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Staying strong: taking self advocacy into the future
- Author:
- NATIONAL FORUM OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
- Publisher:
- National Forum of People with Learning Difficulties
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Shoreham-by-Sea
Self advocacy groups are led by people with learning disabilities. They work to ensure that people with learning disabilities are treated fairly. This easy read guide aims to help self advocacy groups adapt and change their ways of working, and to ensure they have a plan for their future. It is based on a survey of self-advocacy groups from all over England and provides an overview of how groups are run, what they do and advice on how to plan to stay strong as government funding is reduced. The report includes information on five groups including a group of people with complex needs, an Asian women’s group and a parents’ group.
Promoting self-determination and self-directed employment planning for young women with disabilities
- Authors:
- WEHMEYER Michael L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 8(3-4), July 2009, pp.117-131.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Important factors in vocational rehabilitation are self-determination, choice, and preference, which have long been staples of social work practice. This article describes a model, the self-determined career development model, which is designed to enable people with disabilities to self-direct planning that leads to employment. Specifically, this model is applied to young women with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain non-traditional employment through self-regulated, customised employment planning. This article examines issues pertaining to self-determination in the context of vocational guidance and planning. Introducing the model and its use in secondary education and rehabilitation, the article outlines how the model consists of eight steps, each phrased as a question that must be answered in order to plan successfully – what are my interests or passions that might lead me to a job or career that I enjoy? What do I know about the job/career I am interested in now? What are some job opportunities that I can explore? What is my roadmap to explore potential jobs? What is my employment niche or college goal? What customised employment options will get me where I want to be? What supports are available? What is my action plan to achieve my goals? The article concludes with a discussion of the role of social workers in supporting consumer control and self-direction.
House of power
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.2.96, 1996, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Women with learning difficulties are vulnerable to violence and abuse. The article reports on a new user-led refuge, Beverley Lewis House, helping them face the future.