WELCOME
DAY 4
BARRIERS
Today Covers:
S.L.O.’s 14 , 15, 16, 17 & 18
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16:
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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. Personal
2. Family (Including Home)
3. Organisational
4. 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
Personal Barriers to
Community Inclusion
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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
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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
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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
ASSIGNMENT – 40%
Consent Form
Community Map
Network Map
Photocopy of 3 Mapping Tools
& 5 WRITTEN PARTS (USE TICK BOXES!)
PROJECT – 60%
3 Mapping Tools
ACTION PLAN
& 10 WRITTEN PARTS (USE TICK BOXES!)
DUE DATES FOR ASSESSMENT
(ROUND 3)
ASSIGNMENT:
FRIDAY 22ND MARCH 2013
PROJECT:
FRIDAY 12TH APRIL 2013
Post:
Emma Butler, S.O.S. Kilkenny Limited, Callan
Road, Kilkenny.