STAFF PROFILE
Dr Carmel Laragy
Position:
Senior Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
Global, Urban and Social Studies
Phone:
+61 3 9925 9774
Email:
carmel.laragy@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Carmel Laragy is a Senior Research Fellow with the Social and Global Studies Centre (SGSC).
Carmel’s research focuses on the provision of flexible and responsive social services in disability and aged care. Her background is in social work. She studies service design, organisational change and workforce requirements to facilitate the introduction of individual funding in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and consumer directed care (CDC) in aged care.
- Laragy, C. (2018). Flexible person-centred funding models. In P. Ramcharan & S. Thompson (Eds.), Community services of the future: An evidence review (pp. 10-16). Melbourne: Futures Social Services Institute (FSSI). http://vcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Community-services-of-the-future-FSSI-2018-FINAL.pdf
- Laragy, C. (2018). Person-centred services. In P. Ramcharan & S. Thompson (Eds.), Community services of the future: An evidence review (pp. 24-31). Melbourne: Futures Social Services Institute (FSSI). http://vcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Community-services-of-the-future-FSSI-2018-FINAL.pdf
- Laragy, C. (2018). Flexible person-centred funding models. In P. Ramcharan & S. Thompson (Eds.), Community services of the future: An evidence review (pp. 10-16). Melbourne: Futures Social Services Institute (FSSI). http://vcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Community-services-of-the-future-FSSI-2018-FINAL.pdf
- Hepburn, J., Despott, N., Davy, L., Fisher, K.R., Robinson, S., Speeding, J, Poredos, S., Neale, K., West, R., Laragy, C., (2018). Working Together Well: A Guide to Building a Stronger Working Relationship. Training Workbook, Inclusion Designlab: Melbourne. ISBN: 978-0-9954255-6-9. https://www.dropbox.com/s/sx7ya9khkck0mkb/FINAL%20Working%20Together%20Well.pdf?dl=0
- Laragy, C., Simons, B., & Kimberley, H. (2016). Ageing in Community : Consumer-directed Support. Ch. 15 in E. Moore (Ed.), Case Management: Inclusive Community Practice (2 ed.). Oxford, South Melbourne.
- Lee, J. & Laragy, C. (2016) Indigenous social work practice and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), National Coalition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Workers Association Inc., (NCATSISWA) Newsletter, Issue 10, July.
- Laragy, C, Sanders, F. & Brophy, L. (2015). Implications for family carers when people with psychosocial disability have individualised funding packages - literature review. Melbourne: University of Melbourne & Mind Australia. https://www.mindaustralia.org.au/about-mind/research/mind-reports-and-presentations.html
- PhD, ’Professionals in the Changing Workplace’, La Trobe University
- Master of Social Work, ’Group Supervision Using Action Methods’, Monash University
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), Monash University
- Bachelor of Arts, Major – Psychology, Monash University
- David, C.,Laragy, C.,Hudson, E. (2019). Individual Funding for People With Mental Health Issues: Opportunities, Tensions, and Outcomes In: Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society, Medical Information Science Reference, Pennsylvania, United States
- Laragy, C.,David, C.,Moran, N. (2016). A framework for providing information in individualised funding programmes In: Qualitative Social Work, 15, 190 - 208
- Laragy, C.,Allen, J. (2015). Community aged care case managers transitioning to consumer directed care: More than procedural change required In: Australian Social Work, 68, 212 - 227
- Wiesel, I.,Laragy, C.,Gendera, S.,Fisher, K.,Jenkinson, S.,Hill, T.,Finch, K.,Shaw, W.,Bridge, C. (2015). Moving to my home: housing aspirations, transitions and outcomes of people with disability� In: AHURI Final Report Series - Project: Accommodating NDIS: maximising housing choice in a reformed disability sector - AHURI Final Report No. 246, , 1 - 95
- Laragy, C.,Fisher, K.,Purcal, C.,Jenkinson, S. (2015). Australia's individualised disability funding packages: when do they provide greater choice and opportunity? In: Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 9, 282 - 292
- Purcal, C.,Fisher, K.,Laragy, C. (2014). Analysing choice in Australian individual funding disability policies In: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 73, 88 - 102
- Ramcharan, P.,Leighton, D.,Moors, R.,Laragy, C.,Despott, N.,Guven, N. (2013). It's My Choice! The Principles of Choice Volume 5� In: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) Canberra, Australia
- Laragy, C.,Ramcharan, P.,Fisher, K.,McCraw, K.,Williams, R. (2013). Making it work: A workforce guide for disability service providers. In: Commonwealth - FaHCSIA Canberra, Australia
- Laragy, C.,Ramcharan, P.,Fisher, K.,McCraw, K.,Williams, R. (2013). Background Evidence: Making it Work: A workforce guide for disability service providers. In: Commonwealth - FaHCSIA Canberra, Australia
- Ottmann, G.,Laragy, C.,Allen, J. (2012). People at centre stage: Evaluation summary report In: Australian Research Council Melbourne, Australia
- Increasing consumer self-management in home care. Funded by: Department of Health, Dementia and Aged Care Fund (DACS) 2017 from (2017 to 2019)
- Promoting the Exercise of Consumer Control and Choice. Funded by: Psychiatric Disability Services of Vic (VICSERV) from (2017 to 2018)
- Accommodating the NDIS: maximising housing choice in a reformed disability sector. Administered by The University of New South Wales. Funded by: AHURI National Housing Research Program Grants 2014 from (2014 to 2015)
- The Choosing for Yourself Toolkit. Funded by: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Contract from (2012 to 2013)
- Best practice guide for Disability Support Providers (DSPs) employing support workers within NDIS. Funded by: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Contract from (2012 to 2013)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
1 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
Provision of flexible and responsive services to people with a disability and the ageing based on principles of self-determination and empowerment: in particular, individual funding (consumer directed care).