1 | Memorandum of understanding indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine if the Bringing Them Home and Link Up Counselling Program has negotiated any memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with any relevant service, department, organisation, group or individual regarding the services offered by the Program. Note: MoUs in this instance are agreements between services that outline agreed protocols and arrangements for referral, support and other relevant interagency issues between service for BTH and/or Link Up clients and staff. |
2 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors employment characteristics cluster |
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1 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up counselling position type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Bringing Them Home (BTH) Counsellor | 2 | Link Up Counsellor |
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2 | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine the Indigenous status of the Bringing Them Home or Link Up counsellors. In the Indigenous status data element, code 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to 'Yes, Aboriginal', code 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) maps to 'Yes, Torres Strait Islander', code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to 'No' and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status. |
3 | Gender | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Gender other/diverse | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine the gender of the Bringing Them Home or Link Up counsellors. This data collection uses 'Gender' in place of 'Sex'. Note that the Gender data element includes a third category of 'Gender other/diverse' for a person that does not fall within the traditional binary notions of sex. This category is not used in this collection. |
4 | Full-time equivalent | Number
[2]
| N[.N]
A numeric value representing a full-time equivalent unit. | DSS specific information: This data element refers to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) units for a BTH or Link Up Counsellor. If the position is half-time it is assigned an FTE of 0.5; if full-time it is assigned an FTE of 1. |
5 | Relevant qualification indicator | Boolean
[1]
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6 | Level of highest qualification in Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program employment field | Number
[1]
| 1 | Bachelor degree or above | 2 | Diploma or associate diploma | 3 | Certificate |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response to the Person—relevant qualification indicator, yes/no code N data element. |
7 | Education field of highest relevant qualification text | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response to the Person—relevant qualification indicator, yes/no code N data element. |
3 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellor formal training course details cluster |
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1 | Formal training attendance indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | DSS specific information: This data element refers to whether the Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counsellors underwent any formal training during the reporting period. |
2 | Course code text | String
[100]
| X[X(99)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Person—formal training attendance indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: This data element is used to obtain the course code for any formal training undertaken by Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counsellors. |
3 | Course name text | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Person—formal training attendance indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: This data element is used to obtain the name of the course for any formal training undertaken by Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counsellors. |
4 | Name of training provider | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Person—formal training attendance indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: This data element is used to obtain the name of the training provider for any formal training undertaken by Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counsellors. |
4 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service staff vacancy cluster |
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| DSS specific information: This data cluster refers to staff vacancies within the Bringing them Home and Link Up Counselling Program. |
1 | Positions vacant indicator | Boolean
[1]
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2 | Position title text | String
[250]
| [X(250)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N. |
3 | Full-time equivalent | Number
[2]
| N[.N]
A numeric value representing a full-time equivalent unit. | Conditional obligation: This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N. |
4 | Length of time position vacant | Number
[2]
| | Conditional obligation: This data element is collected when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—positions vacant indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: The supplementary code '99' is not used for this collection. |
5 | Bringing them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client numbers cluster |
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- | Bringing them Home/Link Up Counsellor Program client type | Number
[1]
| 1 | First generation clients | 2 | Second generation clients | 3 | Third and subsequent generation clients | 4 | Other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients | 5 | Non-Indigenous clients |
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- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine the sex of the Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counselling Program clients. |
- | Number of clients | Number
[5]
| N[NNNN] Total number of people. | DSS specific information: This data element refers to the number of Bringing Them Home or Link Up Counselling Program clients. |
6 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client contacts cluster |
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- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine the Indigenous status of the Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program clients. In the Indigenous status data element, codes 1 (Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin), 2 (Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin) and 3 (Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin) are aggregated to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; code 4 (Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin) maps to non-Indigenous and code 9 (Not stated/inadequately described) maps to Unknown Indigenous status. |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is used to determine the sex of the Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors' client. |
- | Number of service contacts | Number
[6]
| N[NNNNN] The total number of service contacts. | DSS specific information: This data element is used to collect the number of individual client contacts made by Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors. |
7 | Bringing them Home/Link Up Counselling Program activities cluster |
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1 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors activities type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Working directly with clients providing counselling/support/advocacy | 2 | Working with groups | 3 | Administration | 4 | Outreach and/or travel | 5 | Other (please specify) |
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2 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors activities type text | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | DSS specific information: This data element is used when an 'Other' response is provided for Service provider organisation—Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors activities type, code N. |
3 | Proportion of time spent on Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors activities | Number
[3]
| 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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8 | Support for Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors cluster |
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1 | Professional supervision for Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors indicator | Boolean
[1]
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2 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors professional supervision type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Professional supervision was provided by a person that worked for the service (internal supervisor) | 2 | Professional supervision was provided by a person that worked for another organisation (external supervisor) |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response for Service provider organisation—professional supervision for Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors indicator, yes/no code N. |
3 | Number of hours of professional supervision received by Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors | Number
[4]
| NNNN Total number of hours. | Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response for Service provider organisation—professional supervision for Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Service provider organisation—frequency of professional supervision received by Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors, code N to determine the number of hours of professional supervision by the frequency of supervision (i.e. weekly, fortnightly, monthly). |
4 | Frequency of professional supervision received by Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors | Number
[1]
| 1 | Weekly | 2 | Fortnightly | 3 | Monthly |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response for Service provider organisation—professional supervision for Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors indicator, yes/no code N. DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Service provider organisation—number of hours of professional supervision received by Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors, total hours NNNN to determine the number of hours of professional supervision by the frequency of supervision (i.e. weekly, fortnightly, monthly). |
5 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors support type | Number
[2]
| 1 | Debriefing | 2 | Case consulting | 3 | Counsellor networking meetings | 4 | Regular meeting with clinical supervisor mentor - senior counsellor from this service | 5 | Regular meeting with clinical supervisor mentor - senior counsellor who is based at another service | 6 | Regular meeting with clinical supervisor mentor - general practitioner | 7 | Regular meeting with clinical supervisor mentor - psychiatrist | 8 | Telephone support available through counsellors/supervisor/mentor | 9 | Peer support work | 10 | Other (please specify) |
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6 | Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors support type text | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is used when an 'Other' response is provided for Service provider organisation—Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counsellors support type, code N[N]. |
9 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services group activities cluster |
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| DSS specific information: This data cluster refers to group activities provided by Bringing them Home and Link Up Counselling programs. |
1 | Group session status | Boolean
[1]
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2 | Group activity type | Number
[2]
| 1 | Counselling groups | 2 | Support groups | 3 | Community based education and prevention groups | 4 | Cultural groups | 5 | Sport/recreation/physical exercise groups | 6 | Living skills groups | 7 | Chronic disease management groups | 8 | Antenatal groups | 9 | Mothers' and babies' groups | 10 | Alcohol use treatment/prevention groups | 11 | Tobacco use treatment/prevention groups | 12 | Other substance use treatment/prevention groups | 13 | Men's groups | 14 | Women's groups | 15 | Youth groups | 99 | Other (please specify) |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is used when a 'Yes' response is provided for Service provider organisation—group session status, yes/no code N. |
3 | Group activity type text | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is used when an 'Other' response is provided for Service provider organisation—group activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services group activity type code N[N]. |
10 | Bringing Them Home Counsellors coverage and outreach | String
[2147483647]
| X[X(∞)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: This data element is relevant to services that employ Bringing Them Home counsellors. |