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DHHS Framework for the Commissioning of Tasmanian Sexual Assault Support Program Services
In an environment in which levels of family violence are disturbingly high, the Tasmanian Government recognises and acknowledges that the incidents of sexual assaults are also disturbingly high. The Department understands the importance of a service system that has a high level of understanding of the impacts of sexual assault and the expertise, capacity and resources to respond to the immediate and long term needs of those impacted. The Framework ensures the commissioning of services that achieve consistent approaches to service provision and continual high quality outcomes for people impacted by sexual assault and the Tasmanian community. It provides a clear vision and articulates the principles, objectives and outcomes that underpin the TSAS Program’s service system into the future.
Primary and Strategic Objectives of the TSAS Program
The Framework establishes a strong foundation towards achieving the primary and strategic objectives of the TSAS Program of the TSAS Program:
| The primary objective of the TSAS Program is the delivery of a range of specialist recovery-based services that support Tasmanians affected by sexual assault to overcome the effects and the impact of sexual assault and to regain their sense of control, dignity and self-esteem. |
Address the impacts of sexual assault and deliver significant benefits to Tasmanian communities by increasing health and wellbeing, family functioning and economic participation. |
Reduce incidences of sexual violence, including sexual assault in Tasmania through broader professional and community awareness of gender equity, the nature of sexual violence and the role of associated trauma in the social determinants of health for Tasmanians who have experienced sexual violence. |
Target resources to ensure immediate clients needs are met, enabling people impacted by sexual assault to achieve their individual goals and opportunities are leveraged to build the capacity of mainstream and community organisations to understand and respond to the impacts of sexual assault. |
Provide accessible and appropriate support and specialist responses that utilise contemporary, evidence-based practice. |
Principles of the TSAS Program
The following set of six guiding principles form the basis of how TSAS Program funded services will work with people, professionals and the community to achieve high quality care and outcomes for Tasmanian children, young people and adults affected by sexual assault:
- Building Capacity – Preventing violence and ensuring safe environments for all children, young people and adults is a community responsibility.
- Creating Pathways – Pathways to quality responses and specialist care will be created and maintained through collaboration, partnerships and referral between services.
- A Responsive Service System – A service system that will address the multiple and complex barriers people affected by sexual assault face in accessing contemporary, evidence based specialist services and responses.
- Culturally Competent Responses – Culturally competent services will be available that understand the unique position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in today’s society and in Australia’s history. Culturally competent responses will also be available for people from CALD communities that take into account the diversity and particular needs of CALD children, young people and adults.
- Quality Services – Services will demonstrate continuous improvement in the delivery of quality care and services for children, young people and adults impacted by sexual assault and community awareness and education to the wider community.
Priority Outcomes for the TSAS Program
The Department through DCS aims to ensure models of service delivery are put in place that achieve consistent positive outcomes utilising evidence-based contemporary based practice. To make certain that individuals reach their potential, families are strong and supportive, communities are safe, inclusive and resilient and Tasmanians have good health and well-being.
The TSAS Program has five priority outcomes:
- Education and Awareness - People impacted by sexual violence, professionals and the wider Tasmanian community have a better awareness and improved knowledge about the nature and impact of sexual violence and appropriate responses and referral pathways.
- Individual Outcomes – Service models that provide a person centred approach to support people who have experienced sexual assault to achieve individual goals, to address the impacts of sexual assault on their lives and to assist them in the recovery process to overcome the trauma of sexual assault.
- Access – People affected by sexual assault have better access to contemporary, evidence- based services that are responsive to their immediate and long term needs.
- A Responsive Service System – A service system that enables people impacted by sexual assault better access to specialist and other supports relevant to their needs and circumstances.
- Provision of Culturally Competent Services – Services that understand and respond to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD people and recognise spiritual, cultural and social needs and adapt the service accordingly.
The Framework provides a transparent foundation for the commissioning of TSAS Program services and the ongoing monitoring of the services performance. The Framework is a working document and will be reviewed in response to an ever-changing and evolving research and service response environment. This will ensure the critical success factors are captured along with any barriers to the achievement of the desired outcomes. This will also make certain that the Department, through DCS and the TSAS Program, continues to provide contemporary evidence-based responses for those impacted by sexual violence including sexual assault and to realise the ultimate goal of preventing incidences of sexual violence in the Tasmania community.
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