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The need for new models for delivery of therapy intervention to people with a disability in rural and remote areas of Australia
Published 2012-03-01Early therapy intervention by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech pathologists (therapists) is recognised to yield benefits across the lifecourse (Carpenter, 2007; Law, 2002; Thomaidis, Kaderoglou, Stefou, ...Open AccessArticle -
Integrating evidence into policy and sustainable disability services delivery in western New South Wales, Australia: the ‘wobbly hub and double spokes’ project
Published 2012-06-01Background: Policy that supports rural allied health service delivery is important given the shortage of services outside of Australian metropolitan centres. The shortage of allied health professionals means that rural ...Open AccessArticle -
Issues affecting therapist workforce and service delivery in the disability sector in rural and remote New South Wales, Australia: perspectives of policymakers, managers and senior therapists
Published 2012-06-11Introduction: The disability sector encompasses a broad range of conditions and needs, including children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people with acquired disabilities, and irreversible ...Open AccessArticle -
Addressing the barriers to accessing therapy services in rural and remote areas
Published 2012-08-01Purpose: Throughout the world, people with a disability who live in rural and remote areas experience difficulty accessing a range of community-based services including speech-, physioand occupational therapy. This paper ...Open AccessArticle -
Carer and service providers’ experiences of individual funding models for children with a disability in rural and remote areas
Published 2013-01-01There is a global movement for people with a disability towards personcentred practices with opportunities for self-determination and choice. Person-centred approaches may involve individual funding (IF) for the purchase ...Open AccessArticle -
Barriers to the use of Information and Communication Technology by occupational therapists working in a rural area of New South Wales, Australia
Published 2013-01-01Background/aim: This qualitative study formed part of a large-scale, multi-phase study into the delivery of therapy services to people with a disability, living in one rural area of New South Wales, Australia. The study’s ...Open AccessArticle -
Delivering private therapy in rural Australia
Published 2013-07-01Enabling high quality, sustainable and accessible services: A framework for rural private therapists.Open AccessOther -
The Wobbly Hub & Double Spokes project: people with a disability in rural areas.
Published 2013-07-01The Wobbly Hub and Double Spokes project aims to develop, implement and evaluate new models of therapy service delivery for people with a disability living in rural areas. Based on our research work in Western NSW and the ...Open AccessOther -
Individual Funding: the experiences of families in rural areas
Published 2013-09-01Open AccessOther