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Endeavour for Excellence

Endeavour for Excellence. Week 3. Week Three. Attend Wed OR Thur. Endeavoring? Excellence ?. Endeavor = earnest and industrious effort, esp. when sustained over time Excellence = the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. Supporting choice and self direction.

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Endeavour for Excellence

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  1. Endeavour for Excellence Week 3

  2. Week Three Attend Wed ORThur

  3. Endeavoring? Excellence? • Endeavor = earnest and industrious effort, esp. when sustained over time • Excellence = the quality of being outstanding or extremely good

  4. Supporting choice and self direction • It’s not about taking anything away from someone, it is about offering better options!

  5. Home • What do we typically expect and value about ‘Home’?

  6. Home • Given the person’s • age • gender • culture • what additional features of home might be relevant?

  7. Home • Given the person’s unique • relationships • interests • assets • what other characteristics might be desirable in their home?

  8. Home • Contrast desirable image with current reality • How do they differ? • What’s missing now? • What’s unacceptable in the current reality?

  9. Home Considerations • Ideal characteristics of the home • Who shares the home • Tenancy of the home • Supports and safeguards needed

  10. Ideal characteristics of home • Where, close to what/whom • Desired physical features, priorities • Comfort necessities • Self-expression • Interests • Possessions

  11. Who shares the home • Alone, perhaps with: • As-needed, nearby support • Physical adaptations • Technology support • Support of family, informal supporters • Temporary overnight support • Clear plan to combat loneliness • Multiple, layered safeguards

  12. Who shares the home • With other(s) • Peer(s) • Nondisabled member of valued community – paid or unpaid • Disabled person of choice • Family • Family of origin • Recruited family • Staff • Shifted • On call/emergency • Shared

  13. Who shares the home • Desirable characteristics of housemates • Age and gender • Personality • Life experience • Interests • Skills and knowledge • Networks and connections

  14. Tenancy • Affordable • Own vs. rent • Short-term vs. long-term • Name on the agreement • The person • Their family • Agency

  15. Home Support • Necessary supports • What instrumental assistance (personal care, meal preparation, shopping, financial management, etc.)does the person currently rely on others to provide? • If person has capacity to learn the skill, develop plan for potent systemised instruction • If person is likely to need instrumental assistance on an ongoing basis, what other informal or community resources might be available or nurtured? • If person is likely to need instrumental assistance on an ongoing basis, are reliable resources available to insure these needs are met?

  16. Home Support • Necessary supports • What management mechanisms would be helpful to the person to be as independent as possible? • Lists, checklists • Rosters, calendars • Prompts, reminders • Budgets, auto-payments

  17. Home Support • Necessary supports • What assistance does the person currently need to access transport • Walk – be familiarised to routes, learn safety • Public transport – learn routes/timetables, purchase tickets, safety, etc. • Friends/family – how lifts will be arranged • Staff – what is available and when

  18. Home Support Configurations • Necessary supports • What assistance will the person need to navigate existing and new relationships • What support and/or instruction would be useful to the person in having good relationships with neighbors, landlords, shopkeepers, etc. • What support does the person need to invite people to their home and offer hospitality to others

  19. Home Support • Necessary supports • What does the person need to feel and be safe • Who cares about the person’s wellbeing and how could they be invited to contribute • How many people are watching and how often do they notice • Does person know how to get help when they need it • What is likely to go wrong and how could it be avoided • What would be warning signs that things aren’t going well

  20. Big Roles “Bending over backwards” because of heightened vulnerability

  21. Most highly valued contributing roles • Professional • Business owner/entrepreneur/self-employed • Employee • Apprentice • Student • Volunteer • Generous friend or family member

  22. Most highly valued belonging roles • Founder • Organiser/administrator • Member

  23. Roles that are fitting

  24. Role communicators to guide us • Place • People • Activities/behavior • Language • Other

  25. Planning – “Stacking the deck” • WHO • WHAT • WHEN • HOW

  26. Planning Meeting Stages

  27. Thank you • www.genio.ie

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