click here.
Best practice standards in pressure ulcer prevention and management are critical and organisations have a responsibility to ensure that these practices are in place. Evaluation of pressure ulcer incident data and current policy and education practices is key to ensuring that current practice is aligned with best practice literature. The review seeks to identify significant areas for targeted intervention and to provide best practice recommendations in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers in a not-for-profit aged care facility. For more information, click here.