WA Disability Support Awards – And The Nominees Are…
Together with our valued Customers we nominated 10 Interchangers, who went above and beyond for the people we support and our organisation, for this years WA Disability Support Awards.
Category: Interchange News
You asked – We LISTENED! Customer and Staff Survey Results
At Interchange we strive to achieve the best outcomes for people we support as well as our staff. And we know the best way to find out what we are doing right, where we need to improve and what people need and want is by simply asking them. That’s why we recently conducted a customer and staff survey.
We’ve got News for you – iNews December 2019
At Interchange our motto is "Nothing about me, without me" - That's why we like to keep the people we support informed on everything that's going on in our organisation and the sector.
📣 Hot Off The Press 📣 – Annual Report 2019
Our Annual Report Booklet just arrived and we are super excited about all the great things you, our staff and this organisation have achieved in the past year. To find out more about Natasha's upcoming 21st birthday party, Shay's great holiday plans or Joel's winning bowling streak read on!
NDIS squandering sector good will
There is an old Jewish saying: The Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath. The same goes for technology. It can either improve and enrich our humanity or else disrupt and distance us from true community.
Collaboration a key ingredient for WA NDIS success
Teamwork is essential for any organisation. We can achieve more together as a team than we can as individuals working in isolation. The same is true of the disability sector as a whole, especially for a specialist provider like Interchange.
Duty of care and the dignity of risk
Many of you would have read Chris Stuhmcke's article on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) last month. Chris moved over from Queensland about 18 months ago to help Interchange update our Safeguarding Framework.
Guest blogger: Chris Stuhmcke on Positive Behaviour Support frameworks
Positive Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices - a personal perspective of working in Queensland and WA
Nadine on Patrol
Interchange Mandurah customer Nadine has just started work experience at the Mandurah Recreation & Acquatic Centre, where she is undertaking...
NDIS & the de-professionalisation of the disability workforce
I recently attended a staff recognition event for Community Facilitator, Brigid Barilla, who is celebrating ten years of service with Interchange.