SWIMMING FOR

AUTISTIC
CHILDREN BY
CEREBRAL PALSY
ALLIANCE
PRESENTING BY PAWANDEEP KAUR

STUDENT ID 1067235
 INTRODUCTION

• Audience – children and young adult aged 7-25 years

with Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD).
• Assessment is an important tool to identify the
sensory needs of children with ASD.
• Anxiety is the major critical factor for individual
living with ASD. However, water treatment has
appeared to provide significantly positive results in
helping to diminish ASD associated Anxiety.
• Swimming program aim to increase individual’s
safety level, mobility, balance, fitness, joint stability,
and muscle strength.
 CONSUMER
ENGAGEMENT
Understand the expectations and needs of service users.
• Work closely with agencies who deal with neurological
disabilities.
• Involve range of volunteers who can spread the information about
the program in community.
• Consumer engagement manager plays important role to lead the
program, drive, co-ordinate and support all the activities across the
community health service.
• Analyse consumer feedback about service delivery and
association’s planning of program.
SUPPORT NEEDED FOR
CONSUMER PARTICIPATION

• Clear channels – To give and receive information about

participants.

• Strategic plan – fundamental planning document.

• Policies & procedures – To ensure consumer

engagement

• Budget – To ensure adequate resources.

• Performance plans – consultation and evaluation.

• Human resources - staff training needs, performance

reviews.

• Management- planning, monitoring, reporting

• Governance – receive feedback

 REQUIREMENTS OF DIVERSE SERVICE USER

• Cross- cultural environment

• Value diversity
• Simple and clear communication
• Take actions to support culturally and
linguistically diverse population
• Understand norms and spiritual beliefs
PROGRAM DESIGN

• Venue – Allambie Heights Hydro pool

• 5 Swimming Instructors

• Group of 9 Board of Directors and 13 General managers

invest their time and expertise in the organisation.
• Contact information is updated on the website.

• General enquiries timing is 8.00am-5.00pm.

• Swimming session runs between 9.30am-10.30am.

• Duration: 10 weeks
 RESOURCES

• Physical resources
• Instructor
• Location – Hydro pool
• Water supply
• Chemical tester
• Aqua equipment
• Safety kit
• Risk assessment
• Changing rooms
• Financial resources- Grant, fundraising, Fee.
 ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE

• Accountability is a concept of mandatory reporting about

performance of the program.
• 1. upward accountability: legal documentation about funding process.
• 2. Horizontal : between partners
• 3. Downward : among constituents.

• Governance: A structure to deliver safe, effective, person centred

approach.
• Follow policies and procedures
• Mandatory reporting
FUNDING

• Donations
• National disability insurance scheme
(NDIS)
• Autism advisory and support services
• Autism spectrum Australia
(ASPECT)
• Philanthropic partners
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COLLABORATION AND
SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS

• Internal and external work-related

networks
• Maintaining good relationships with
service users
• Supervisory meetings
• Developing individual support plan
• Job sharing or group projects
SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES

STEP PROCEDURE AUTHORISED STARTIN STATUS

S PERSON G DATE
1. Staff meeting Board of 17/11/2021
director
2. Program Directors and 20/11/2021
approval general manager
3. Task delegation Collaborative 17/11/2021
decision
4. Risk assessment Occupational 19/11/2021
therapist
5. Promote the Collaborative/ 21/11/2021 ongoing
program marketing
specialist
 RISK REGULATORY AND SUSTAINABILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
• Children at risk of harm- Under NSW Children and
young persons Act 1988 , Cerebral Palsy Alliance is
a mandatory reporter.
• Safe lifting practices
• Incident management
• Whistleblower (protected disclosure)
STANDARDS, CODES AND
LEGISLATION COMPLIANCE

• National standard for disability

services
• Duty of care
• Negligence
• Dignity of risk
• Work health and safety legislation
• Freedom of information
• Privacy legislation
 PROGRAM MONITORING
AND EVALUATION

• Individual outcome policy – to make

sure needs are fulfilled and goals are
achieved.
• Feedback and complaints policy –
• Service access policy – to make sure
was it easy to use the service.
 COMPLAINTS
PROCESS
• Discuss the issue with service provider
• If unresolved, go to service manager, who will
follow up within 2 working days
• Involve senior manager to reduce the issue
• CEO will deal with the issue if not resolved by
senior manger
• Outside agency such as NDIS Quality and
safeguards commission will solve the issue.
• Complaints should be documented and monitored
after every step.