Supporting Carers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
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Northside Community Connect

Multicultural Carers Program provides social support to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds living in the Manly Warringah and Pittwater local council areas.

CALD carers face extra difficulties in terms of language and communication, skills, information access, referral and accessing services. The program assists them to reduce isolation and to address the diverse issues that they experience in their caring role.

An interpreter can be arranged if the carer cannot speak English. For further information and bookings please contact:

Carers Program Coordinator on 9931 7750 or
marinaw@northsideconnect.com.au

Assistant Coordinator on 9931 7751 or robynb@northsideconnect.com.au

Web: www.northsideconnect.com.au

Raising Kids Together DVD and Information Kit

A free DVD and information kit, for families from Afghanistan, Iraq or Sudan who have a child or a young person with a disability is available from the NSW Multicultural disability Advocacy (MDAA) by phoning Theresa Clark on 9891 6400 or email Theresa.clark@mdaa.org.au

This resource is available in Arabic, Assyrian, Dari, Dinka and Juba Arabic and will help families find out:

  • What to look for if you think your child may have a disability
  • More about disability
  • Available services and how to get them
  • Your rights and responsibilities in accessing disability services
  • Some important phone numbers; and
  • How to use interpreters.

Alzheimers Australia

As older people from CALD backgrounds constitute a significant proportion of the older Australian population there will be a rapid increase in the proportion of peole with dementia from non English-speaking backgrounds. People from CALD backgrounds face numerous barriers when it comes to accessing services and further more, there seems to be a lack of understanding of dementia by many people in some CALD communities.

Alzheimers Australia
has developed a resource kit outlining dementia perceptions in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese communities. This resource aims to assist organizations working with CALD clients to better understand the background of consumers they are supporting and develop appropriate services to assist these clients.

Alzheimers Australia has many
resources in languages other than English available on their website.

Carer Support Kits

Carer Support Kits contain practical information for caring at home. The kits are available free-of-charge and come in English and 13 community languages - click on this link to order a kit in your language Request a Carer Support Kit (click on the "information and resources" section).

Carer Information Sheets list the key services that can provide information and support as well as helpful tips for positive caring. It is available in
Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Indnoesian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Delirium Brochure

This brochure is available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Korean and provides information for people who have experienced delirium and for their family/Carers.

Patient Rights and Responsibilities Brochure

The Patient Rights and Responsibilities brochure is available in Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Korean.
This brochures outlines:

  • your rights in hospitals and community health centres of Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, that is, what you can expect;
  • Your responsibilities, that is, what is expected of you; and
  • Your right to comment.

We also promote the needs of CALD Carers in the community through:

  • Community Expos
  • Promoting CALD Carers' groups in our hospitals and Carer courses
  • Working in partnership with CALD organisations

Respite

Information brochures on Respite Services for families and friends affected by mental illness are available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Serbian, Thai and Vietnamese. Click here to visit the Respite section of our website to download these brochures.

Translating and Interpreting Services

If you need assistance with translating and interpreting contact TIS: Phone 13 14 50

Information and Resources

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW: Phone (02) 9891 6400

Resources online: NESB and Disability Clearing House http://www.mdaa.org.au/clearing/

Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre: Phone 1800 242 636
Carer Link: Phone 1800 052 222

Or by contacting Carer Support Service: Phone 8877 5349.

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