People searching for playing damage guide thru GambleAware will quickly be capable of discuss with people with lived enjoy thru a brand new provider including to the suite of loose guide already presented which include preferred and monetary counselling, on line chat in addition to training and different sources.
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 choice from January 2024.
The Office of Responsible Gambling Director Alison Parkinson stated peer guide is a non-scientific choice for human beings searching for assist to deal with playing damage and a key issue of the stepped care technique of the GambleAware remedy and guide model.
“This provider will offer an extra choice for human beings experiencing playing damage, ensuring that human beings throughout NSW can get entry to guide that meets their desires and circumstances,” Ms Parkinson stated.
“The provider will paintings with GambleAware vendors so they may be prepared and capable of provide peer guide from early 2024. This will encompass supporting them to recruit and teach peer guide employees.”
The provider will construct the capability of our GambleAware vendors to supply secure and powerful peer guide services, in addition to recruit and keep peer guide employees of their nearby area.
Some key features of this initiative encompass:
- Providing professional enter to guide the recruitment and retention of peer guide employees
- Developing peer guide sources for GambleAware vendors
- Facilitating ongoing expert improvement and education for peer guide employees to make sure they get the guide and improvement possibilities they want to carry out their roles competently and effectively.