Casework Supervision

Newfangled Ideas can provide casework and clinical consultation individually or as a group. Newfangled Ideas specialises in early intervention, strength based approaches, child development and youth health. Consulation usually occurs on a monthly basis.

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org 

Clinical debriefing

Newfangled Ideas can provide casework and clinical debriefing individually or as a group. Newfangled Ideas staff have extensive training in critical incident debriefing.

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org or phone 0414-344-013

ABCD Facilitation

Paul Schott is an accredited ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) Facilitator. He regularly consults with organisations to build capacity to work with communities.

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org 

Mediation and conflict resolution

Newfangled Ideas have a number of modern techniques to mediate and resolve conflict between staff and support managers to maintain quality performance standards.

Newfangled Ideas also provides training in these techniques in its Advanced Supervision course.

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org 

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are employee benefit programs offered by many employers. EAPs are intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health, and well-being. EAPs generally include assessment, short-term counseling and referral services for employees and their household members.

Employees and their household members may use EAPs to help manage issues that could adversely impact their work and personal lives. Our counselors typically provide assessment, support, and if needed, referrals to additional resources. The issues for which EAPs provide support vary, but examples include:

• substance abuse
• safe working environment
• emotional distress
• major life events, including births, accidents and deaths
• health care concerns
• financial or legal concerns
• family/personal relationship issues
• work relationship issues
• concerns about aging parents
  

An EAP's services are usually free to the employee or household member, having been pre-paid by the employer.

Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with privacy laws and professional ethical standards

Employers usually do not know who is using their employee assistance programs, unless there are extenuating circumstances and the proper release forms have been signed.

In some circumstances, an employee may be advised by management to seek EAP assistance due to job performance or behavioral problems.

Coaching Programs for Executives and Managers

Executives and managers are expected to have a wide range of skills available to them and respond proactively to both staff and complex situations.

Coaching involves practical, goal focused sessions leading to actionable results. It can be delivered indivually or as a group.

Newfangled Ideas offers a range of packages to suit your organisation's needs.

Strategic planning

Our staff have extensive experiences in strategic and project planning utulising a number of participative and consultative frameworks.

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org 

Service reviews

If you are seeking to review your team, project, service or organisation, our staff have undertaken a number of exyernal reviews and can assist you to develop an appropriate framework/logic and support the documentation of your results

For further information, please contact enquiries@newfangled.org 

Teams don't start off great they learn to be great

Newfangled Ideas assists employees and managers to build strong teams and align staff to organisational goals. We strengthen teamwork and improve productivity utilising existing staff potential. A range of strategies can be undertaken including team development days, communication workshops and plannign days. All activites are delivered in an enjoyable format with sustainable ideas to assist managers and teams in the future.

Publications

• Do you need resources that reflect the latest research and practice in management, health or community sectors?
• Do you want your resource to promote the needs of your clients and your service?

Newfangled Ideas have published a range of workbooks, tools and other resources including:

1. Spirals of Strength - Strengthening communities through groupwork with children (Manual and DVD)
2. Spirals of Strength - Worker Training DVD
3. Making Retirement Work - A training manual to support men's retirement

Further information is available