Module 2
A Good Life
Cam’ Can – Support Worker
Training
Welcome To Cam Can’
Exploring A Good Life
Exploring A Good Life
 In
this module we are going to explore
 “A Good Life”
 What does a Good Life look like?
 About Valued Roles
 What Makes life worth living?
So Let’s think about what “A Good life Looks Like for
you”
What are the things that you value in your life?
Ok What have you got!
GUESS WHAT… People with a disability want
the same things!!!!!
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Natural and freely given relationships – more
than just paid support in their life.
Good health and wellbeing
A place called “Home”
Finances
Opportunities for personal growth
Real Choice
Dignity
Safety and security
So A Good Life is?
It’s about Relationships with friends, family,
loved ones; getting out and about, having
fun; and plenty of opportunities to try new
things are all part of a good life. A good life
means something different to everyone but
whether you have a disability or not we are
all striving for the same things.
Social Role Valorisation
 Social
Role Valorisation (SRV) theory
speaks about the importance of
developing positive roles for people who
have been devalued by the community
in order to build “a good life”.
Social Role Valorisation
 Social
Role Valorisation (SRV) is a set of
approaches designed to enable
devalued people in society to experience
the Good Life.
 There is strong connection between
people being seen in community in
valued roles and enjoying the good things
that come from a typical life.
What society values
 What
does our SOCIETY value? That is:
worthy of emulation, intrinsically good?
(QUICK BRAINSTORM)
 Certain people in society hold certain
roles. Roles are the characteristics of
certain people in relation to their position
within society, within family, within
community.
Socially Valued Roles
The more roles a person has, and the more
valued are those roles,
The more chance a person (or class) has of
experiencing the ‘Good Things in Life’.
 There are two major ways of
accomplishing this:
1) to enhance the competencies of
people, and
2) to enhance the social image of people.
What Australians don’t value!
 People
who are not seen to have
something to contribute to society
 “BLUDGERS” “THUGS” “HOONS”
So…..Image is really important!
People with disability must not be need to be seen as
a devalued, of poor status in community
But in Positive and Valued Roles
Think about a person that you
work alongside…
What are some of the valued roles that they
currently have?
Think of some other roles that they may be
able to have in their life.
Discuss with your partner
So in your role as a support person
Don’t Just look for activities…….
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FOR ROLES
 LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE
 LOOK FOR THE PERSON’S GIFTS
 LOOK FOR THE PASSION
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REMEMBER POSITIVE IMAGE IS ONE
OF THE KEYS TO HAVING A GOOD LIFE!
You have a valued role as
a team member of the
Cam Can’ Family
 Cam
Can is about supporting people to
live a good life
 You… the support people of Cam Can
and their families are the enablers to
people living a Good Life
Cam’ Can supports people to have a Good Life
CAM’ CAN assists with holistic individualised planning
that is anchored in family, friends and community. It
helps people to imagine better, implement their plan
and maintain supports that are enduring.
This is Cameron’s Story
 Cameron
Lives A Good Life