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" Trust, Respect, Inclusive, Equity & Innovative! "

OUR VISION

“Our vision at QCCS is to create an
inclusive environment built on trust,
respect and equity, where people with a
disability are given equal opportunity and
to have a quality of life”

WHO ARE WE?

Quality Community Care & Services is a
disability support services provider based in
Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales.
With the range of services we provide, we
aim to make a difference by empowering
people with disabilities and assisting them to
seek independence.
Our goal is to make our participant’s lives
easier, fairer, and more involved by
participating within their own communities.

QUALITY COMMUNITY CARE & SERVICES (QCCS)

Key Worker

“WORKING TOGETHER TO GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST OUTCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE”

WHAT IS A KEY WORKER?
According to Best Practice principles of ECIA (Early
Childhood Intervention Australia), the best approach to support early childhood development is through the Key Worker model. The Key Worker model brings together a child’s therapeutic intervention into, one primary therapist. It is when an early childhood intervention professional becomes a family’s primary main contact for your child and the key worker practices from a strengths-based, family-centred perspective that enables the family to have choice and control in their lives. A key worker also works within a transdisciplinary team and undertakes planning that takes into consideration child and family strengths and needs when developing goals with the child and their family.

Key Worker Model

KEY WORKER BEST PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION INVOLVES:

QUALITY AREA 1: Family

Family-Centred and Strengths-Based Practice Culturally responsive Practice

QUALITY AREA 2: Inclusion

Inclusive and Participatory Practice Engaging the Child in Natural Environment

QUALITY AREA 3: Teamwork

Collaborative Teamwork Practice Capacity-Building Practice Practice

QUALITY AREA 4: Universal Principles

Evidence base, Standards, Accountability and Practice Outcome based Approach

WHO ARE QCCS KEY WORKER?

QCCS Key Workers are experienced early childhood intervention professionals with specialties in any of the following areas: Early Childhood Teacher, Special
Education, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Positive Behaviour Support practitioner.

  • QCCS promotes transdisciplinary practice, where a team of professionals from different specialties works in collaborative partnership and share information, ideas, strategies, and techniques to support children and their families, personalised services.
  • Your QCCS Key Worker can also work with people who are involved in supporting your child in other areas, including playgroups, school, childcare,
    preschool, community activities, and connecting you with community and mainstream supports, which may benefit your child’s development.

WHY CHOOSE A QCCS KEY WORKER?

Many research studies have recommended that parents prefer a single point of contact to coordinate their child’s early intervention services and a trusted person
to support them

A QCCS KEY WORKER CAN ALSO SUPPORT YOU WITH:

  • Be a single contact to support you in all areas of your child’s development using holistic approach.
  • Collaborate tailored programs that focuses on your child’s natural learning environments using the child’s daily routines and activities to promote his/her development and participation rather than working with the child solely in a clinical setting.
  • Assist when meeting with your child’s NDIS early intervention coordinator, Paediatrician, and other mainstream supports.
  • Guidance to make informed decisions about your child’s development
  • Updating services to suit your child through different developmental stages
  • Assistance in developing goals with you for your child which focus on your priorities
  • Support to embed goals for learning in your everyday activities and routines
  • Support to access local community services and activities
  • Capacity building practice by mentoring parents, educators, and other professionals to implement therapy into daily routines
  • Access to training that supports the needs of your family
  • Support to coordinate all the services who currently support your child and family
  • Answers to any questions or concerns that may raise