Our Goals
In our work with children and young people:
Lifestyle Solutions will deliver high quality services to children and families using person centred approaches and in line with evidence-based best practice.
We have established expertise in delivering services to children with disability and/or diverse needs operating within a model of service which recognises there is a continuum of care.
This principle is a further recognition that there has always been a much wider focus to the care for children than solely the maintenance of children’s placements. Planning and resourcing is required across this continuum to achieve optimum outcomes for children and young people. In terms of services, the components of this continuum are:
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Early intervention
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Prior to care services
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Entry to care services
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Family care services
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Foster and kinship care
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Residential care services
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Education and training
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Leaving and post-care services.
A range of services for children/young people with diverse needs will be promoted, using various professional team approaches.
We will ensure our services reflect different service models in response to policy drivers and legislation. Our services will be clearly defined to highlight the distinct nature of children and young people support needs.
In adult services we will:
Through a person-centred approach, Lifestyle Solutions will provide access to a wide range of support services in line with evidence-based best practice.
Lifestyle Solutions offers a range of services to adults with disability. These supports range from housing and support, training to employment, personal assistance, respite and day programs. Adult services are moving towards individualised support models to facilitate people to direct their own service and achieve their full potential.
We will focus on supporting people with high support needs, including people with profound and multiple disabilities, additional mental health problems and people with a forensic history.
We will deliver more innovative community support for people who would otherwise be living in an institutionalised setting or who are currently living in expensive out of area placements. We will focus on young people transitioning into our adult services and provide more community participation and employment opportunities through our diverse range of person centred support programs and services. We will support people moving from adulthood into older age as we recognise the importance of transitioning into this stage of life.