Commonwealth Home Support Programme CHSP and Home and

Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP) Diversity planning and practice Presenter: [name, title] The CHSP is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Visit the Department of Health website (www. doh. gov. au ) for more information The HACC PYP is funded by the Victorian Government.

Overview • • • What is diversity? Why do diversity planning? How do we do diversity planning? Our community/client demographics Our diversity plan priorities

What is diversity? Special needs groups • Aboriginal • culturally & linguistically diverse • rural & remote • financial disadvantage • homeless or risk of homelessness • Veterans • GLBTI • care leavers • parents separated from children by forced adoption or removal Characteristics Dementia, age, socio-economic disadvantage, gender, faith & spirituality.

Why do diversity planning? Diversity planning is a requirement for both CHSP funded and HACC PYP funded organisations

Why do diversity planning? • Annual requirement Do. H & DHHS • diversity plan due 2 December 2016 • Links to national standards and the Active Service Model (ASM) • Good practice • Better client outcomes • Whole of organisation diversity plan

How do we do diversity planning? • • • Understand our target population Understand our client population Compare our target & client populations Identify groups not accessing our services Identify the barriers to access Develop an action plan

Developing & reviewing our diversity plan • • Data – ABS & HACC PYP client data Anecdotal information - community & staff Diversity Advisor Regional alliance and networks

Our community Our target population • [number] Aboriginal • [number] CALD – [? ? Macedonian, ? ? Burmese] • % dementia Our client population • [number] Aboriginal • [number] CALD - % Macedonian • Anecdotally a high number of dementia [eg in PAG]

Our diversity plan priorities/strategies Within our organisation: • Training • Champions – diversity working group • Update policies, procedures & brochures. With other organisations: • MOUs & links • Workshop diversity planning & practice at networks/meetings

For further information Department of Health and Human Services Diversity planning and practice Questions?