The Bouverie Centre has commenced Phase 2 of an innovative project to support the AOD sector to implement purposeful family inclusive practices, as part of a 3-year DHS-funded strategy for workforce development.
Twenty-five AOD organisations, across both rural and metropolitan Victoria, have joined the project since February 2009, to become 'Beacon' sites, and are being supported with a comprehensive package of staff training, as well as clinical and implementation support that is provided through a Cooperative Inquiry Group process. Individual agency consultations are negotiated during each year and booster training sessions are developed in response to issues raised by workers in the field. The support to each participating agency will last for the duration of the project.
In direct response to emerging information about the many levels of effective implementation, a new layer of support has been added for middle managers who have responsibility for the implementation and sustainability of this work in their agencies and programs.
The project is being conducted within a Participatory Action Research framework, to gather the rich learning that emerges, and to support evolving practice wisdoms to be shared between practitioners, managers, and across organisations.
Stay tuned for Phase 3 application packs, which will be made available in mid 2010. For further information, please contact Elena Tauridsky, Project Coordinator, via phone at 03 9385 5113 or via e-mail: e.tauridsky@latrobe.edu.au.
We are pleased to announce the second edition of the Project newsletter
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The Beacon December 2009
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Applications to join Phase 2 of the Beacon Strategy have now closed.
