The MIC has developed an information sheet on aged
care services. The sheet contains information on Home and Community
Care Services, Aged Cae Assessment Teams, CommuntiyCare Packages
and Residential Aged Care. The information sheets are in English,
Chinese
and Farsi.
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"Dementia
and Culture" Information Sheet
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The information sheet provides practical suggestions
on how to incorporate cultural factors when planning services
for peopel with dementia from CALD backgrounds.
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Transport
Resource Kit for HACC organisations & CALD communities
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A
practical Guide to provide information about transport options
exist in the Eastern Metropolitan Region for HACC consumers.
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Meeting Needs:
Perception on Respite
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This
is a summary document of key findings from the CALD Respite
Information Project. This report outlines findings from
consultations with respite service providers in the EMR,
and with three target community groups: Chinese, Indian
and Sri Lankan, in order to better understand the community
perceptions of respite care.
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Home and Personal
Care Services Guide
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A
practical Guide to delivering culturally appropriate home
and personal care services to CALD clients. Strategies to
promote these services to CALD communities and the recruitment
of CALD workers are detailed.
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Home and Personal
Care Kit
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Cultural
and Religious Profiles to assist home and personal care
workers in providing culturally sensitive care and effective
communication (including cultural & religion fact sheets).
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Consultations on Disability
Services for CALD communities
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Consultations on understanding disability services with
CALD communities were initiated to provide opportunities
for services providers to make contact with the communities
directly and to obtain feedback from the communities to
begin a process to understand their needs.
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Planned Activity Group Cultural Model Pilot Evaluation
Report
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The report evaluated the planned activity group cultural
model. The PAG Cultural Model aims to develop, implement
and evaluate an alternative option for the planning and
delivery of PAG for people from CALD backgrounds. The
pilot agencies included East Burwood Centre, Centre for
Philippine Concerns, City of Whitehorse and Cambodian
Community Welfare Centre.
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Pilipino Kami
We are Filipino
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A Practical Guide to Promoting
HACC Services to Filipino Seniors.
(Published by Centre for Philiippine
Concerns - Australia) 2003
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Countries
& Languages Spoken
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Useful general information
regarding countries and the major languages/dialects spoken
in those countries.
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"Welcome"
in Different Languages
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Translations of "Welcome"
in a number of languages.
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"Interpreter
available upon request" in Different Languages
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Translations of "Interpreter
available upon request" in a number of languages.
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"Definitions
of HACC Personal Care and Home Care"
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Definitions of HACC
Personal Care and Home Care in different languages.
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Cultural Fact
Sheets
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An introduction of
different cultural history and traditions.
You might obtain a full set of the
"Cultural Care Kit" from Residential Care Rights.
The "Cultural Care Kit" has been produced to assist
people to understand the diversity of cultures. The Kit
covers: Aboriginal, Anglo-Australian, Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian,
Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, German, Greek,
Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Jewish, Latvian, Maltese, Polish,
Russian, Serbian, Spanish speaking, Turkish, Ukrainian and
Vietnamese. (Ordering and postage charges
apply)
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Contact details of
Residential Care Rights:
Suite 4B, 343 Little
Collins Street, Melbourne 3000.
Telephone:
(03) 9602 3066
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Buddhist Care
for the Dying
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The booklet provides
ways of assisting friends, family and carers of people of
the Buddhist faith with a terminal illness.
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What are the jobs for Volunteers
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A brief introduction
of the jobs for volunteers, handy for volunteer recruitment.
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Using Interpreters
and translators
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Policy For the Use of Interpreters
Working with Interpreters
Guidelines for the Use of Auslan
Interpreters
Speaker Notes
Preparing Text for Translation
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List of Multicultural
Dates for Celebration
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A list of importants
dates in 2005 for Multicultural Victoria.
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Multicultural
Victoria Community Fact Sheets
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A number of Multicultural
Victoria fact-sheets are presently available, which provide
a snapshot of some of Victoria's culturally and linguistically
diverse communities. Information is available on the following
communities: Chinese, Dutch, Filipino, Greek, Indian, Italian,
Maltese, New Zealand, Turkish and Vietnamese.
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Please click here
to link to the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs
website and then click "Publication".
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The Department of Human Services (DHS) currently
fund the ONCALL Interpreters and Translators Agency
Tel: 9867 3788 to provide a specified annual volume of "fee-free"
language services to approved organisations. For more details
and application procedures, please visit DHS Language Services
website on www.dhs.vic.gov.au/multicultural
