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I would like to thank our staff for their generosity in
sharing their expertise and the many community
partners who contribute to the support of Interrelate
clients through joint service delivery, collaboration
or contribution to service development through
research and service innovation.
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Centres and supporting inmate communities;
and the establishment of the Drought
Counselling Service into Cobar, Walgett and
Warren.
Interrelate’s positive engagement with
the Department of Social Services and the
Attorney-General’s Department has resulted in
the granting of five-year Funding Agreements
for the Family and Relationship Services and
Family Law Services in addition to the granting
of an extension of four years to the Family Law
Pathway Networks we support.
The Department of Social Services also provided
a further two-year commitment to the funding
of the Specialist Family Violence Services in
Lismore, the Mid North Coast and Caringbah.
This funding will focus on case management,
training and support to families and individuals
experiencing domestic violence.
This year, Interrelate invested in protecting
its intellectual property through auditing and
developing systems to safeguard, trademark
and provide public recognition of the moral
rights of staff to product development. This
strategy will aid to secure the future of the
organisational investment.
Staff have been major contributors to the
investment in Interrelate’s future. Staff Reference
Groups focused on Aboriginal service delivery,
Work Health and Safety, organisational culture
and Environmental Sustainability. Staff Service
Practice Groups reviewed and strengthened
products, services and practices including the
Parents Not Partners, Bullying Awareness and
Moving into the Teen Years Programs, the Case
Notes Procedural Guide, Counselling Models
and the Quality Staffing Framework. I would
like to thank our staff for their generosity
in sharing their expertise and the many
community partners who contribute to the
support of Interrelate clients through joint
service delivery, collaboration or contribution
to service development through research and
service innovation.
Whilst the year was marked with significant
achievements, this year was also a year of
making tough decisions. In February, the Board
endorsed a resolution to cease the operation of
Interrelate’s Registered Training Organisation
(RTO). The RTO was first registered in 2011
and for a period of two years it lay dormant.
In 2013 and 2014 Interrelate invested in the
RTO, however following significant investment
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