Hon. Alison Xamon asks the Minister for Disability Services about staffing levels and roles at the Bennett Brook Disability Justice Centre. The Minister provides a breakdown of FTE staff, positions, and access to mental health and other health services.

AnsweredQoN 552Legislative Council
Asked
10 June 2020
Portfolio
Disability Services

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BENNETT BROOK DISABILITY
JUSTICE CENTRE — STAFF
552. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the Bennett Brook
Disability Justice Centre.
(1) How many FTE staff are currently
engaged at the centre?
(2) What positions do each of these
staff hold?
(3) How many
FTE of the following staff are currently engaged at the centre —
(a) psychiatrists;
(b) psychologists;
(c) other mental
health staff; and
(d) other health
staff?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) A total of 21.4 FTE are engaged
at the centre.
(2) The positions
currently engaged include manager, individual and transitional services;
coordinator, individual and transitional services; business support
coordinator; disability justice officer; and gardener at 0.4 FTE.
(3) (a) Nil.
(b) Clinicians
from the disability justice service, including three psychologists, engage with
centre residents regularly and attend the centre frequently. The clinical FTE
for disability justice service is currently 4.4 FTE.
(c)–(d) Drop-in
support occurs from the nursing services branch of the Department of
Communities. On most occasions, residents
access health care from a variety of community-based health practitioners.

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