Overseas Research Trip
By Debbie Mackenzie.
Peter and Debbie in Hawaii
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Whose Support Worker Are You?
By an anonymous contributor.
Government House in Melbourne
He thought I might like to go with him instead of taking a support worker and I said yes – my big chance for afternoon tea at Government House! We were all dressed up ready to go and the manager from the organisation arrived. I opened the door to her. She was dressed up too, but did not make eye contact with me at all. As she came in she ignored me and walked past me into the kitchen and started talking to my partner. Continue reading “Whose Support Worker Are You?”
The importance of disabilty support workers
By Peter Gibilisco and Debbie Mackenzie. Reprinted with permission of authors from On Line Opinion.
Peter and Deb Working
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What Does “Mutually Benificial Relationship” really mean?
To what extent are benefits mutual?
In this blog’s description we talk about “mutually beneficial relationships” (MBRs) between paid carers and people with a disability, but what does it really mean? And is that the best term for the emotional relationship between carer and client?
Continue reading “What Does “Mutually Benificial Relationship” really mean?”
How Does Self-Direction Affect Carer Relationships?
By Maree Ireland
My name is Maree Ireland and I work at field – furthering inclusive learning and development.
We are trying to set up an information page on our website around people with disabilities experiences and stories (good or bad) of setting up their own self directed approaches, whether they, be self directed planning or funding or self-directed employment. We are interested in seeing if there’s a change in the relationship with your workers. We want to do this to show people what is really happening with self directed approaches and maybe encourage more people to want to try it.
We are keen to get people’s stories and are willing to go and meet people and record their stories either by taking notes or videoing them as they tell their stories. Continue reading “How Does Self-Direction Affect Carer Relationships?”
Breaking Point: 4 Corners Tonight
Four Corners are known for their excellent documentaries
On Four Corners Tonight, the documentary Breaking Point covers families in crisis because of the lack of disability support available to people with a disability.
The heart-rending story that tells what it’s like to live with a disability, or to care for someone who is disabled, in Australia today. Reporter Wendy Carlisle meets the families the nation has neglected.
The system of assistance for people with a disability in Australia is broken. Carers know it, charitable organisations know it and so do the governments. Now the federal government says something must be done. It’s holding an Inquiry, with the intention of creating a new and fairer system. It’s even considering a national disability insurance scheme. But will the system be reformed in time to save the families now at breaking point?
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This project is sponsored by field - furthering inclusive learning and development and began life as the learning partnership project. Full editorial control is retained by the participants.
