People looking for playing damage assist via GambleAware will quickly be capable of seek advice from people with lived experience, way to a brand new provider including to the suite of loose assist already presented along with widespread and economic counselling, on line chat in addition to schooling and different assets.
The Office of Responsible Gambling has appointed The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) to construct the capability of GambleAware vendors to provide the Peer Support alternative from January 2024.
The Office of Responsible Gambling Director Alison Parkinson stated peer assist is a non-medical alternative for humans looking for assist to deal with playing damage and a key element of the stepped care technique of the GambleAware remedy and assist model.
“This provider will offer a further alternative for humans experiencing playing damage, ensuring that humans throughout NSW can get right of entry to assist that meets their desires and circumstances,” Ms Parkinson stated.
“The provider will paintings with GambleAware vendors so they’re equipped and capable of provide peer assist from early 2024. This will encompass supporting them to recruit and teach peer assist employees.”
The provider will construct the capability of our GambleAware vendors to supply secure and powerful peer assist services, in addition to recruit and keep peer assist employees of their nearby area.
Some key capabilities of this initiative encompass:
- Providing professional enter to assist the recruitment and retention of peer assist employees
- Developing peer assist assets for GambleAware vendors
- Facilitating ongoing expert improvement and education for peer assist employees to make sure they get the assist and improvement possibilities they want to carry out their roles properly and effectively.