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100	1		_aCOUSINS, Carolyn _931645
245	1	0	_aShort term placements : _ban exercise in organisational culture exchange
260			_aOxford : _bBlackwell Publishers Limited, _cDecember 2005
520	3		_aThis article explores the process of setting up some short (one week) and longer (six month) exchanges between two government departments on the Central Coast of NSW, with the express purpose of assisting organisational change through this form of professional development. The article outlines the program's objectives and achievements, as well as the evaluation results and benefits to the two departments taking part.The exchanges all occurred within a context of services for children and families, but the concept of the exchanges and their educational and organisational benefit have much broader application to any instance where a number of government departments are being asked to collaborate or work more closely on issues.On the Central Coast of New South Wales, the Area Health Service and the Department of Community Services have undertaken an organisational cultural exchange experiment through short placements between various sections of the two government departments and also some longer term secondments. The purpose was to increase the understanding and skills of professionals within the two agencies to understand each other's roles better, and to also achieve better client outcomes for the often shared client group of the two departments. The exchanges have all taken place in services that work with children and families and were organised with a child protection focus in mind, although the program is transferable to other contexts
773	0	8	_tAustralian Journal of Public Administration _g64, 4, p. 81-89 _dOxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, December 2005 _xISSN 0313-6647 _w
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