Children’s Resource Program
Barwon South West Region
CONTACT
Barwon South West Region
BARWON SOUTH WEST REGIONAL CHILDREN'S RESOURCE PROGRAM (BSWRCRP)
- Direct support to homelessness services
- Skills and knowledge provision
- Service system development
- Community development
- Research and best practice documentation
The PROGRAM
Is statewide with co-coordinators in each Department of Human Services Region across the state and was developed to assist the homelessness sector in
identifying and addressing the needs of children experiencing homelessness.
- Advocate on behalf of children experiencing homelessness and/or family violence
- Assistance to develop agency policy, procedure and improve case management practice and support provision to children in line with the Homelessness Assistance Standards.
- Participate in the development of policies relating to children in SAAP services.
- Respond to the professional and support needs of workers who are required to support families and children who have experienced the disruption of family violence, homelessness and related issues.
- Secondary consultation on a range of issues impacting on children experiencing homelessness and family violence.
- Participation in case planning process.
- Identify and facilitate training and professional development needs of SAAP workers.
- Providing updated information to services relating to training, professional development and new local, regional, statewide and national initiatives.
- Provision of information on resources available to children and families.
- Development and maintenance of regional networks providing opportunities for workers to share information and experiences and enable access to ongoing professional development.
- Development of tools to assist workers to improve the support provided to children and families.
- Development of cross-sector links in the community including local council, education, health, family violence, child protection and early childhood services.
- Raising awareness of the impact of homelessness on children within the SAAP sector and other related sectors.
- Participation in local, regional and statewide networks and initiatives.
- Develop worker tools.
- Support the establishment and maintenance of children specific support groups.
- Supporting and/or initiating regional research programs relating to children and families.
- Documentation of best practice.
- Participate in networks relevant to the needs of children experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
- Research issues through regular agency visits and data analysis.
CONTACT
Karen @ Colac Area Health
2-28 Connor Street, Colac 3250
Ph: 5232 5231
Email: childresource.cah@swarh.vic.gov.au
