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DAY 4 BARRIERS

Today Covers:

S.L.O.’s 14 , 15, 16, 17 & 18

14: 15: 16: 17: 18: Attitudes and Practices within Community Recognise Environmental Barriers Organisational Policies / Procedures Overcoming Barriers Changes that could be made to Organisational Practices tat promote Community Inclusion Located on Page – 5 – Team Partner Handbook

Resistance Blocks Struggles Barriers Attitudes

What will you do?

Research

Professor Roy McConkey & Professor Suzanne Abbott – University of Ulster

“The barriers to social inclusion as perceived by people with intellectual disabilities”.

68 Respondents took part in this study from 16 Services

Study = 4 Categories of Barriers to Inclusion: 1.

2.

Personal Family (Including Home) 3.

4.

Organisational Community

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 2006; 10; 275

Research

Growing Older with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland – 2011.

IDS – TILDA Study 753 Respondents – (8.9% of population with an I.D.) Social Activities 87.8% - Eating Out 85.8% - Going for Coffee 83.9% - Going Shopping

Remember!! 79% of those engaging in these types of social activities did so with their staff / key worker.

4 CATEGORIES OF BARRIERS

• Personal (from the Team Leader’s perspective) • Family / Home • Organisational • Community

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Personal Barriers to Community Inclusion

Lack of Confidence Fears Bad Past Experiences Supports Communication Skills (Social and Other) Feelings Money Personal Resources Decision Making – ability to take LEAD ROLE Unlimited Choices

• • • • • • • •

Family Barriers to Community Inclusion

Fears Past Experiences Safety of Son, Daughter, Sibling Money Resources Feeling of taking the place of the day / residential Service Supports Choices / Decisions Making / Responsibility – Power(s)

What Organisational Policies, Practices and Staff Attitudes might act as barriers to inclusion in your organisations?

• We don’t have transport..there’s no driver on…there’s no car available…she’s not old enough to be covered on the insurance.

• What about risks? What risks exist? Risk assessments….it is my experience that the people most at risk…are those who are having the assessment done on. We can’t eliminate risks we can only minimize them. Risk Aversion & Blame culture…versus Duty of Care.

• There’s only one staff on duty and they are working on their own…they are on the overnight, there’s no backup. They are working with 5 - 8 other people.

• They need to be back for their medication.

• Mother won’t sign off approval/consent.

• • • • • • • Communication Barrier Accessibility Barriers Move from nursing model to social care to connector model…staff and people in receipt of services….the ‘care’ mindset Institutionalisation of service users and staff Duty of Care itself…Our Duty of Care?

Policies…Our Health and Safety Policy?

Garda Vetting

Attitudes and Practices within the Community that may act as barriers to inclusion

• • • • • • The ‘holy’ angel…eternal child attitude The ‘you need help’….attitude

I’m not a specialist…attitude The fear factor Misunderstanding Them and Us

• • • • • • • Addressing the person who is with the person with the disability. Avoiding the person. Staring and looking Or… Looking away How are children treated by their parents…the reaction of parents to the child’s attitude. Equally important is the staff reaction to the child and parent.

Not knowing that disabilities can be invisible.

Over helping and not asking first.

They talk about the person’s disability in front of them without any regard for the person…they may understand!

Community Barriers to Inclusion

• • • Physical Access Barriers Social Access you may be allowed join…but not included....a club/society/workplace/group attitude can act as a barrier Technology can act as a barrier…no-one available to talk to or explain things or help.

(All above can be classed as environmental within community).

How do we overcome barriers to inclusion?

We start with ourselves…

“Be the change that you want to see in the

world” Ghandi We need to be passionate about making changes to organisational practices that will promote inclusion. Lets move the conversation into an Inclusion sphere…..Think Pro…Pro…Pro. When we talk Pro something it is less threatening that Anti-something

• • • • • • Don’t forget…ALL OF YOU CEO’S HAVE SENT YOU ON THIS TRAINING…..they signed up for this. Use the language of inclusion and social roles Creativity…solution focused NOT problem finding. Look for a support person to become an ally.

Encourage the person you are working with to advocate for themselves.

Use a rights restriction form…and committee if you have one…if not…establish one!

• • • • • • Get families on board Ask for old established practices to be reviewed…use the language of inclusion and be respectful in how you ask.

Are there voluntary resources that can help?

Vantastic, volunteers, friends of family, neighbours these can often help with driving.

Brainstorming where ONLY solutions can be brought to the table.

TRY new options and then when that doesn’t work, try other new options and when that doesn’t work..try

again. If the issue is down to a service deficit then bring the evidence of your efforts to Senior Management and look for their solutions.

Stay Strong…

• • Celebrate the achievements….even the small ones. This is really important….record the progress…photos, videos and story telling.

Remember this is lifetime work…it’s not always going to be quick successes. Relationships take time…remember how long you have known your friends.

Further Reading / Information

Real Life Connections – National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Reflecting on Social Roles – Dr. John O’Brien Supporting Civic Engagement and Community Inclusion – National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Personal Fulfilment, Values and the Role of Supportive Communities – Dr. Michael Kendrick Growing Older with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland 2011 – IDS / TILDA PAGES 52 – 55 (COMMUNITY INCLUSION)

ASSESSMENT FOR FETAC LEVEL 5

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DUE DATES FOR ASSESSMENT (ROUND 3)

ASSIGNMENT: FRIDAY 22 ND MARCH 2013 PROJECT: FRIDAY 12 TH APRIL 2013 Post: Emma Butler, S.O.S. Kilkenny Limited, Callan Road, Kilkenny.