Role Title: Social Work Department: New Model of Care - Chronic healthcare in Paediatrics
Organisation: Child and Adolescent Health Service
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Nedland
The Social Work department at Perth Children’s Hospital provides psychosocial assessment, intervention and support to patients of the hospital and their families.
This project focuses on the evaluation/audit of patient outcomes for patients engaged in a new model of care for patients in the Oncology specialty. The intern in this project will complete desktop research with the view to proposing a best
practice, culturally safe model for supporting families who are struggling to manage their
childs' chronic disease - particularly those impacting Aboriginal patients.
The analysis will include a comparison of current practice via audit data.
The Child and Adolescent Health Service is part of the Department and has a vision, values and strategic objectives for 2018 - 2023 to achieve healthy kids and healthy communities for Western Australia.