Angela Dew

Empowering Partnerships

The development of a model of empowering partnerships in the context of devolution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There is a trend in Western nations to move people with developmental disabilities out of institutions and into community based accommodation. Deinstitutionalisation impacts not only on the person with a disability but on their significant others and also on the organisation providing them with support. This book reports on a qualitative study with significant others involved in the deinstutionalisation of their son or daughter. The study revealed that deinstitutionalisation can be a disempowering process. Deinstitutionalisation may rekindle feelings of guilt regarding the initial placement of their child and when this is coupled with the experience of negative changes in their own lives, it may result in feelings of loss of control, low self efficacy, and a reduced resilience to manage the change. A model of empowering partnerships is presented which incorporates five principles: respect, communication, shared values, common goals, and individualised approaches. Application of these principles may result in empowering partnerships between the significant others, the person with the disability and the organisation/s supporting them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 305g
• ISBN-13: 9783639208122
• ISBN-10: 3639208129
• Artikelnr.: 27886601

Autorenporträt

Angela Dew has worked in the field of disability in Australia for the past 28 years in direct service provision, management, teaching and research. Angela has been involved in research in the disability area for the past 17 years. Angela s particular research focus has been with adults with life long disabilities and their families.