We’re thrilled to see the Commonwealth’s significant investment in The Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre that will support the development of new technologies and workforce solutions to meet Australians’ expectations for modern, high-quality care into the future.
At Neami, we know that delivering great services and care to people experiencing mental health challenges, homelessness and suicidal distress needs a diverse and well supported workforce.
This program of research is an incredible opportunity to further develop and support our workforce of peer workers, support workers, clinicians, and leaders.
We’re particularly interested in building and supporting integrated teams to deliver high quality, well-coordinated care that meets people’s unique needs.
Neami has been in discussions with the developing Care Economy Collaborative Network over the last 4 years. Funding for the CRC will boost Neami’s opportunities to collaborate with over 60 likeminded organisations and researchers to learn and generate new ideas that support the development of cross-sector, consumer-informed, evidence-based solutions.
By working alongside other service providers tackling similar workforce challenges, as well as experts in enabling technologies, we can explore, test, and implement new workforce strategies that help us deliver the best outcomes for the people we support.
Priscilla Ennals, Senior Manager Research and Evaluations at Neami said the workforce of the future will require different kinds of support, and the sector will need to learn and evolve to meet those needs effectively.
“The world, along with health and social care systems, and their workforces are evolving at a rapid pace. We can’t expect old ways of resourcing and supporting workforces will continue to be effective. Nor that current workforce structures will meet the needs for service delivery in the future.
Continuing to learn and evolve with a group of progressive providers, researchers and technology experts will allow us to adapt and progress our thinking and action; resourcing, supporting and leading the people doing the critical work of caring over the next few decades.”
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