Goals Aspirations Achievements
Nicola Crates Practice Director Possability Sector Development Fund
Community Inclusion Projects
• Aim to identify innovative practices that promote co-design and community inclusion within the sector – Managed by NDS utilising sector development
funds – 11 Funded Nationally – Majority centre based day services – Report and resources available NDS website
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Possability’s Project
Our Challenge Areas of innovation and examples of community inclusion but not disseminating more broadly across the organisation (key person dependent). Our Goal To better understand what systems, processes and staff development led to sustainable, replicable programs.
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Key Elements of Project
Co-Design
Plan Implementation and Outcome Monitoring
Achievement Community Inclusion
(Matrix)
Road to Success
Participants Clients • Broad range of abilities • 11 in total • Varied support levels ( none to 2:1)
Staff • Team leaders invited • Nominated key staff • Two training sessions and a follow up session • Worked with clients to set goals (co-design)
using tools provided • Monitored progress – reports, portfolio and
matrix
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Participants Kylie Determined, bright, engaging
Justin Friendly, great somersaulter
Co Design Identification of strengths, passions and interests.
• Goal Setting
• Implementation Plans
• Skill development plans
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Staff Training
Co Design Strengths - Creativity
Goal Mapping Justyn Reinstate swimming Purchase bun from shop Regular visit to Mum Purchase paper from shop
Goal Mapping -Kylie
Road To Success • Self Advocacy Program Facilitated by Peer
Tutors
Hypothesis
• Confidence and skills to assert self enhances Co-Design participation
Road To Success: The Program Topics
§ Self Expression § Self Confidence § Self Determina:on § Self Reliance § Self Development § Self Esteem
Graduation
Implementation and Outcome Monitoring
• Daily reporting using shift report booklets for community support/electronic for supported accommodation
• iPad reporting on specific program implementation
• Portfolios • Community Inclusion Scores at
commencement and at 6 months
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Community Inclusion Ra:ng Scale Adapted from IABA STEP Matrix
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Loca:on Select the specific loca2on of the ac2vity: • Home • select home if the person has been within the environment that they usually live or in another supported accommoda:on seSng such as respite. (if they are travelling in a vehicle provided by the service as part of accommoda:on support select home)
• Family • select family if they have spent :me in their family home. (If they have spent :me in a vehicle provided and used by family select family)
• Community • select community if they have spent :me in any community based seSng other than a work seSng. (if they are travelling by bus, taxi or other regular community based transport)
• Work • select work if they have spent :me in a community based work environment
Category Iden2fy the category of involvement. Was the client: • Present • select present if they spent :me in a place or ac:vity primarily as a passive observer
• Encounter • select encounter if the person is involved in the ac:vity with some ac:ve par:cipa:on for example hands money over at shop, people talk to the person at the cra[ session, the person watches the footy and cheers their team
• Par:cipate • select par:cipate if the person has an ac:ve and valued role in the ac:vity for example chooses items from shelves following a visual shopping list and hands money over at checkout, checking change; is learning new cra[s, comple:ng projects and sugges:ng new projects at cra[ ac:vity, is par:cipa:ng equally at the drama class, is comple:ng the circuit at a gym and conversing with other gym members
Supports What level of support was required for this ac2vity? • Paid (Supports) • select paid if the person was supported by paid staff
• Natural (Supports) • select natural if the person was supported by people normally present in that seSng who were not remunerated for providing support. For example dropped at Girl Guides where support was provided by volunteer leaders who had been briefed on person’s support needs in that seSng
• No (Supports) • select no supports if the person par:cipated without any supports. For example went to coffee shop met a friend and ordered meal independently
Outcome What kind of outcome was or is being acheived? • Experien:al • select experien:al if the persons is experiencing the ac:vity. For example acending a concert, watching planes arrive at the airport, going for a train ride
• Developmental • select developmental if the person is developing their skills or knowledge by par:cipa:ng in the ac:vity. For example prac:cing social skills at the church youth group, developing independent living skills doing household chores, working on fitness during, a daily walk of a set distance, learning where to get on and off the bus and pay for the trip
Community Inclusion Ra:ng Scale Adapted from IABA STEP Matrix
Home Family
Present Encounter Par2cipate Present Encounter Par2cipate
Paid
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Paid
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Outcomes Community Inclusion Scale Individual Goal Achievement
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Guy Tom Jacob Tristan Jus:n Ben Pania Raelene Kylie Gayna
Baseline
6months
Community Inclusion Scores
Outcomes The goal attending University • More independent
communica:on • Asser:ve communica:on • Visi:ng Uni for coffee • Regular cooking with Mum
Outcomes • Swimming resumed • Purchasing a bun • Regular visits (and hugs with
Mum) • Purchasing a paper • New ac:vi:es
Side Effects
Points for Reflection Rela:onship
between abili:es and inclusion
Power of tangible artefacts
Crea:ve thinking and problem
solving
Shared ownership of monitoring
Want more informa2on?
Resources, films and reports will be available on NDS website
Contacts [email protected]
James Bannister [email protected]
hcps://www.nds.org.au/resources/community-‐inclusion-‐ini:a:ve-‐factsheets