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someone who has a mental health issue.The organisation is also committed to strengthening it<br />
partnerships with other Mental Health Services.<strong>Lifeline</strong> is particularly interested to continue to<br />
promotetheongoingdevelopmentofservicesinruralandremotecommunities.<br />
Michelle Gap<br />
SeniorPractitioner RuralFamilySupportProgramDalby<br />
(FundedbytheDepartmentofCommunities)<br />
<br />
TheDalby Rural Family Support Service covers 28 school districts in an area that includesthe<br />
entirety of the previous Dalby Town area, and parts of the previous Wambo, Rosalie, and<br />
Toowoombashires.Thisserviceoffersanopportunityforfamilies,withchildrenunder18years,at<br />
riskofengagementwiththeDepartmentofChildSafetytotakeupinformation,skillsenhancement<br />
andsupporttoimproveanddevelopparentingstrengths.<br />
<br />
WedonottakereferralsfromtheDepartmentofChildSafetyforFamilieswhoareunderanyorders<br />
fromthatdepartmenteithervoluntaryorenforced.Thefundingagreementforthisprogramstates<br />
thatamaximumof16casesaretobemanagedatanytime.Withtheexpectationthatclientswillbe<br />
exitedfromtheprogramwithin6mths.<br />
<br />
Wehopetoimprovethestrengthswithinfamiliestoensurepositiveoutcomesforthechildrenand<br />
theirparents.Weofferastrengthsbasedapproachedthatamongothertoolsusesthestrategiesas<br />
definedbytheParentsUnderPressureProgram.<br />
KeyDevelopments<br />
Challenges:<br />
Toprovidecommunityconnectiveopportunitiesforruralfamilieswhowerefacingarangeof<br />
compoundingclimaticconditions(mainlydrought)<br />
ThefloodsofDecemberandJanuary2010/2011hadahugeimpactonthiscommunitymembers.<br />
TheneedtobeselfdirectedintheabsenceofaTeamLeaderforseveralmonths.<br />
ThechangesthatarebeingimposedbytheDeptofCommunitieswiththeServicemovingtoan<br />
outputbasedfundedservice,andthepossibleimpactontravelcostandtimeallowed.<br />
Abilitytobeflexibletomeetthechangingneedsofruralcommunities.<br />
Achievements:<br />
Engagementwithotherservicesinsendingandreceiptofreferrals<br />
InclusionintheNGOnetworksacrossthesectoratbothlocalandregionallevelhasincreased<br />
theprofileoftheserviceresultinginmorereferralsandcommunityawareness.<br />
AcloserconnectionwithmembersoftheindigenouscommunityinDalby.<br />
SucceedinginselfdirectionintheabsenceofaTeamLeader.Servicesweredeliveredto13<br />
clients/quarter.Someoftheseareongoingclients.6clientshavebeenexitedfromtheservice<br />
withthemajorityoftheirneedsbeingmet.<br />
Therearecurrently13familiesengagedwiththeservice,4arenewclients.<br />
The opportunity to engage with and be supervised by other cliniciansin the absence of a<br />
supervisor.
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