latrobe.edu.au LiDs Seminar – October 10 2018 Amanda Pagan, Principal Fellow for Inclusive Communities & Colleagues from Brotherhood of St Laurence CRICOS PROVIDER 00115M
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A bi bit of hi history ry abo about th the Re Rese search an and Policy Centre • Been in existence since 1943: early days of research were driven by a “gut feeling and a sense of injustice [rather] than [by] theoretical analysis” • From the 1960s to 1990s research at the Brotherhood responded to the perceived hardening of community attitudes towards poverty. The research highlighted the experience of people living in poverty so that their problems would not be ‘overlooked’. This emphasis was reflected in qualitative studies aimed at ‘revealing’ information on issues such as high-rise public housing, family service delivery and unemployment. • In the 21st century, the Brotherhood’s research became more formally linked with the University of Melbourne with the establishment of a joint Professor of Social Policy/General Manager of Research and Policy position to lead the centre. • Emphasis was placed on building research capacity and leadership through the partnership. The work was guided by broader social frameworks such as ‘social inclusion’, 'place-based disadvantage' and 'inclusive growth'.
A tim imeli line ne of Loca cal Area ea Co Coordina nation 2006: Started in 1988: Started in 2001: Started in Australian 2001: Started in 2016: Started Western New South Capital Scotland under NDIS Australia Wales Territory 2003: Started in 1999: Started in 2010: Started in 2011: Started in Northern Queensland England New Zealand Territory
Des Despite the same me na name… me…every ver ersion o of LAC is is dif iffer erent nt Place Reason for implementation Western Australia Original designed around remote communities where disability services were often not available. Instead LAC was designed to link people with disability to mainstream and community supports and away from funded specialist disability service. Queensland About unmet need -differed from WA in the extensive focus on community development and inclusive communities ACT Mostly targeted at older people with disability in an emerging area with few services Scotland Mostly targeted at people with intellectual disability with significant focus on community networking and development England Originally it was intended to provide support to people with disabilities, but now covers all groups of people with social care needs – older people, mental health, physical and learning disabilities. New Zealand Very similar to Queensland but with a stronger focus on influencing mainstream services and systemic change. NDIS Works with all people with disability. Strong focus on planning (not present in other models).
So So wh what is is Loca cal Area ea Co Coordina nation? n? Original LAC vision statement: All people live in welcoming communities that provide friendship, mutual support and a 'fair go' for everyone, including people with disabilities, their families and carers. Developing a vision for a good life is a personal and individual matter. However people with disabilities and their families throughout the state have expressed their view that a good life in the local community requires opportunities for valued relationships, security for the future, contribution and challenge [1, p.14]; (Disability Services Commission, 2005b) in [2, p.24] • LAC is: • LAC is not: • Someone from the local • Responsible for the completion of community who provides statutory assessments information, advice and support • A strict referral system • Focussed on strengths and • time limited building a good life • heavily bureaucratic • A builder of relationships between people and communities – spotter • targeted only on people with certain of new opportunities levels of need/ages, etc. • Transformer of local systems • dependency-creating • primarily a service coordination role • A part-time function or task.
Wha What type types of outc tcomes has has Lo Local Area Coordi dination be been abl able to to ac achieve worl rldw dwide de? • Increased in community based responses rather than service responses • Better health and wellbeing outcomes • Improved access to information • Improved ability to self advocate • Significant resource for governments and statutory agencies • Increased family and community capacity • Increased awareness of disability
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Th The st strengt engths and and t the ch challeng allenges wit with wh wher ere we we h hav ave land landed Strengths Challenges • Scale to be very effective • Power and planning • NGOs retain the role with local • Time and balance of effort connections and positive practices • Systems that don’t support the full • Significant amounts of ‘data’ breadth of the work because of planning • Unclear priority outcomes beyond • In good position to transform planning systems • Unclear policy agenda/ILC overlap • Opportunity to develop • Unlikely to get ‘local’ people as LAC specialisations and deep because of scale knowledge
Change System Capacity Navigator Supporter Advocator maker reformer builder Choice and Community Support and Use planning Adopt a Be active in control in the awareness of develop peer data to drive neighbourhood safeguarding market disability groups change up to approach to and quality So So w wha hat the highest LAC assessments Find and Support local Provide seed level e.g. NDA/ mi might ht t the he connect things grants funding and NDS Find Advocate for best est LAC L in the development/ other support community policy reform community ILC to help Hold systems solutions within NDIS unde un der the t he develop local to account through and outside to Navigate Harness solutions through stories initiatives -eg meet the NDIS IS look look complex communities and data timebank needs of like? lik e? service systems to provide Open door people with (know the opportunities policy – and Uncover Develop local disability rules) for all people not strict ‘unmet need’ service user with disability referral and find local action groups Create achieve their solutions to drive change information vision for a Support and and resources good life grow the Drive major Develop volunteer change about planning tools Major network and/ pressing issues that are employer of or user led orgs eg Housing responsive to people with ages and disability stages
latrobe.edu.au/ask-us Want to know more? 1300 135 045 Disability Practice Courses Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master or single subject enrolment. Delivered Online, flexible. Commencing March 2019. SUBJECTS AVAILIABLE: The Contemporary Disability Landscape • Enhancing Social Inclusion • Support planning with people with disabilities • Translating Evidence into Disability Practice • Disability and the Law • Ethical Issues in Disability Practice • Advocacy in Contemporary Disability Practice • Understanding Complex and Challenging Needs •
Special Seminar Professor Jan Tøssebro Professor of Social Work, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway Delivering Intensive Support Services to People with Disability and Complex Support Needs in Norway: Findings from a Recent Study Wednesday 31 October 2018 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Seminar Room 1.34, Level 1 of the Borchardt Library, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus
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