1 Introduction
Scope
Who should use this document?
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How to use this document
Glossary of terms
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2 How to use Gambler’s Help Connect
Logging on to Gambler’s Help Connect
Your Gambler’s Help Connect homepage
Notification pane
Navigation menu
Gambler’s Help Connect pages and fields
Pages
View mode
Edit mode
Fields
Predictive search
Changing your password
Lists, searches and filters
Case, client and organisation names and numbers
Cases and case types
Client cases
Non-client cases
Case stages
Stages for client cases
Stages for non-client cases
Lists
Overdue cases
Incoming cases
My Cases and My Activities
My Cases
Family therapy cases
My Activities
Searches
Keyword searches and wildcards
Cases
Client searches
Name searches
Whole name search
Surname search
Given name search
UR number search
Phone number search
Merged clients and other identifiers searches
Searching for a client record
The client action icon
Organisations
Activities
Running an activity search
Issues
Documents
Using search filters
The filters
Match all or match any
Exporting a search result
Filtering a list or search
Filter list for client cases
Filter list for community education cases
Filter list for venue support workers
3 Connect for counsellors, telephone counsellors and financial counsellors
Client cases - key concepts
The single client record
Client and case records
Client and case records – what’s in them?
The pathway to service
Agencies and teams
Creating case and client records
Therapeutic or financial counselling cases
Creating a therapeutic or financial counselling case for a new client
Create the client record
Identity and contact preferences
Counselling
Other demographic information
Justice Clients
Self exclusions
Save the client record
Complete the case record
Case
Counselling
External referral
Issues
Assignment
Schedule activities
Stage
Receipt
Creating a case for a client with a history at another agency
Conduct the client search
Create the case
Creating a case for a client with history at your agency
Conduct the client search
Create the case
Callback cases
Creating a callback case
Create the client record
Complete the case
Anonymous cases
Creating an anonymous case
Working with families
Family cases – points to consider
Creating a family case
Group cases
Creating a group case
Recovery Assistance Program cases
RAP and the GST
Reviewing a client’s RAP history
Creating a RAP case
Recording the Client Outcome Survey (COS)
About the Client Outcome Survey (COS)
Processing a COS1
Cancelling a COS 1
Collecting the COS 2 and 3
Reviewing a COS record for a client
Monitoring the Pending COS list
Processing a COS2 or 3
Recording unsuccessful COS calls
Process overview
If the client doesn’t answer or you leave a message…
If the client answers and asks you to call back later…
If the phone number is disconnected or wrong
If the client doesn’t want to participate
Recording activities for client cases
Activity types and subtypes
Activity notes
Scheduled activities and SMS reminders
Activity reminders
Activity documents
Activity calendar
Activity duration
Processing activities
Processing an unscheduled activity for a therapeutic or financial counselling case
Scheduling an activity for a therapeutic or financial counselling case
Setting reminders for an activity
Rescheduling activities
Completing a scheduled activity for a therapeutic or financial counselling case
Processing an anonymous activity
Processing activities with multiple staff
Processing activities for a family therapy case
Processing activities for group case sessions
Cancelling a scheduled activity
Cancelling a saved activity
Recording a no show
Recording a no show against a scheduled activity
Recording a no show as a new activity
Attaching documents to activities
Managing cases
Linking cases
Creating a new linked case
Creating case links in an existing case
Managing issues
Recording issues
Reviewing issues
Editing issues
Managing documents
Adding a document
Downloading a document
Using document templates
Generating a template document
Closing cases
Closing a therapeutic or financial counselling case
Closing a group case
4 Connect for practitioners
Key concepts for Gambler’s Help practitioners
Client and case records
The single client record
Practitioner cases
Practitioner referrals
Practitioner inward referrals
Practitioner outward referrals
Creating practitioner case and client records
Practitioner cases
Creating a practitioner case for a new client
Create the client record
Identity and contact preferences
Counselling
Other demographic information
Justice Clients
Self exclusions
Save the client record
Complete the practitioner case record
Case
Counselling
External referral
Issues
Assignment
Schedule activities
Stage
Receipt
Creating a practitioner case for a client with a history at another agency
Conduct the client search
Create the case
Creating a practitioner case for a client with history at your agency
Conduct the client search
Create the case
Practitioner callback cases
Creating a practitioner callback case
Create the client record
Complete the case
Anonymous cases for practitioners
Creating an anonymous practitioner case
Working with families in practitioner cases
Family cases for practitioners – points to consider
Creating a practitioner family case
Practitioner group cases
Creating a practitioner group case
Creating an anonymous practitioner group case
Recovery Assistance Program (RAP) cases for practitioners
Referring a practitioner client for RAP
Recording activities for practitioner cases
Practitioner activity types and subtypes
Activity notes
Scheduled activities and SMS reminders
Activity reminders
Activity documents
Activity calendar
Activity duration
Processing activities
Processing an unscheduled activity for a practitioner case
Scheduling an activity for a practitioner case
Setting reminders for a practitioner activity
Rescheduling practitioner activities
Completing a scheduled activity for a practitioner case
Processing an anonymous practitioner activity
Processing practitioner activities with multiple staff
Processing practitioner activities for a family case
Processing activities for practitioner group case sessions
Cancelling a scheduled practitioner activity
Cancelling a saved practitioner activity
Recording a no show for a practitioner activity
Recording a no show against a scheduled activity
Recording a no show as a new activity
Attaching documents to practitioner activities
Managing practitioner cases
Managing issues in practitioner cases
Managing documents for practitioner cases
Using document templates
Closing cases
Closing a practitioner case
Closing a group case
5 Connect for venue support workers
Key concepts for venue support workers
Types of cases
Venues
Activities
Training content activities
Some common terms
Agencies and teams
Creating cases
Creating an annual venue based case
Creating an ad hoc case
Non-plan based cases
Recording venue support worker activities
Processing an activity
Scheduling an activity
Setting reminders for an activity
Rescheduling activities
Completing a scheduled activity
Processing activities for cases with more than one venue
Recording training feedback
Attaching documents to activities
Cancelling a scheduled activity
Cancelling a completed activity
Managing cases
Attaching documents to venue support cases
Downloading a document
Closing venue support cases
6 Connect for community education workers
Key concepts for community education workers
Types of cases
Organisations
Activities
Some common terms
Creating cases
Community education cases for schools or sporting clubs
Creating a new organisation record for a school
Creating a new organisation record for a sporting club
Creating a community education case for a school or sporting club
Service promotion cases
Creating a service promotion case
Recording community education worker activities
About activities
Recording a completed community education case activity
Recording participant feedback
Activity notes
Scheduling an activity
Scheduling an activity in the case record in edit mode
Scheduling an activity in the activity record
Viewing activities
Activity statuses
Rescheduling activities
Cancelling a scheduled activity
Cancelling a completed activity
Managing cases
Attaching documents to community education cases
Downloading a document
Using document templates
Generating a template document
Closing community education cases
7 Managing integrated service cases
About integrated service cases
Creating an integrated service case
Establishing a new integrated service case
Defining the goals for an integrated service case
Maintaining integrated service cases
Case status
Goal status
Updating case status
Updating goal status
Closing an integrated service case
Using document templates
Generating a template document
Integrated service activities
About integrated service activities
Activity types
Goals
Recording an integrated service activity
Scheduling integrated service case activities
Document InformationOwnerGenevieve EndeanAuthorBill LeggeAudienceGambler's Help local services, Gambling Helpline, Gambler's Help In-language and Aboriginal services, GHC Project team
Recording an integrated service activity