Partnerships are where two or more entities, work together to pursue the achievement of agreed objectives. Royal Far West has established a number of mutually beneficial partnerships with the corporate and business communities. If you are interested in discussing how your organisation can partner with Royal Far West to assist us in our work for country kids, please contact us on 02 8966 8503.
The first ever Ronald McDonald Care Mobile© in Australia is the result of a partnership between Royal Far West, Ronald McDonald House Charities® and Ronald McDonald House, Orange.
Royal Far West are responsible for all aspects of the clinical service delivery including management of the day-to-day operational logistics of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile©. Ronald McDonald House, Orange is responsible for the operational issues that do not relate specifically to the clinical service including the engagement and management of the driver, and maintenance of the vehicle.
Research partnerships with the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University ensure Royal Far West is both contributing to, and kept abreast of, the latest research on child developmental disorders.
The SURF Project is a collaborative research project between the University of New South Wales and Royal Far West aimed at improving the effectiveness of prevention, early intervention and treatment of child and adolescent developmental and mental health problems. The program aims to identify the abilities of children with a variety of developmental and mental health difficulties to ‘read’ emotions in other people and evaluate an innovative treatment to assist in this area. It is well suited to the diverse clientele and services provided through Royal Far West and is designed to produce outcomes that can be directly translated into clinical practice in community settings.
The Oxytocin Project is a joint project with the University of New South Wales investigates the effects of Oxytocin on the child’s ability to understand social cues and interact appropriately in social situations. Oxytocin is a hormone found naturally in the human body and research indicates that it is associated with social approach behaviours such as increased eye contact, emotion recognition and social memory. Through this project we hope to learn about how Oxytocin operates in children who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This project is one of the first of its kind. It is open to boys aged 8-16 years who are accessing services through Royal Far West who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Royal Far West is involved in a joint study with Macquarie University which is part of a five-year project funded by the Australian Research Council. The study titled ‘Cognitive and Neural Causes of Language Impairment in Autism’ aims to understand the speech-processing difficulties of children with specific language impairment and autism.
