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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Community & Health Services escan, *Community Services & Health Overview In 2009, within the broader changes in the Australian and international economic environments, the community services and health industries underwent major change. Challenges specific to these industries came from within the vocational education and training (VET) sector and the industries themselves, as well as from a range of government initiatives. ???? Health Occupations by skill demand - Enrolled Nurse - Personal Care Assistant - Nursing Support Worker - Medical Technical Officers - Optical Mechanic - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker - Dental Assistant - Dental Technician Emerging Skills - point-of-care interventions - consumer-directed care support - new workforce roles in nursing and allied health, Solution ???? The development of better VET–higher education articulation pathways that map onto career structures continues to be a significant factor in developing workforce capacity, Barriers training budget Like other areas in the community sector, education and training budgets remain negligible, Aged Care Services ???? Barriers, Community Services Occupations by skill demand - Welfare Worker - Community Development Officer - Welfare Centre Manager - Childcare Worker - Child Care Centre Manager - Youth Worker - Family Support Worker - Aged or Disabled Carer - Disabilities Services Officer - Drug and Alcohol Counsellor - Welfare Support Worker Emerging skill needs -problem solving -prevention and recovery care (PARC) -Client assessment -care planning -case management -education and training -specific dementia policy ???? Children's Services, Children's Services ???? Barriers, developing multi-specialty practice or multidisciplinary teams operating within primary care involving allied health and medical practitioners, and increased establishment/uptake of roles and training for allied health assistants. Solution Understanding of the skills overlap and of the potential role of allied health professionals, Children's Services ???? Solutions, Barriers Increased demand for services Improved access to private mental health practitioners for those on low and middle incomes through the government’s Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative, BArriers ???? Managing costs associated with obtaining qualifications continues to be an impediment for workforce development because of tight funding regimes, increasing workforce participation of women children’s care and support services have experienced an increase in demand linked *The increased demand for qualifications is likely to place cost pressures on the sector, in the form of increased salary costs associated with employing more highly skilled staff and supporting staff to obtain higher qualifications., Solutions ???? the new Certificate IV and Diploma–level qualifications need to be supplemented with higher-level qualifications, such as in advanced practice and management roles, Barriers to creating well designed jobs limited resources, Barriers to creating well designed jobs non-standard nature of the jobs being performed in growing service areas, Solution ???? Community Services Occupations by skill demand - Welfare Worker - Community Development Officer - Welfare Centre Manager - Childcare Worker - Child Care Centre Manager - Youth Worker - Family Support Worker - Aged or Disabled Carer - Disabilities Services Officer - Drug and Alcohol Counsellor - Welfare Support Worker Emerging skill needs -problem solving -prevention and recovery care (PARC) -Client assessment -care planning -case management -education and training -specific dementia policy, Solutions ATSI Health ISC is developing new multimedia resources to promote the participation of ATSI people in the community services and health industry workforces., BArriers ageing population requires an incraese in allied health professionals The ageing of the population and the focus on primary health care mean that roles associated with allied health will increase., BArriers skills overlap Understanding of the skills overlap and of the potential role of allied health professionals, Barriers ???? *The increased demand for qualifications is likely to place cost pressures on the sector, in the form of increased salary costs associated with employing more highly skilled staff and supporting staff to obtain higher qualifications., BArriers ???? improving workforce conditions