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The Open RoadThe Open Road

A presentation by KARE outlining how A presentation by KARE outlining how services and supports have evolved to services and supports have evolved to support persons with intellectual disabilities support persons with intellectual disabilities to have meaningful things to do during the to have meaningful things to do during the day as part of their local communitiesday as part of their local communities

KARE’s VisionKARE’s Vision

People with an People with an

intellectual disability intellectual disability

are seen as equals are seen as equals

and take part in society and take part in society along with everyone elsealong with everyone else

KARE’s ValuesKARE’s Values All people are treated with dignity and All people are treated with dignity and

respect.respect. People who use our service are supported People who use our service are supported

as individuals to:as individuals to:Make ChoicesMake ChoicesDevelop and use their abilitiesDevelop and use their abilitiesGrow in relationshipsGrow in relationshipsUse Ordinary PlacesUse Ordinary PlacesHave Valued Social RolesHave Valued Social Roles

Brief HistoryBrief History Workshop closed in 1992Workshop closed in 1992 Employment Assist opened 1992Employment Assist opened 1992 Training Centres opened 1988Training Centres opened 1988 Training Centres closed 2003Training Centres closed 2003 Day Services moved to Local Communities Day Services moved to Local Communities

in 1996 and in 1998 they incorporated in 1996 and in 1998 they incorporated Employment and from 2003 the Employment and from 2003 the incorporated Trainingincorporated Training

Day Service is called a LOCAL SERVICEDay Service is called a LOCAL SERVICE

Ethos and Philosophy of our Local Ethos and Philosophy of our Local Service (established 1996)Service (established 1996)

Each person who uses the service has the Each person who uses the service has the right to choose how he/she spends their dayright to choose how he/she spends their day

Each person has a person centred planEach person has a person centred plan Each person has the right to work in paid Each person has the right to work in paid

meaningful employment should he/she meaningful employment should he/she choosechoose

Each person has the right to be included in Each person has the right to be included in their own communitytheir own community

Ethos and Philosophy Ethos and Philosophy contdcontd..

The service values the active involvement of The service values the active involvement of families and carersfamilies and carers

The service provides equal opportunities for The service provides equal opportunities for all its service usersall its service users

The service acknowledges the need for on The service acknowledges the need for on going staff training and development going staff training and development

The service is monitored and evaluated on a The service is monitored and evaluated on a continuous basiscontinuous basis

Resources in a Local ServiceResources in a Local Service

Local Service LeaderLocal Service Leader Staff compliment depending on Service Staff compliment depending on Service

User needsUser needs TransportTransport Clinical SupportsClinical Supports Recreation SupportsRecreation Supports Management SupportsManagement Supports

A Typical day for a staff member in a A Typical day for a staff member in a Local ServiceLocal Service

TransportTransport

Rehabilitative TrainingRehabilitative Training

Communication PlansCommunication Plans

Key WorkerKey Worker

Individual Personal SupportsIndividual Personal Supports

A Typical Day A Typical Day Contd.Contd.

Community AuditCommunity Audit

EmploymentEmployment

Supporting Community InclusionSupporting Community Inclusion

Planning – “Planning into Action”Planning – “Planning into Action”

Being part of the community means Being part of the community means having meaningful relationships with having meaningful relationships with

community memberscommunity members

It means having a whole range of It means having a whole range of relationshipsrelationships

It means being involved in clubs, It means being involved in clubs, organisations, associationsorganisations, associations

It means being seen as an individual, a It means being seen as an individual, a unique personunique person

Being part of the community means Being part of the community means being supported differentlybeing supported differently

People need to be supported by services People need to be supported by services and agencies in such a way as to become and agencies in such a way as to become less dependent on those services and less dependent on those services and agenciesagencies

Staff need to look at their roles differentlyStaff need to look at their roles differently

Staff Roles in a Local ServiceStaff Roles in a Local Service

FacilitatingFacilitating CoachingCoaching EducatingEducating MentoringMentoring Modelling Modelling CaringCaring NegotiatingNegotiating SupportingSupporting

Equip PeopleEquip PeopleTo make choices and plans to support personal To make choices and plans to support personal goals.goals.

To have influence over the decisions which affect their To have influence over the decisions which affect their lives.lives.

To achieve personal goals and aspirations.To achieve personal goals and aspirations.

To be active, independent members of their community To be active, independent members of their community and society.and society.

New DirectionsNew Directions

Personal SupportsPersonal Supports SupportSupport for making choices and plans for making choices and plans

SupportSupport for making transitions and for making transitions and progressionsprogressions

SupportSupport for inclusion in one’s local for inclusion in one’s local communitycommunity

Support Support for accessing education and formal for accessing education and formal learninglearning


Personal SupportsPersonal Supports Support Support for maximising independencefor maximising independence

SupportSupport for personal and social for personal and social developmentdevelopment

Support Support for health and wellbeingfor health and wellbeing

Support Support for accessing bridging for accessing bridging programmes to vocational trainingprogrammes to vocational training


Personal SupportsPersonal Supports SupportSupport for accessing vocational training for accessing vocational training

and work opportunitiesand work opportunities

Support Support for personal expression and for personal expression and creativitycreativity

Support Support for having meaningful social rolesfor having meaningful social roles

Support Support for influencing service policy and for influencing service policy and practicepractice New New

DirectionDirection

Core ValuesCore Values

Person-CenterednessPerson-Centeredness

Community Inclusion and Active CitizenshipCommunity Inclusion and Active Citizenship

A Quality ServiceA Quality Service


Service ProvidersService Providers Developing a person-centred culture and Developing a person-centred culture and

approach, together with person-centred planning approach, together with person-centred planning processesprocesses

Developing and maintaining a core service focus Developing and maintaining a core service focus on community inclusionon community inclusion

Adopting a flexible and seamless approach to the Adopting a flexible and seamless approach to the provision of supports that is not constrained by provision of supports that is not constrained by traditional 9am-5pm service boundariestraditional 9am-5pm service boundaries


Service ProvidersService Providers

Providing ways for service users and families to Providing ways for service users and families to influence service policy, planning and evaluationinfluence service policy, planning and evaluation

Using and complying with the Quality Assurance Using and complying with the Quality Assurance Framework and Guidelines for adult services Framework and Guidelines for adult services which will be developed by the HSE to reflect which will be developed by the HSE to reflect


Participating in local forums for collaboration and Participating in local forums for collaboration and shared learningshared learning


Service ProvidersService Providers

Working within the new HSE service arrangements that will Working within the new HSE service arrangements that will govern the contractual relationship between service govern the contractual relationship between service providers and the HSE as funder of services and which will providers and the HSE as funder of services and which will underpin the arrangements for the delivery of underpin the arrangements for the delivery of


Facilitating a move to shared services by exploring ways of Facilitating a move to shared services by exploring ways of making the best use of resources currently invested in the making the best use of resources currently invested in the sector in areas such as staff training and human resource sector in areas such as staff training and human resource managementmanagement


New Directions New Directions (HSE Day Service Review)(HSE Day Service Review)

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