The Advocacy and Support Centre Inc., (TASC) team has recently been invited to and attended several presentations in the South West Queensland and Darling Downs region to discuss the Seniors Legal and Support Service (SLASS) and other TASC services. SLASS Social Worker (Anna Rees) and SLASS Lawyer (Vic Hopkins) visited Blue Care in Crows Nest [...]
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In October 2012, three solicitors from TASC, Kim Raine, Ruth Chai and Figen Cingiloglu completed a Collaborative Practice training workshop organised by the Toowoomba & South West Queensland Family Law Pathways Network and Trainer Marilyn Scott and are now recognized as Collaborative Legal Practitioners. Collaborative Law is an innovative and emerging practice in Australia [...]
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Rogue tenants put on notice Rogue public housing tenants will soon face stricter penalties for bad behaviour with the Newman Government today launching a “three-strikes and you’re out” policy. Minister for Housing Tim Mander said the new policy would see problem tenants evicted if they failed to curb their behaviour. “While the majority of our [...]
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TASC CEO, Ms Philippa Whitman announced today that TASC has recently become a member of the National Rural Law and Justice Alliance. The Alliance was launched in May 2012 with the principal purpose “to achieve justice and equity in the provision of legal system services and outcomes for all rural Australians”. The objects of the [...]
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3. We need to agree on the best ways to encourage improvement and get better results We must initially agree on what is good practice across all mental health and support services. This must be based on evidence. Services need to be effective, efficient, provide value and demonstrate improvement in the mental health and experiences [...]
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2. We need to provide ‘a complete picture’ of what is happening and closely monitor and evaluate change Behind every bit of data is a part of a person’s story. It is often the only voice that a person has. People should not be treated as a series of different ‘body parts’ or file numbers [...]
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The following booklet offers information about How to stop bullying? What to do if you or someone in your family is being cyber bullied? What do I do if my school has not been able to stop the bullying? For all this and more please visit the following or contact our office on 07 4616 [...]
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The Commission’s big picture case for change identifies what governments and communities must do and keep doing. We have four priority areas for action. We will not see real change unless the following four areas become part of everyday business. We have also set out where action must start with our ten specific recommendations for 2012. [...]
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Social Worker Community Legal & Advocacy Centre Your Opportunity to Promote Social Justice for the Elderly Competitive Salary Packaging Available The Toowoomba Advocacy and Support Centre Inc. (TASC) is the largest community legal service in Queensland and delivers legal, advocacy and social services across the South West Region. The Advocacy and Social Services team works [...]
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