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whoselife
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2011
It's My Life
To learn more about how people with disabilities can be supported to direct their own lives, please watch "Whose Life Is It Anyway", on this channel.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? - Introduction to the Self-Directed Approach
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Over the past decade, a change has been occurring, transforming the way we think about disability support. We acknowledge that the day service model doesn't suit everyone and are looking for ways to tailor our support to the individual. The Self-Directed approach is a model that lets service users drive the planning process. It's a new philosophy and designed to help organizations, support work...
Whose Life Is It Anyway? - For Organisations and Leadership Teams
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By now you would be aware of the Self-Directed Approach. You're probably in the process of implementing it in some form. For organizations and their senior managers, this is time of great change in which long-established systems will need to be re-considered.
Whose Life Is It Anyway? - For Carers and Support Workers
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The Self-Directed Approach encourages supporters and carers to establish important relationships with the individual and their families. It's an opportunity to act not just as an advisor, but as an enabler in someone's life.
Whose Life Is It Anyway? - For Families
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As a family member of someone with a disability, it's common to feel powerless when it comes to getting the best from the disability support system. In the past the best option has been to take the advice of the professional who has the best understanding of the options. However, with an emphasis on the individual, the Self-Directed Approach is designed to support you in seeking the most approp...
Whose Life Is It Anyway - Conclusion
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As you can see, a change as fundamental as this requires co-operation on all levels. For organizations, it's important to anticipate the challenges, encourage strong, two-way communication between all stakeholders and keep sight of the big picture improving the lives of the people we support. For on-the-ground workers, the self-directed approach means looking for ways that the new work environm...
Mam please contact
I have autism its living hell.
I work in this field. All too common to see employees who act like they rule the roose, and disregard the preferences or needs of the clients. It's not about us. It's about the people we support. We're there for them. Period.
I too work in this field and to be honest from my experience it ultimately depends on the reason the support worker in their role...I worked as a support worker and would NEVER do it again!... I met too many support workers who were clearly there just to "have a good time" for their own benefit...sad really...
It is about the client yet as carers we do need to protect ourselves and withdraw when required. Organizations that employ are also part of this protection process. There are instances whereby there are challenges for sure.
This is great