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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of occupational injuries and associated factors among workers of textile and garment factories during the era of COVID‐19 pandemic in mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Occupational injury is any personal injury that can lead to disease, disability, or death due to accidents sustained by workers while performing their work.
Efoita Weldearegay, Gebru Hailu Redae, Akeza Awealom Asgedom   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart, Kate Churruca, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Amy Nguyen, Viviana Wuthrich, Bronwyn Newman, Leonard C. Gray, Hilda Bø Lyng, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

On-site occupational health services implemented at Worzalla Company [PDF]

, 2002
Plan BThe purpose of this study will be to analyze the limited / non-occupational health support at Worzalla Publishing Company (WPC) which places the firm at risk for incurring elevated recordable incidents and increased worker compensation expenses ...
Davis, Paul E.
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Beyond Consultation: A Scoping Review of Guidance for Organisations Practicing Inclusive Research and Co‐Production With People With Cognitive Disability in the Australian Context

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory approaches such as inclusive research and co‐production are recognised as best practice in disability research and service design. These approaches promote inclusion and improve the relevance, quality, and impact of research and services.
Jacinta Oakley, Em Bould, Natasha Layton
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term follow-up of use of therapy services for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objectives: To examine the probabilities and baseline predictors of the use of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy over a period of 10 years after traumatic brain injury.
Nada Andelic, Marit V. Forslund, Paul B. Perrin, Solrun Sigurdardottir, Juan Lu, Emilie I. Howe, Unni Sveen, Mari S. Rasmussen, Helene L. Søberg, Cecilie Røe   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anxiety and Depression in British Horseracing Stud and Stable Staff Following Occupational Injury. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Davies E, Liddiard S, McConn-Palfreyman WJ, Parker JK, Cameron LJ, Williams JM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source