Their services have also been promoted by means of fact sheets, their website and attendance at network meetings. Because Townsville and Rockhampton are new, they are going to a lot of interagency meetings, to raise awareness within the local service system about Lotus Place, and to assist service providers to identify people they may be working with who are eligible for services through Lotus Place. They have held a number of information sessions with the sector. All new child safety officers (CSOs) in Queensland receive community education sessions facilitated by Lotus Place staff and sessional peer workers on the experiences of children in Institutional and out of home care in Queensland. Client Profile % of Forgotten Australian 96% % of Former Child Migrants 3% % of Family members of Forgotten Australians or Former Child Migrants 1% Staff Profile Total staff 6.7 (FTE) Highest Main area of Position FTE Additional study qualification study Manager 0.2 Undergraduate Not specified Extensive (Lotus Place) Degree Team leader 1.0 Postgraduate Social Work, ASCA Training in best practice with Degree Science, Business Complex Trauma, t3 (US trainers, trauma informed care, motivational interviewing and recovery models) Counsellor 1.0 Undergraduate Psychology As team leader Degree Find and Connect 1.0 Undergraduate Education As team leader worker Degree Find and Connect 1.0 Certificate Community worker Services Counsellor 0.5 Postgraduate Psychology/Social (sessional) work Peer workers 0.5 Other Lived experience Peer workers, Ambassador Program, (sessional) Peer Leadership Program Manager – North 0.5 Undergraduate Community Queensland Degree Services Manager – North 0.5 Undergraduate Community Queensland Degree Services Staff 0.5 Postgraduate Business Degree Administration Staff 0.5 Undergraduate Communications Degree and technology Volunteers 0.5
Their services have also been promoted by means of fact sheets, their website and attendance at network meetings. Because Townsville and Rockhampton are new, they are going to a lot of interagency meetings, to raise awareness within the local service system about Lotus Place, and to assist service providers to identify people they may be working with who are eligible for services through Lotus Place. They have held a number of information sessions with the sector. All new child safety officers (CSOs) in Queensland receive community education sessions facilitated by Lotus Place staff and sessional peer workers on the experiences of children in Institutional and out of home care in Queensland. Client Profile % of Forgotten Australian 96% % of Former Child Migrants 3% % of Family members of Forgotten Australians or Former Child Migrants 1% Staff Profile Total staff 6.7 (FTE) Position FTE Highest qualification Main area of study Additional study Manager (Lotus Place) 0.2 Undergraduate Degree Not specified Extensive Team leader 1.0 Postgraduate Degree Social Work, Science, Business ASCA Training in best practice with Complex Trauma, t3 (US trainers, trauma informed care, motivational interviewing and recovery models) Counsellor 1.0 Undergraduate Degree Psychology As team leader Find and Connect worker 1.0 Undergraduate Degree Education As team leader Find and Connect worker 1.0 Certificate Community Services Counsellor (sessional) 0.5 Postgraduate Psychology/Social work Peer workers (sessional) 0.5 Other Lived experience Peer workers, Ambassador Program, Peer Leadership Program Manager – North Queensland 0.5 Undergraduate Degree Community Services Manager – North Queensland 0.5 Undergraduate Degree Community Services Staff 0.5 Postgraduate Degree Business Administration Staff 0.5 Undergraduate Degree Communications and technology Volunteers 0.5
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