This requires persistence and a specialised capacity of the worker to manage challenging behaviour. When linking clients into services, clients may require a period of continued support and advocacy to assist them to remain linked with those services. Assistance with Care and Housing support may also be required at times after linkages have been established to conduct early intervention and prevent relapse into homelessness or estrangement from support services and a resultant decline in the person’s welfare. Hoarding and Squalor Hoarding Disorder can be associated with health risks and can impact on an individual’s friends and family. People experiencing Hoarding Disorder can be assisted by specialist intervention. CHSP Hoarding and Squalor services can be offered to clients experiencing symptoms of Hoarding Disorder or who are living in severe domestic squalor. The range of Hoarding and Squalor services may include: developing a client plan; one-off clean-ups; review care plans and linking clients to specialist support services. Service providers are required to develop with other local care services and provide a referral service for clients to those agencies that offer care and support services. Examples of linkages to be made include but are not limited to: CHSP service providers the RAS as part of My Aged Care Aged Care Assessment Program/Team residential aged care where appropriate Home Care Packages state and territory programs and resources veteran’s home care services health services government services other services appropriate to the needs of the client, such as community care and other support services. Requirements for service providers funded under this sub-program in relation to interacting with My Aged Care are outlined at Section 4.4.1 of this Program Manual. Out-of-scope activities under Permanent support and/or direct care provision are out-of-scope. this service type Funding to purchase accommodation for clients. Service delivery setting Varied including a client’s home, at a centre or clinic, in the – community. Use of funds including any Service providers are funded to link clients to appropriate specific target areas services in area. They may provide clients with direct contact details for these services, or where judged necessary, provide active liaison and representation on behalf of clients.
This requires persistence and a specialised capacity of the worker to manage challenging behaviour. When linking clients into services, clients may require a period of continued support and advocacy to assist them to remain linked with those services. Assistance with Care and Housing support may also be required at times after linkages have been established to conduct early intervention and prevent relapse into homelessness or estrangement from support services and a resultant decline in the person’s welfare. Hoarding and Squalor Hoarding Disorder can be associated with health risks and can impact on an individual’s friends and family. People experiencing Hoarding Disorder can be assisted by specialist intervention. CHSP Hoarding and Squalor services can be offered to clients experiencing symptoms of Hoarding Disorder or who are living in severe domestic squalor. The range of Hoarding and Squalor services may include: developing a client plan; one-off clean-ups; review care plans and linking clients to specialist support services. Service providers are required to develop with other local care services and provide a referral service for clients to those agencies that offer care and support services. Examples of linkages to be made include but are not limited to: CHSP service providers the RAS as part of My Aged Care Aged Care Assessment Program/Team residential aged care where appropriate Home Care Packages state and territory programs and resources veteran’s home care services health services government services other services appropriate to the needs of the client, such as community care and other support services. Requirements for service providers funded under this sub-program in relation to interacting with My Aged Care are outlined at Section 4.4.1 of this Program Manual. Out-of-scope activities under this service type Permanent support and/or direct care provision are out-of-scope. Funding to purchase accommodation for clients. Service delivery setting Varied – including a client’s home, at a centre or clinic, in the community. Use of funds including any target areas Service providers are funded to link clients to appropriate specific services in area. They may provide clients with direct contact details for these services, or where judged necessary, provide active liaison and representation on behalf of clients.
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