BUSHkids Annual Report 2020-2021

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TOPICS 2020-21

Chair’s 30 years’ service _______________________________ 4 CEO 10-year reflection_ ______________________________ 5 Valé, Gloria_____________________________________ 6 Leadership / Charter_ ___________________________ 6 Collaborations__________________________________ 7 Safety of children_ ______________________________ 7 Service streams and funders_ ____________________ 8 Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services_ _ 8 WQPHN Cunnamulla partnership__________________ 9 Children and Parenting Support Services __________ 9 BUSHkids eKindy Pods_ ________________________ 10 Spotlight on an eKindy facilitator__________________ 11 Children’s Allied Health Services__________________ 11 Human Services Quality Framework Standards ____ 12 ICT and social media ___________________________ 22 WHS summary_________________________________ 22 Gratitude _____________________________________ 24 Looking forward: 2022 and beyond ______________ 24 New TeleBUSHkids Centre_ _____________________ 12 Teleservices _ _________________________________ 13 Maintaining a high standard of training____________ 13 tele-Circle of Safety across regions ______________ 13 Virtual outreach via community connections _ _____ 14 EarlyStart teams’ teleHealth-based reset _ ________ 14 EarlyStart team pilot program _ __________________ 15 Introducing some of the EarlyStart team __________ 15 Our best practice Early Childhood Intervention _ ___ 16 Filling the gap_ ________________________________ 16 Launching the team_ ___________________________ 16 The journey of a family__________________________ 16 Good news stories_ ____________________________ 17 Working as a ‘virtual team’_ _____________________ 17 NDIA Independent Assessment Pilot_ ____________ 18 Our journey in numbers_________________________ 18 Where to next? ________________________________ 18 BUSHKIDS TELEHEALTH ECEI / EARLYSTART

OUR PATRON The Governor of Queensland Her Excellency Dr Jeanette Young psm

Notice of Meeting 2021 The 85th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme – BUSHkids – will be held on Friday 3 December 2021 at 6.00pm at 16 Morley Street, Toowong Q 4066. Business Confirmation of Minutes of the 84th Annual General Meeting held on 27th November 2020; Receive and adopt the 85th Annual Report for the 12 month period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021; Presentation of Annual Financial Report for the 12 month period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021; Nomination and election of Chair and Council members; Appoint Auditors for the ensuing year; Transact any special business for which due notice has been given. By order of the Council. Dr N J Bartels oam Chair

ESSENTIALS 2020-2021

CONNECTIONS Inside front cover DIRECTORY Inside back cover

COUNCIL Council members 2 Chair’s report 3

STATISTICS

Clients and sessions

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ECEI / EarlyStart

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks

Estates, legacies and trusts Donate, bequest or sponsor

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FINANCIALS Treasurer’s Report 26 Statements of > Profit or Loss 28 > Financial Position 29 > Changes in Equity 30 > Cash Flows 31 Notes 32 Council Declaration 42 Auditor’s Report 43

CASE STUDIES

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FRIENDS OF BUSHKIDS

Chair Judy Peters______________________________ 18 Emerald - Allied Health Assistant ________________ 19 Leslie Wilson Outback Centre ___________________ 19 New outdoor area for Dalby _____________________ 20 Bundaberg - Face Program _ ____________________ 20 Lego social skills program _ _____________________ 21 Reds visit Bundaberg _ _________________________ 21 Warwick_ _____________________________________ 21

*Client names have been changed throughout this document for privacy reasons

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