Person
Karen R. Fisher
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Karen Fisher
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Report
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms: literature review plan
Family rooms in hospitals are clinical-free spaces away from children's wards to support families of hospitalised children. This publication outlines a plan to review the literature about hospital family rooms, including economic costs and benefits, and the impact on the wellbeing of children, families and hospital staff. Introduction Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Australia is...
Evaluation
Evaluation of Services Our Way
This report outlines an evaluation of 'Services Our Way', a NSW Government service model designed to build the capacity of Aboriginal people to have greater access to mainstream and disability services and encourage self-directed support.
Report
Evaluation of outcomes for people nominated to the Integrated Services Program
This report describes the methodology for evaluating the Integrated Services Program, which establishes cross-agency responses for adult clients who have multiple and complex needs such as mental illness, intellectual disability and acquired brain injury and who exhibit behaviours that might cause significant harm. The evaluation examines longer-term client outcomes achieved by the Integrated Services Program...
Report
Closure of Grosvenor, Peat Island and Lachlan Large Residential Centres – post implementation review: summary report
This review was undertaken to ensure that lessons are identified to improve the process closing of Large Residential Centres and the development of new accommodation services for people with disability.
Guide
Making it work: a workforce guide for disability service providers
This guide provides strategies for disability service providers to draw upon when creating and sustaining a workforce of support workers to meet the aims of DisabilityCare Australia and implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. In particular, the Guide is designed to assist providers develop a workforce strategy that will enable support workers to...