Category: Therapeutic Residential Care

Play Transforms Education
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Play Transforms Education

Transitioning back into mainstream schooling is being facilitated through the power of play for one young person in care. After navigating more than 12 months of distance learning and being able to overcome some big challenges thanks to that flexibility, this young person now begins the exciting yet daunting process of returning to a mainstream...

Kids in Care and Crisis Receive Community Support
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Kids in Care and Crisis Receive Community Support

From humble beginnings over 5 years ago for a small sewing group, packing care kits to a registered charity with over 2000 volunteers now shipping boxes of backpacks full of essential items for kids across Queensland, Care Kits for Kids has created a legacy that even the founder Ann George could not have imagined. It...

Becoming a Kinship Carer Means Support and Flexibility with KICS KFC
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Becoming a Kinship Carer Means Support and Flexibility with KICS KFC

As Kinship Care is a rapidly growing area within the social sector, the need for Carers has increased. In 2020 Kummara and Infinity Community Solutions (KICS) were granted funding for the KICS Kinship and Foster Care Service (KICS KFC) with a child and young person centred, whole of family focused out of home care service...

Program Manager Shares Experiences on Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Train the Trainers Course
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Program Manager Shares Experiences on Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Train the Trainers Course

A challenging opportunity has proven rewarding for Program Manager Catriona.  Delivering the TCI program has helped strengthen her leadership capacity and increase her skillset at Infinity Community Solutions.   Catriona is the Program Manager for Infinity Community Solution’s Therapeutic Residential Care Service.  She has many years of experience in child protection and has worked for...

Infinity Community Solutions Commits to Being a Safe Workplace that Truly Cares About Health and Wellbeing
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Infinity Community Solutions Commits to Being a Safe Workplace that Truly Cares About Health and Wellbeing

Helping create a trauma-sensitive environment where everyone feels safe requires commitment and someone willing to manage ongoing delivery of programs that support that outcome.  Infinity Community Solutions Therapeutic Residential Care Program Manager Catriona is dedicated to ensuring outcomes for life for young people and staff. Infinity Community Solutions Ltd proudly implements the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention...

Navigating New Job Role and the Impact of Covid-19 in One Year
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Navigating New Job Role and the Impact of Covid-19 in One Year

General Manager reflects on her first 12 months working for Infinity Community Solutions It goes without saying that the last couple of years has been challenging.  And if you are a new employee starting out in an organisation, the challenge of finding your way around a new role may have been compounded with the difficulties...