Getting to community : supporting people with developmental disabilities in their pursuit of the good life

Stanfield, Susan

Getting to community : supporting people with developmental disabilities in their pursuit of the good life - Vancouver Spectrum Press 2012 - 142 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Donated to the Library by The Freemasons Charity

Introduction|The promise of community living|Attitude is everything
Implications for practice : from exclusion to belonging|Evolution of service
Normalization
Social role valorization
Out of the institution and into the community|Legal rights
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Supported decision making
Alternative and augmentative communication|Do no harm : David's story|Building a good life in the community
Quality of life|Who holds the power?
Empowerment
Self determination|Person centred planning
Goal setting
Dignity of risk
Looking at individual needs
Vulnerabilities and safeguards|Relationships
Building personal networks
Some ways to support relationships|Home
Whose home is it, anyway?
Some ways to promote a sense of "home"|Employment
Some ways to promote "Employment First"|Building personal competencies|Pulling it all together|A framework for support|If you build it, they will come : the story of the accidental day program|References

Copyright Permission: 2012

"Susan offers an elegant and precise voice to a new era of supporting independence and authentic roles to a new era of supporting interdependence and authentic roles for people with disabilities as they make their own choices in their homes, work places, neighbourhoods and associational lives. This is an informative and practical book that would be an excellent addition to the libraries of teachers in inclusive classrooms, parents and those working in the field. We expect a great deal from those who support our citizens with disabilities in their daily lives, and this book is a welcome and respectful addition to the field." - BOOK JACKET

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COMMUNITY LIVING
DEINSTITUTIONALISATION
INCLUSION
NORMALISATION
SOCIAL ROLE VALORISATION
LEGAL RIGHTS
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
DECISION MAKING
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
EMPOWERMENT
SELF DETERMINATION
PERSON CENTRED PLANNING
CIRCLES OF SUPPORT
EMPLOYMENT
SUPPORT SERVICES
CANADA

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