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Over the last three decades, a number of reforms have taken place
in European social policy with an impact on the opportunities for
persons with disabilities to be full and active members of society.
The policy reforms have aimed to change the balance between
citizens' rights and duties and the opportunities to enjoy choice
and autonomy, live in the community and participate in political
decision-making processes of importance for one's life. How do the
reforms influence the opportunities to exercise Active Citizenship?
This volume presents the findings from the first cross-national
comparison of how persons with disabilities reflexively make their
way through the world, pursuing their own interests and values. The
volume considers how their experiences, views and aspirations
regarding participation vary across Europe. Based on retrospective
life-course interviews, the volume examines the scope for agency on
the part of persons with disabilities, i.e. the extent to which men
and women with disabilities are able to make choices and pursue
lives they have reasons to value. Drawing on structuration theory
and the capability approach, the volume investigates the
opportunities for exercising Active Citizenship among men and women
in nine European countries. The volume identifies the policy
implications of a process-oriented and multi-dimensional approach
to Active Citizenship in European disability policy. It will appeal
to policymakers and policy officials, as well as to researchers and
students of disability studies, comparative social policy,
international disability law and qualitative research methods.
Over the last three decades, a number of reforms have taken place
in European social policy with an impact on the opportunities for
persons with disabilities to be full and active members of society.
The policy reforms have aimed to change the balance between
citizens' rights and duties and the opportunities to enjoy choice
and autonomy, live in the community and participate in political
decision-making processes of importance for one's life. How do the
reforms influence the opportunities to exercise Active Citizenship?
This volume presents the findings from the first cross-national
comparison of how persons with disabilities reflexively make their
way through the world, pursuing their own interests and values. The
volume considers how their experiences, views and aspirations
regarding participation vary across Europe. Based on retrospective
life-course interviews, the volume examines the scope for agency on
the part of persons with disabilities, i.e. the extent to which men
and women with disabilities are able to make choices and pursue
lives they have reasons to value. Drawing on structuration theory
and the capability approach, the volume investigates the
opportunities for exercising Active Citizenship among men and women
in nine European countries. The volume identifies the policy
implications of a process-oriented and multi-dimensional approach
to Active Citizenship in European disability policy. It will appeal
to policymakers and policy officials, as well as to researchers and
students of disability studies, comparative social policy,
international disability law and qualitative research methods.
Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers
people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all
aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is
particularly effective for working with people with more severe
disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for
providing support and services. The authors provide a comprehensive
overview of Active Support and how it can be used in practice,
based on the theory and research underpinning the methods involved.
They describe how to engage people with intellectual disabilities
in meaningful activity as active participants, and look at the
communication style needed to foster positive relationships between
carers and the people they are supporting. Highlighting the main
issues for those trying to put Active Support into practice, they
explain what is needed on a day-to-day basis to support the
implementation, improvement and maintenance of the approach, along
with possible solutions for the difficulties they may encounter.
Finally, they look at how to integrate Active Support with other
person-centred approaches, drawing on examples from various
organisations and individual case studies. The definitive text on
Active Support, this book will be essential reading for anyone
professionally concerned with the quality of life of people with
intellectual disabilities, including psychologists, behaviour
specialists, social workers, care managers, occupational therapists
and inspectors and regulators of services, as well as families.
A fully revised, new edition of Person-centred Active Support
self-study guide, including new video. This book is designed to
provide the learner with knowledge about what active support is,
why it is important, what it looks like in practice, and some of
the key facts around what is needed for success. This book is
designed for people to follow as self-study or as part of a
training programme. It includes videos and exercises to promote
independent thinking and learning. It is available in hard copy and
digital formats and provides about 5 to 7 hours of learning, with a
certificate of completion. A copy of this guide also comes as part
of the Person-centred Active Support multi-media training resource,
which uses the information in this book as the script and guide for
a classroom-based training programme. This new book will be of
interest for anyone working in intellectual and developmental
disability support and accommodation services, occupational
therapists, physiotherapists, behavioural specialists, speech and
language therapists, learning disability nurses, teachers and
teaching assistants, family members, day service staff and
students.
This self-study guide provides a self-study route through the SPELL
framework and supporting people on the autistic spectrum using a
person-centred approach that also promotes neurodiversity. The book
guides the reader through the materials and when to watch
particular videos and do the various exercises and activities. A
copy of the book is also included in the Understanding and
Responding to Autism: The SPELL Framework 2nd edition Training Pack
as it mirrors the trainer's script from the pack and provides the
background information needed to run the training, provided in a
convenient format. It includes audio files, videos and exercises to
promote independent thinking and learning. The aim is to promote
understanding of autism and to help people provide person-centred
support to children and adults on the autism spectrum. This
revision will elaborate on the SPELL framework as a way to both
understand and support children and adults on the autism spectrum.
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