ATDP

Please download the ATDP’s matrix of COVID-19 restrictions by State and how ATDP training venues and catering may be affected. This information will be updated as restrictions are changed.

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) have been hosting a webinar series of eight free interactive educational webinars. We encourage you to join us for the last webinar in the series. When you register you will receive instructions about how to access the webinar on the day.

DVA has a range of personal monitoring technologies available to eligible veterans and widow/ers. 

Accessing and installing a personal monitoring system may be suitable for older veterans and widow/ers if they are self-isolating to protect themselves from exposure to COVID-19.

DVA veterans and widow/ers can access fully-monitored 24-hours a day, seven days a week personal response systems in their home or as mobile pendant personal response devices that are designed to keep them safe at home and when out and about. The initial and ongoing costs are covered by DVA if these devices are arranged through DVA. 

Personal response devices can be tailored to an individual’s needs, giving the person being monitored the comfort that assistance is never far away and reassuring family and friends that their loved one is able to access help easily, if it is needed.

Latest edition of the ATDP update

This Information Pack outlines broadly what our volunteer advocates and advocate support officers do to assist our members and clients. (TEXT)

You will find out about:

• The benefits of volunteering as an advocate or advocate support officer,
• More about our advocates and advocate support officers’ roles,
• What commitments our volunteers are making,
• The training and support we and the Advocacy Training and Development Program (ATDP) provide, and
•  What insurance cover is provided to advocates by the Veterans’ Indemnity and Training Association (VITA)

The Information Pack can be downloaded as a Word Template and you can customize it for your ex-service organisation or Veterans Support Centre and distribute it electronically - or print out hard copies for your members.

Working together for veteran wellness

Please click here to register for upcoming Transition Conferences to be held in 2020.

These conferences provide an opportunity for Ex-Service organisations and individual advocates to find out more about transition programs and provide feedback from their members. If able you are encouraged to attend.

A new, easier-to-use Department of Veterans’ Affairs website designed for veterans and their families will replace the existing www.dva.gov.au website on 4 March 2020.

Many of you would be aware of the current Beta website, which was released for testing and feedback in July 2019. DVA is in the final stages of adding content in preparation for the changeover.

If you have not already done so, we encourage you to look around the Beta site – https://beta.dva.gov.au/ – and familiarise yourself with the new look and feel.

The Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant encourages Australians to recognise and acknowledge the unique nature of military service and to support veterans and their families. The Oath, Veteran Card and Lapel Pin underpin the Covenant and provide further recognition and easier identification of veterans.