Mercy Community Services

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Mercy Community Services
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Mercy Community Services
“Mercy Community Services” (MCS) provides services to children, young adults, and
families in residential communities across Queensland. The family services assist vulnerable and
disadvantaged individuals to feel linked and valued. In spite of this fact, the organization
focuses on promoting the relationships of the community, and enhancing affiliations with
investing stakeholder; this authorizes the provision of quality services to individuals. Personal
and family underwritten programs include ménage intercession, counseling, family backing, and
programs on “live-in home” support for babies and their mother. In addition, the organization
help in community development and engagement programs. Therefore, by connecting young
families with their clique expedients and developing help networks, they can realize positive
family experiences.
MCS provides “Residential Care and Transition Services” that is situated in Queensland.
It offers safe and fully availed placements for youthful people with multiplex necessities, and
they may need rigorous help during their residential care and assistance with maverick living
placements. The models of the organization prioritize on the provision of provender, structure,
and attached interventions. Also, the models contain the principles that guide the relationships
between care staff and MCS (Mercy Community, n.d.). In addition, Mercy Community helps
young individuals to recover from experiences of neglect and abuse.
The Work of MCS on Young People
Residential Care Programs
The MCS uses the “Residential Care Programs” to provide safe, and fully upheld
placements for young people who are under 17 years old with complex needs. These youngsters

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have challenging behaviors and require intensive support during their placement. Notably, the
programs are situated in suburban houses within the south-east Queensland community including
“Cherbourg community” (Mercy Community, n.d.). The initiatives give therapeutic and
structured environments for young people, while residential care employees support them.
During the programs, youths are encouraged to attain their objectives in life such as education,
recreation, employment, life skills, and positive relationships.
The initiatives act as a section of the care continuum from when the young individual
enters the program until he or she reunite with their family and personal objectives. Notably,
“family connectedness” is utilized by MCS in maintaining family association, and creating a firm
sense of self-identity. This helps young people in building on their abilities and interests by
participating in local community activities, and attending local institutions. Mercy Community
(n.d.) argues that before entering the program, the youth link with staff to establish a shared
commitment to the placement. Contrary, MCS’s “North Coast Emergency Residential Care
Program” provides a similar placement service that responds to emergency care of the youth. For
instance, a care team head coordinates with youths and stakeholders such as the “Department of
Communities Child Safety Services” in developing a therapeutic aid plan for young individuals
and their family. Also, the MCS offers young people in programs with more support through its
“Educational and Vocational Support Programs” (EVSP), which assists the youth in attaining
their goals by linking them to work opportunities or education.
Therapeutic Residential Care
MCS‘s “Therapeutic Residential Care Program” offers exhaustive therapeutic care to
youths who cannot be placed under a foster care specialist, or other forms of residential care due
to the severity of their behavior. The program is done over 18 months to assist each youth in

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dealing with behavioral, relational, and emotional difficulties. This program also helps young
people in minimizing risks of placement instability. Thus, the organization reconnects the youth
with the community and family, and develops the skills, behavioral and emotional competencies
needed to successfully transition the prime to productive people in the society (Mercy
Community, n.d.). During the therapeutic program, young people are offered with every chance
to develop significant attachment relationships, which enhance their ability of self-reflection and
attain personal competency in various psychosocial fields.
Kinship and Foster Care
MCS provides foster and kinship care services for young people who are not able to live
at home due to child protection concerns. During 2015 and 2016, the former provided at least
250,000 nights of kinship and foster care to Queensland children and young people. The
organization recruits, trains, evaluates, supports, and monitors kinship and foster caregivers who
provide a home for the youth (Mercy Community, n.d.). Importantly, MCS offers its caregivers
with informed training, and invites them to special carer events where they can gain more
knowledge and experience.
The Philosophy of MCS about the Youth Welfare
The CAMS program created the “Agencies CALD Action Group” (ACAG) at MCS
Toowoomba to bring together representatives cooperating with indigenous people. The purpose
of the cooperation was to write and deliver suitable intervention workshops in settling
challenges, and linking with local developing communities. Mercy Community Services (2010)
asserts, “Agencies invited to participate came from all sectors of services to residents of the
region, including business and employment, children and family relationships, community