Partnerships in Culturally Responsive Assessment

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Partnerships in Culturally Responsive Assessment

• City of Port Phillip
• in partnership with
• Australian Polish Community Services,
• Fronditha Care,
• Jewish Care,
• Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria
  
• Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria

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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment

• Aim of the presentation
• to present the context to the project
• to introduce the culturally responsive assessment
  project and its outcomes
• to share future recommendations for other similar
  partnerships.

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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment

• Context
• Culturally Equitable Gateways Strategy
• Assessment in HACC reforms
• - Victorian Assessment Framework
• - National Assessment Framework.

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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment

• City of Port Phillip context
• Total population
• 80,000
• Total 65
• 8,674
• Total 65 population from CALD backgrounds
• 2,872 or 33.1
• Service utilisation for 65 CALD (prior to CEGS)
• 14-18
• Current referrals for CALD
• 20-25
• Service retention for Supported Assessment
  clients
• 77
• Russians make up 8.2 of total 65 population
• (7.3 for Greek)

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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment
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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment

• CoPP Context - English proficiency amongst ageing
  CALD communities

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Partnership in CulturallyResponsive Assessment

• Project
• - aim, goal and objective
• - methodology
• - profile of the participants
• About the Supported Assessment Process
• - two models
• - some prerequisites
• - challenges
• - achievements, including the report
• - the role of the ethnic sector

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Flow Chart of the Supported Assessment Process
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KEY LEARNINGS

• Synergies / Stereotypes
• Value of learning through intercultural
  partnerships cross-sectorial relationships
• Differences strengthen the outcomes
• Formal vs informal
• Council vs ethno-specific
• Social / Migration History
• Life History / Holistic Assessment
• Trust / Crossing boundaries
• Conundrum of choice vs Informed consent

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Partnership in Culturally Responsive
Assessment- outcomes

• Check list
• - right approach to partnering including
  complementary skills and understanding
• - share the goals and vision
• - resources and funding
• - communication
• - cultural and linguistic competence
• - Family Involvement and Social Support

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Thank you for your participation If you
would like to find more about this project or for
a copy of the report please contact Nelum
Buddhadasa Culturally Equitable Gateways Strategy
Project Officer City of Port Phillip nbuddhad_at_port
phillip.vic.gov.au (No longer current) Alexander
Abramoff HACC Program Coordinator Russian Ethnic
Representative Council alex_at_rerc.org.au