Carers
Documents
National Carer Strategy - Australian Government
| Date added: | 08/09/2011 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 48 |
The National Carer Strategy contains a vision, an aim and six important priority areas for action – recognition and respect, information and access, economic security, services for carers, education and training and health and wellbeing.
The Benevolent Society Research to Practice Briefing 5: Working with and supporting informal carers
| Date added: | 12/14/2010 |
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| Downloads: | 93 |
The briefing encourages community care workers to examine the kinds of support they provide to carers and ensure it is tailored and effective.
Carer Life Course
| Date added: | 11/02/2010 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 97 |
From Carers NSW. Identifies six phases of caring that most carers go through, and provides information, support and resources.
Setting up a Carer Support Group - Carers NSW
| Date added: | 09/05/2010 |
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| Downloads: | 145 |
This guide covers a wide range of topics including how to get in touch with carers, how to manage the development of the group and other more practical matters like insurance.
Homepage: http://www.carersnsw.asn.au/
Young carers in Australia - FaHCSIA Social Policy Research Paper
| Date added: | 01/12/2010 |
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| Downloads: | 236 |
This paper examines the impact of caring on young carers and identifies a number of issues relevant to policy development.
Report on people with a disability and their carers in NSW - DADHC
| Date added: | 11/10/2009 |
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| Downloads: | 161 |
Based on the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.
'What Carers Want' Carers NSW 2008 Survey Report
| Date added: | 10/03/2009 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 204 |
Relaxation CD for Aboriginal Carers - Carers NSW
| Date added: | 07/08/2009 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 178 |
Bring it! Young Carers Forum 2008 Final Report
| Date added: | 07/01/2009 |
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| Downloads: | 211 |
Effective Caring: synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs & interventions Vol I
| Date added: | 07/02/2008 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 208 |
From Department of Health & Ageing. Aims to identify the needs of carers including the factors that sustain carers in their caring role, identify interventions and to develop a research agenda. The report is based on the Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong, 2007 review of Australian and international academic and practice literature, together with a concurrent analysis of policy and practice in Australia.
The Wellbeing of Australians: Carer Health & Wellbeing
| Date added: | 10/16/2007 |
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| Downloads: | 375 |
In partnership with Australian Unity and Deakin University, Carers Australia released the findings of the largest ever survey into the health and wellbeing of Australian carers during Carers Week 2007. The special report titled The Wellbeing of Australians: Carer Health and Wellbeing builds on the work of the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index which measures satisfaction with life. Carers have been found to have the lowest wellbeing of any large group ever recorded by the Index.
Guidelines for delivery of culturally sensitive and flexible counselling for Indigenous carers
| Date added: | 03/22/2007 |
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| Downloads: | 343 |
From Carers Victoria. Guidelines developed to assist counsellors to support Indigenous carers in culturally appropriate ways. The guidelines explores cultural factors which may affect the counselling relationship, and suggests ways of making relevant information and advice available through a range of services and support, including family therapy, narrative therapy and art therapy.
NSW Carers Action plan 2007-2012
| Date added: | 03/09/2007 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 605 |
From NSW Health. The NSW Carers Action Plan outlines the NSW Government's commitment to
carers over the next 5 years and includes significant new support for
those living with metal illness and physical disabilities, as well as
expanding measures to support carers such as the NSW Carers Program.
The plan also recognises that that support for carers such as the NSW
Carers Program. The plan also recognises that support for carers
crosses a range of policy areas such as ageing, community support,
health, education, transport, employment and industrial relations.
Getting in touch: A carer support model using teleconferencing
| Date added: | 01/28/2007 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 413 |
Aimed at anyone involved in running support groups for carers or people with some form of disability. The package begins with a conceptual model for using teleconferencing. Available for ordering from Centre for Education & Research on Ageing (CERA).
Planning for the Future: people with disability
| Date added: | 01/04/2007 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 439 |
This booklet from FaCSIA has been written to assist people, their families and carers to find information and support to plan for the future wellbeing of a person who has high support needs.
A Current Perspective: What services & young people say about best practice & gaps for young carers
| Date added: | 12/19/2006 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 297 |
From youth.NSW. Research to identify and describe key areas of the young
carer experience.
Factsheets for Working Carers
| Date added: | 11/10/2006 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 323 |
From Working Carers Gateway. Includes factsheets on Money Matters, Work Issues, Services. Legal Matters and Self Care.
Carers and Work: Information for employers
| Date added: | 11/10/2006 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 350 |
From Working Carers Gateway.
The Carers' Survival Guide
| Date added: | 10/30/2006 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 492 |
From DADHC. Information brochure for carers.
Diverse Strategies for Diverse Carers: The Cultural Context of Family Carers in NSW
| Date added: | 10/30/2006 |
| Filesize: | Unknown |
| Downloads: | 860 |
From Centre for Cultural Research, UWS. Presents the findings of cultural research into the everyday experiences of carers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and Anglo-Australian backgrounds.
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