So You Want to Change the World Forum - Trauma-Informed Care & Practice 7 May 2015 Corinne Henderson Senior Policy Advisor Mental Health Coordinating Council

2. Mental Health Coordinating Council Peak body representing MH CMOs in NSW Work with State & Commonwealth Governments - facilitate linkages across systems and sectors Founding member CMHA alliance of 8 State Peaks Conduct research and sector development projects Build capacity through partnerships, collaboration, sector development research / projects and industry based training and professional development

3. Supporting reform & best practice approaches Leadership role in influencing policy reform & advocating best practice Commitment to key organisational & sector development resources and quality improvement tools, e.g.: ROSSAT MOB Quality Standards Pathway Portal Supporting Cognitive Functioning TICP and TICPOT

Mental Health Coordinating Council 2013, Trauma-Informed Care and Practice: towards a cultural shift in policy reform across mental health and human services in Australia: A National Strategic Direction 4. A National Strategic Direction for TICP

5. The Imperative for Change

Generally mainstream services are unable to address trauma victims needs People impacted by trauma present to multiple services over a long period of time Care is often fragmented with inadequate coordination between services and poor referral pathways and follow-up protocols 6. System failures - in Australia:

7. The Trauma-Informed Care & Practice Framework Change affecting every aspect of an organisation’s structure including: Governance, management and leadership Policies and structure Consumer and carer/family participation Direct service delivery and programs Information and education Outcomes and evaluation A healthy and effective workforce

Trauma-Informed Care & Practice Organisation Toolkit (TICPOT) : a quality improvement change resource A product developed in response to the National Strategic Direction for a Quality Improvement organisational change resource targeted at the community managed sectors as well as public and private sectors 8. Supporting organisational change

Trauma Informed Care & Practice Organisational Toolkit - TICPOT

10. TICPOT Packages TICPOT consists of two separate documents : Document 1 Document 2 - A user guide - Organisational change resources - A QI organisational assessment tool - Support information, and templates Assists organisations to begin their journey or build on existing trauma-informed policies and practices. MHCC has developed two packages for sale: An offline DIY assessment tool, OR A comprehensive online assessment Data from this assessment will inform a consultant’s report on outcomes and tailor recommendations to support quality improvement and organisational change.

MHCC Learning & Development (LD) is a Registered Industry based Training (RTO) and Consultancy Organisation MHCC has developed and deliver a variety of training and professional development opportunities to a range of workers, managers, services and practitioners across Australia We offer a range of trauma training, much of it tailored to organisational needs including correction Visit our training website: MHCC: series.aspxhttp:// series.aspx 11. Workforce capacity building

Thank you Mental Health Coordinating Council