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warning not to give vulnerable people window cards DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

6/4/2020

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
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The Coronavirus outbreak has helped raise awareness of loneliness and social isolation within our communities with a focus on those who are vulnerable including older people. The presence of the virus coupled with instructions to stay at home is seeing an increase in community connections and innovation including on-line community groups, adopt a neighbour schemes, and for people to connect or reconnect. One such initiative is the use of red and green cards for vulnerable people to use however I believe there is some caution to be taken.


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Elder Abuse: to think it doesn't happen is ludicrous

15/6/2019

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director
An older woman her hands folder in her lap
​Elder Abuse: to think it doesn’t happen is ludicrous. Sad but true. Painful, yes. Frightening, absolutely.

Yesterday, I read a dreadful article from the ABC News. It made me feel sick to my core. A young Mum with early onset dementia enters residential aged care for appropriate and quality care and support. Her husband is unable to care for her at home for he is living with motor neurone disease (MND) - already a devastating situation for this family. We know that in most cases accessing residential care for a loved one isn’t an easy thing to do. This decision is often full of anguish, guilt and pure raw emotions.


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The New Aged Care Quality Standards: Y2K all over again?

12/6/2019

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The New Aged Care Quality Standards: Y2K all over again?
By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
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Are you ready for the new Aged Care Quality Standards? Pic: Australian Government
​As the end of 1999 neared there was growing concern for computer formatting, storage and programmes. Risk managers, IT consultants, business executives and everyday people were gripped with Y2K or millennium bug issues. There were thoughts online calendars wouldn’t work, archives would be lost and computers would fail. I remember those days and the growing hysteria, the streaming of news articles and chatter and gossip through offices, shops and social gatherings. We held our breath as the new century dawned and the hype and hysteria of Y2K deflated like a balloon during a good party.
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As the 1 July 2019 nears and the new streamlined Aged Care Quality Standards take effect I find myself thinking back to 1999, the Y2K scare and their similarities. Both changes have lead in times, opportunities to identify difficulties, manage risk, and plan for possible consequences while dread and fear slowly creeps in and takes hold.

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WA Statewide suicide prevention network

3/6/2019

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Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal & Indigenous Communities

By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
PictureWelcome to country and opening address by Aunty Liz Hayden.
The WA Statewide Suicide Prevention Network (WASSPN) has been established to support a more connected suicide prevention community for Western Australia. The network connects individuals, groups and organisations to build relationships, share practices and research. 
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Two forums are held each year in Autumn and Spring with a topic chosen by the WASSPN's membership. The 2019 Autumn Forum held Tuesday 12 March was on Suicide Prevention in WA's Aboriginal Communities.  


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Transitioning to NDIS in Western Australia

10/7/2018

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Picture of a young man grating cheese in the kitchen as a young lady looks on..Person-centred services are a key feature for people accessing disability supports. Source Flickr
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​On the 1 July 2018 the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) assumed responsibility for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Western Australia.

​Covering all government-funded disability services in the state it is anticipated the NDIS will be rolled out by 30 June 2020 through a staged implementation. 


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New year, new goals, no new resolutions

19/1/2018

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
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​Many of us start off our new year full of gusto setting resolutions with hope and confidence on what we will achieve but the reality is many new years’ resolutions fizzle out not long after the fireworks, sparklers and bubbly does.

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We are almost three weeks into a new calendar year and I’m wondering how your new year resolutions are progressing? Have they stalled, on track or advancing ahead of schedule? Are you someone who doesn’t even bother making any?

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Self-care tips to a joyous Christmas season

22/12/2017

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
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Tis the season to be jolly sharing good cheer and joy to those around us.
Christmas and the holiday season is a time to connect, reconnect, reflect and rejoice. It provides opportunities for us to mix with work colleagues outside the confines of a structured daily routine building relationships and networks; to catch up with old friends and send messages of joy and merriment to those in our social circles.
 
In what has been a busy year, I am enjoying the good cheer which abounds, carols playing and the lovely feeling in the air however it is also a time for many people to feel sadness, isolation and stress. 



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Bringing together people with disability and people in business

1/12/2017

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Consultivation Director
​Long before access and inclusion plans, the Disability Services Act and great changes to societal attitudes to include people with disability I was fortunate to watch a man with a masterful mind live, work and play.
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One afternoon while chopping wood, my Pop, Tom Barrett, had a brain aneurysm rupture causing him to lose function in his legs. Perhaps he was fortunate he already ran a successful business, employed dedicated people and was an important member of his community before this occurred. 

I remember fondly as a young girl riding on his lap while he sat in his wheelchair, racing down the ramp that led from his home’s back door past the outside washer room and water closet on our right and two large rain tanks on our left onto the lawn. Once we reached the grass, there was a left turn as we then headed across the grass to the driveway and back doors of the business where I would jump off and head back to the house. Yes, the business and his home were alongside each other – perhaps a clever planning design we have lost sight of in our pursuit of progress, growth and separation of work and private life.

I was fortunate to grow up seeing what many other people didn’t - that people with disability can contribute to business, economy and society. Stereotypes, stigmas, myths and unconscious bias often influence decisions on employing or not-employing people with disability compounded by messages and imagery in media and entertainment.

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Flourishing work teams: culture, cooperation and creativity at Manjimup Home and Community Care

16/11/2017

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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
In May 2017 Consultivation was engaged by Manjimup Home and Community Care to work with their management, staff and volunteers on their 12 month business plan and to realign the team. Using our collaborative model to design the event, these objectives were met as well as additional, wonderful outcomes. 

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Homogenous is a kinky & sinister word

9/2/2017

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Homogenous is a kinky & sinister word
By Jacqui Tibbits, Consultivation Director
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"It's o'kay, 
homogenous is not a kinky or sinister word. 
Look it up and then you will know what it means." 


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