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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation  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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By Jacqui Tibbits, Director  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. By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation  Supporting middle-managers during organisational change is essential for effective and sustainable change implementation. Middle-managers have a crucial role to play in successfully implementing organisational change however these times can also be very difficult for them.
By Jacqui Tibbits, Director Consultivation
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.
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. Flourishing work teams: culture, cooperation and creativity at Manjimup Home and Community Care16/11/2017 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.
Homogenous is a kinky & sinister word By Jacqui Tibbits, Consultivation Director
10 tips to de-stress Christmas By Susan Johnson M (Couns) With Christmas becoming more and more commercialised and expectations soaring it is vital to practice self-care at what can be a very stressful time of the year.
Looking after staff during change By Jacqui Tibbits, Consultivation Director  Source: Pixabay Fast sweeping reforms and tides of change are moving through the community services sectors at great knots. From Government policy, to growing (and changing) customer demands and the unpredictability of whether WA will transition to the Commonwealth’s NDIS and aged care national structures contributes to an air of uncertainty.
It feels like these changes have been gathering pace for some time but it also feels they are coming together to form a perfect storm. For some organisations, these changes have executive teams managing risk and organising contingency plans and for other organisations executives are trying to keep up with the pace and understand the implications for their business. One important factor to consider during these changing times are staff and volunteers. When I have facilitated workshops, support workers and volunteers raise concerns regarding company changes. Sometimes staff and volunteers don’t understand why the change is occurring, or they haven’t understood the messages given to them by managers or team leaders contributing to resistance. Don’t forget to ask family and friends R U OK? By Susan Johnson M (Couns) Associate Consultivation  The R U OK? initiative has done great things in getting work colleagues, students and groups to become more aware of and sensitive to low moods or potential depression in the people we engage with on a daily basis. |
Jacqui TibbitsJacqui is a positive change management specialist with a penchant for public speaking. 
Susan JohnsonSusan has expertise in cognitive behaviour therapy, narrative therapy & mindfulness. Guest bloggersGuest bloggers are invited to contribute to the Consultivation blog. If you have an idea, concept or perspective you would like to share please contact Jacqui at Consultivation.
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Workshop participant "I have a better understanding of what impacts the aged care changes are going to have on our clients and business." Michelle
"Consultivation delivers topics skillfully and clearly. The knowledge gained will give me guidance in doing my job and keeping up the goodwork." Mario
"Thanks to Consultivation I understand that changes are on-going in the organisation and sector to keep clients in their homes longer."
Nancy "Due to today's training I will be more open minded with staff and pull together and ask for help to improve when needed."
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