Evaluation of the NT MOS projects
Overall case-related services
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Executive summary- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methodology
3. Findings- 4. Analysis & recommendations
- 5. Appendices
The following outlines the current take up of case-related services across the Regions. Casework services, as defined in the MOD System Data Definitions, are "services which are provided to a child or to the significant person in relation to that child". These services can also include contact made about the child with an agency such as Child Protection services, Police or health services, delivered while the client/s are present. Services provided to the child can include:
- Assessments only
- Group counselling
- Individual counselling
- Sexual assault forensic medical examinations
- Camp attendance
- Consultancy services
- Other services.
In total there were 1,229 individual casework service events delivered by the MOS Projects. Of these, the largest proportion was located in Top End (57.3%); this result is consistent with the fact that the largest number of cases was located in this Region, which is in turn consistent with the fact that the largest proportion of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population resides in this Region (see Figure 11).
Broadly speaking, there is a correlation between the number of community visits in a Region and the number of casework service events, however there does not appear to be a significant link. For example, while just over half of casework service events occurred in Top End, the region accounts for closer to one-third of the community visits (41.0%).
One-fifth of casework service events were delivered in Central Australia (20.8%), and approximately one-sixth were delivered in Katherine (17.7%). Relatively few casework service events occurred in Barkly (4.1%), which is consistent with the comparatively low number of cases in that Region.
In all Regions except Barkly, the overall number of casework service events provided by the MOS Projects in a quarter has increased over the period the service has been operating. The increase has been most substantial in Top End (see Figure 12).
It is noted that, in three out of four Regions, the number of casework service events provided has tended to decrease in the 4th Quarter of each year before increasing again in the 1st and 2nd Quarters.
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Figure 11: Proportion of casework service events by Region, as a per cent of total casework service events
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Proportion of casework service events by Region, as a per cent of total casework service events:- Top End - 57.3% (N = 704)
- Central - 20.8% (N = 256)
- Katherine - 17.7% (N = 218)
- Barkly - 4.1% (N = 51)
Figure 12: Change in the number of casework service events provided by Region over time
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Figure 12 shows the change in the number of casework service events in each region receiving MOS Plus services for each quarter between 1 July 2008 and 31 March 2011.The change in the number of casework service events in each region varies between the first quarter and the final quarter of the period. The trend is upward particularly from the first quarter of 2010-11 for all regions except Barkly. The number of casework service events decreases over the period from 25 to 3 in Barkly, increases from 6 to 67 in Katherine, increases from 22 to 169 in the Top End and increases from zero to 56 in Central Australia.
Overall in the period, there were 51 casework service events in the Barkly region, 256 in Central Australia, 218 in the Katherine region and 704 in the Top End region.