❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks information on the reconfiguration of the Community and Child Health branch, interagency cooperation, workforce skills initiatives, and the timeframe for these activities. The answer details the branch's establishment, integration into the Child and Adolescent Health Service, interagency collaborations, and training programs implemented between 2004 and 2007.
AnsweredQoN 5374Legislative Council
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(1) How was the Community and Child Health branch reconfigured?
(2) Has interagency cooperation been enhanced?
(3) If yes to (2), how?
(4) What work force skills have been initiated?
(5) What years was the above done?
(2) Has interagency cooperation been enhanced?
(3) If yes to (2), how?
(4) What work force skills have been initiated?
(5) What years was the above done?
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Answered
25 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Health
Response time
27 days
1. The Child and Community Health Branch (the Branch) was established in 2003 on the recommendation of the Health Administrative Review Committee Report (2001). The Branch, now the Statewide Policy and Planning Directorate of the Child and Adolescent Community Health Division provides statewide leadership in policy development and workforce training for community health staff. It also provides a point of contact for interagency work in relation to child protection.
Following the Report of the Health Reform Committee (2004) (Reid Review) the Branch was incorporated into the Child and Adolescent Health Service, providing for a more co?ordinated and integrated response between the acute and community sectors in child and adolescent health.
2. Yes.
3. Close working relationships have been developed with other human services agencies at various levels. The interagency work carried has included:
o Working with the WA Police and the then Department for Community Development on protocols for the reporting and management of children with sexually transmitted infections.
o Working with other agencies (Department for Community Development, Department of Education and Training, and WA Police) on demonstration projects in two regions of inter?agency collaboration on complex child protection cases.
o A Joint Consultative Group with the Department of Education and Training whose work has included the issue of information sharing between school teaching and support staff and school health staff in relation to suspected child abuse and neglect.
o Membership of the Interagency Child Protection Co-ordinating Committee led by the Department for Community Development (now known as Department for Child Protection).
o Developing a submission in relation to the new Privacy Bill requesting that the legislation allow for information sharing between agencies "in the best interests of the child".
o Partnerships with Curtin University and Edith Cowan University on research and workforce development in the area of child and community health.
o Work with the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Education and Training to deliver the Family Partnerships Training Program statewide.
o Supporting the implementation of the Triple P Parenting Program statewide in partnership with the Department of Education and Training.
4. & 5.
The Statewide Policy and Planning Directorate provides a diverse and comprehensive range of training opportunities to the child and adolescent community health workforce each year. Examples are:
2004-2007: Family Partnerships Training.
2005: Clinical Update Tests for Eye Conditions & Vision.
2005: Mental Health First Aid Course.
2006: Developmental assessment and screening.
2007: Suicide Prevention - Gatekeeper training.
Training specific to child abuse and neglect has included:
2004: Female Genital Mutilation.
2004: The Child and Community Health Branch developed the
Guidelines for responding to child abuse, neglect and the impact of family and domestic violence
(2004).
2005: Two 2-day train-the-trainer courses in the use of the
Guidelines
; the 40 trainers then provided training to health professionals in Area Health Services.
2006: Training provided to Community Health Managers in the
Guidelines for responding to child abuse, neglect and the impact of family and domestic violence
; Training provided to community health staff statewide on the new C
hild and Community Services Act 2004
(training provided in partnership with the then Department for Community Development).
2007: Launched and trained staff in the
Working with Youth: A legal resource for community based health workers
that addressed responding to child abuse and domestic violence.
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Following the Report of the Health Reform Committee (2004) (Reid Review) the Branch was incorporated into the Child and Adolescent Health Service, providing for a more co?ordinated and integrated response between the acute and community sectors in child and adolescent health.
2. Yes.
3. Close working relationships have been developed with other human services agencies at various levels. The interagency work carried has included:
o Working with the WA Police and the then Department for Community Development on protocols for the reporting and management of children with sexually transmitted infections.
o Working with other agencies (Department for Community Development, Department of Education and Training, and WA Police) on demonstration projects in two regions of inter?agency collaboration on complex child protection cases.
o A Joint Consultative Group with the Department of Education and Training whose work has included the issue of information sharing between school teaching and support staff and school health staff in relation to suspected child abuse and neglect.
o Membership of the Interagency Child Protection Co-ordinating Committee led by the Department for Community Development (now known as Department for Child Protection).
o Developing a submission in relation to the new Privacy Bill requesting that the legislation allow for information sharing between agencies "in the best interests of the child".
o Partnerships with Curtin University and Edith Cowan University on research and workforce development in the area of child and community health.
o Work with the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Education and Training to deliver the Family Partnerships Training Program statewide.
o Supporting the implementation of the Triple P Parenting Program statewide in partnership with the Department of Education and Training.
4. & 5.
The Statewide Policy and Planning Directorate provides a diverse and comprehensive range of training opportunities to the child and adolescent community health workforce each year. Examples are:
2004-2007: Family Partnerships Training.
2005: Clinical Update Tests for Eye Conditions & Vision.
2005: Mental Health First Aid Course.
2006: Developmental assessment and screening.
2007: Suicide Prevention - Gatekeeper training.
Training specific to child abuse and neglect has included:
2004: Female Genital Mutilation.
2004: The Child and Community Health Branch developed the
Guidelines for responding to child abuse, neglect and the impact of family and domestic violence
(2004).
2005: Two 2-day train-the-trainer courses in the use of the
Guidelines
; the 40 trainers then provided training to health professionals in Area Health Services.
2006: Training provided to Community Health Managers in the
Guidelines for responding to child abuse, neglect and the impact of family and domestic violence
; Training provided to community health staff statewide on the new C
hild and Community Services Act 2004
(training provided in partnership with the then Department for Community Development).
2007: Launched and trained staff in the
Working with Youth: A legal resource for community based health workers
that addressed responding to child abuse and domestic violence.
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