Icing the VET cake

Responding to Community Care Reforms in WA

Louise Forster & Elvira Caporn

What is the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program?

It provides basic support so people can

continue living independently in the community

Who are we at CommunityWest?

Louise ‘Being a HACC

Support Worker’ Training

Elvira Goal Setting

Resource

Consult

Identify needs

Link to reforms

Partner with

specialists

Develop initiative

Pilot

Review

Deliver and

promote

The VET cake Certificate III Home and Community Care

Ingredients

Method

Method

Testing the cake

Pilot and review

Goal setting activity

S

M

A

R

T

Consult

Consult

Identify needs

Link to reforms

Partner with

specialists

Develop initiative

Pilot

Review

Deliver and

promote

I feel more

comfortable to

work with clients

and their support

plan

I’m not a cleaner,

I’m in the

community to

support clients

I feel more

confident in my

work

The activity

made me think

about the loss

my clients feel

Consult

Identify needs

Link to reforms

Partner with

specialists

Develop initiative

Pilot

Review

Deliver and

promote

The VET cake Certificate III Home and Community Care

Ingredients

Method

Testing the cake

Pilot and review

Toolbox Overview

Identify goal

Plan steps

Support Client

Monitor &

Review

• Information • Activities • Worked examples • Tip sheets • Action Plan and worksheets • References and resources

Toolbox Overview

Identify goal

Plan steps

Support Client

Monitor &

Review

Consult

Consult

Identify needs

Link to reforms

Partner with

specialists

Develop initiative

Pilot

Review

Deliver and

promote

Icing the VET cake

Our tried and tested cake

Have your cake and eat it too!