Mental Health Month and Community Services

Throughout October for Mental Health Month, the PSA has highlighted the importance of good mental health in the workplace. The PSA recognises that the work you do at Community Services can be very difficult and can impact on your mental health. To show our support for you and our other members who work in confronting working environments the PSA has produced a series of Podcasts…

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Report back from meeting with Acting Commissioner Fatima Abbas

To follow up on enquiries members made at the 16 October state-wide members’ meeting, the PSA met with Acting Commissioner Fatima Abbas last week. The PSA notes the communication sent on 23 October from the Acting Commissioner. This was in direct response to the PSA’s advocacy. Workload Members across the state advised the PSA that workload is a significant issue. This is particularly the case…

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Communities and Justice Disability Services – JCC October update

A summary of issues raised by the PSA at the recent DCJ PSA Disability Services JCC held on 24 October 2019. Change Management Plan Update Casuals Hunter residences removed from roster, ongoing casual pool Individuals advised in writing 11 October 2019. PSA sought advice as to casuals removed from day programs roster. DCJ advised as most residents will be transferred to new homes by end…

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Meeting with Gareth Ward MP, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services

Your delegates Brendan McMenamin and Allison Corrigan and PSA General Secretary, Stewart Little, met with Minister Ward on Tuesday, 29 October 2019. The two main issues discussed were: Psychological injuries The rates of psychological injury sustained by child protection workers are worse than NSW Police and NSW Ambulance. The rates are 10 times higher than the average for NSW public servants. We stated this is…

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POVB Centre Closures and Restructures

Yesterday, Monday, 28 October 2019, we met with CSNSW for a benchmarking meeting. In this meeting the following information was given to us in regards to the centres that are closing, centres being restructured and the decommissioning of high-risk beds: Vacancy Lists – not including Court locations, John Moroney CC, IDAPT, Compulsory Drug Treatment Centre Information on Crown Employees (Transferred Employees Compensation Aware – TECA)…

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