TIP Training Case Study

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As one receives this edition of the White Ensign, it is yet another indication all that was old is new again. This change, like so many others taken by National Council has not been taken lightly. Support funding is drying up everywhere; we simply have to find other ways to do things. There has been, and shall continue to be, change in many areas.
We commenced change in our welfare support service 18 months ago. The TIP training system is no longer, and we now move to a new advocacy training programme. In short we are reaching out to the 21st century.
It is a given that change is not always enthusiastically embraced, and so it has been within some areas of our association. More specifically change to the delivery of welfare support and …show more content…

Because there was no formalised and structured body of governance, in addition to TIP courses we saw local training consultative groups and trainer bodies. These produced a local version of what they believed to be the necessary knowledge to support volunteers in the field. To date there has not been a formal task analysis to identify exactly what it is the various levels of advocacy do. This seems not to have concerned anybody. Further, we continue to use the term pension officer despite the fact there is no pension legislation, and for the past twelve years our volunteers have worked within the provisions of military rehabilitation and compensation legislation. Where to from …show more content…

Unless a welfare officer holds some formal qualification relative to finance, I believe it is strictly a “no go” area. We are not trained in such matters, and generally experience has taught us that our own finances can be a minefield. On the other hand, we should be able to suggest where an enquirer could go for professional advice. As we work in the fields of rehabilitation and compensation, that also implies we have some level of knowledge not available to the mere mortal. Personally I do not foresee the day when our association would become involved with hands on rehabilitation, I believe however we should be able to direct people towards appropriate professionals in the relative

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