National Therapeutic Residential Care Alliance
The National Therapeutic Residential Care (TRC) Alliance started in Brisbane in October 2012 when a group of likeminded colleagues working across various states of Australia opened up a discussion about the possibilities of working together to share their collective knowledge about best practice in the area of therapeutic residential care. It was recognised practice development in TRC was occurring in various states presenting the opportunity to collaborate, grow and learn together thus maximising the resources available to support best practice; at the same time, seizing the opportunity to lead in this space rather than rely solely on Government to support the development of the TRC policy and practice.
Foundational reference group members included Shelley Wall & Bruce Moore (Mercy Community Services, Qld); Annaley Clarke (then Churches of Christ Care Pathways, now Mercy Community Services, Qld); Kate Martin & Greg Wall (Churches of Christ Care Pathways, Qld); Laurel Downey (Private Practitioner, Qld); Gerard Jones (MacKillop Family Services, Vic); Glenys Bristow & Peter Mulholland (WestCare, Vic); and Matthew Spicer (Anglicare, Tas). Each child protection jurisdiction in Australia is now represented in the Alliance membership.
Having worked to establish a platform for practitioners engaged in therapeutic residential care the Alliance has developed a clear framework for service delivery. The Alliance understands what makes a viable and valued therapeutic residential care model, what works and what doesn’t work and what the standards should be. Members of the Alliance have individually published works and implemented successful programs for their institutions, organisations and in their jurisdictions. Given the breadth of knowledge, practice wisdom, passion and experience within the Alliance the next phase of development will be to advance therapeutic residential care in Australia through a research agenda and dissemination of practice related resources.
LATEST POSTS
Australian Childhood Foundation Conference
Australian Childhood Foundation Conference www.childtraumaconf.org www.childhood.org.au
Activity Report 2017-2018
Please click the following link to view the Activity Report 2017-18.
Sanctuary Institute of Australia
The Sanctuary Concept of SELF Recently a residential team had been
Trauma Informed Care Thought
Trauma Informed Care Thought I was recently quite sad to hear
JUSTICE
A commitment to promote the rights of service users to equitable resources, advocacy and outcomes that support human dignity and to activity work to remedy injustice and promote safety within the National practice community of TRC.
HOPE
A commitment to creating a framework for hope where people and organisations are encouraged to create positive advancement of TRC by sharing our vision, developing future focus and operating within a shared goal of continuous improvement where ideas and practice evolve.
COLLABORATION
A commitment to harness the power of groups to share and build knowledge, ideas and resources. We pursue this through group and individual effort to form a strong community to advance the practice of TRC.
RESPECT
A commitment to creating an environment in which our words and actions are lived out in the pursuit of best practice in TRC which celebrates the value of ourselves and others.
INTEGRITY
A commitment to promote a spirit of generosity in the pursuit of best practice of TRC Nationally. We recognise that the competitive tendering environment for funding may create a conflict of interest amongst TRC Forum members and their respective organisations.