2022 Allevia Annual Report
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Innovation<br />
Student Placement - My <strong>Allevia</strong> story<br />
Josie O. Arda<br />
Health Promotion, Practice 1 (400784) & 2 (400785)<br />
Western Sydney University<br />
My journey with <strong>Allevia</strong> has been<br />
enlightening and empowering. My<br />
supervisor has been supportive, sharing<br />
her experience, and empathy from the<br />
beginning of my placement throughout.<br />
<strong>Allevia</strong> values collaborative action<br />
provides a highly encouraging, secure<br />
learning environment which allows for<br />
trust and personal growth to foster. The<br />
team strives to identify the individuals’<br />
strengths and priorities and to develop<br />
interest- based, specifically tailored<br />
programs for optimising the individual’s<br />
quality of life. <strong>Allevia</strong> is more than a<br />
skill developing workplace experience<br />
with genuine passion to accommodate<br />
individuals’ specific needs and aspirations.<br />
<strong>Allevia</strong>’s’ workplace culture promotes<br />
diversity, creativity and uniqueness and<br />
offers a perfect starting point for people<br />
who would like the support of a companion<br />
on their pathway to their goals. <strong>Allevia</strong> has<br />
given me motivation to promote equity<br />
and wellbeing and its importance in building<br />
healthier and happier communities.<br />
The process of making an idea or invention<br />
into a good or service that creates value<br />
and/or for which customers will pay’<br />
During the year <strong>Allevia</strong> hosted two<br />
university students who assisted us research<br />
ideas and opportunities for new and enhanced<br />
service offerings and to review <strong>Allevia</strong>’s<br />
market position. Supervised and supported<br />
by our GM of Innovation and Social Impact,<br />
Catherine Dickson, each student successfully<br />
completed their project objectives and<br />
provided <strong>Allevia</strong> valuable information to<br />
inform our planning and service design<br />
The projects included:<br />
School Leaver Employment Supports-<br />
Nnaemeka Egbo<br />
• Provide recommendations on what<br />
<strong>Allevia</strong> needs to competitive delivering<br />
SLES for our community<br />
Programs of Support - Josie O. Arda<br />
• Researched what interest-based time<br />
limited programs of support would<br />
be of interest and meet the culturally<br />
diverse influences in our community<br />
IMPACT<br />
(Strategic Plan Pillar 2)<br />
| 33
Change language