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What Does “Mutually Benificial Relationship” really mean?
By Ricky Buchanan. 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?
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 [...]
Breaking Point: 4 Corners Tonight
By Ricky Buchanan. 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 [...]
Disability Support Training DVD
By Maree Ireland. Field is seeking people who are willing to be filmed for a A New Training DVD. Participants need to talk about their hands-on experience of disability support (attendant care) in their quest for independence. You will need to be available in Melbourne, Australia, for a production shooting date in December 2009, and [...]
Overseas Research Trip
By Debbie Mackenzie. When I began assisting with the research Dr Gibilisco would later conduct in Hawaii early in 2008 I became aware that there were people with a general interest in the planned research. There were a variety of views. On reflection and with the wisdom of hindsight I now can see and appreciate [...]
Whose Support Worker Are You?
By an anonymous contributor. My partner is very disabled and a while ago he was invited to an event at Government House as a representative of an organisation he advised. He was to be accompanied by a senior manager from the organisation inviting him. He could also take a support worker with him. He thought [...]
The importance of disabilty support workers
By Peter Gibilisco and Debbie Mackenzie. Reprinted with permission of authors from On Line Opinion. A primary “goal” of the State Disability Plan is to provide support, that is, to encourage people with disabilities to live their own lifestyle. This is referred to in the State Disability Plan, as the pursuit of individual lifestyles: “to [...]
Some Very Special People And Our Relationships
By Vince Pirrottina Gus They say if you have a couple of good friends in your life that you are very lucky. I feel blessed to have had rewarding relationships with some of my Attendant Carers. Each relationship has had a unique value to it and along with my wife Rosanne helped me achieve many [...]
Relationships with Non-verbal Clients
By an anonymous contributor. What I thought was that I would try to explore the relationship between carer and client when the avenues of communication are very limited. I have one particular client with cerebal palsy who can make noise, but does not speak any words that can be understood. She cannot use a computer [...]
Terry’s Tuesdays
Terry received five hours of support every week from Vista as part of its federally-funded dementia support program, leading the way in showing how creative support can be.