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  • Participation Opportunities for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Provided by Disability Services in One Australian State

    Author(s)
    Chenoweth, Lesley
    Clements, Natalie
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Clements, Natalie M.
    Chenoweth, Lesley I.
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    The participation of service users in the planning and delivery of disability services is an unequivocal ideal in many countries. However, making the shift from espoused ideals of participation to effective, credible involvement of people with disability and families in agency planning and delivery is often challenging and not fully realized. The authors undertook a study to discern the nature and extent of service user participation opportunities within a range of organizations that provide disability services in one Australian state. A "snapshot" of how services are involving service users and their families, carers, and ...
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    The participation of service users in the planning and delivery of disability services is an unequivocal ideal in many countries. However, making the shift from espoused ideals of participation to effective, credible involvement of people with disability and families in agency planning and delivery is often challenging and not fully realized. The authors undertook a study to discern the nature and extent of service user participation opportunities within a range of organizations that provide disability services in one Australian state. A "snapshot" of how services are involving service users and their families, carers, and advocates in all aspects of their service, including service planning, development, and delivery, was obtained via a mailed survey instrument. Some 200 agencies or services receiving funding from the state government participated in the survey. Findings reveal that service providers overall are providing a broad range of opportunities and activities for service user participation in the service, but their effectiveness is variable across different organizations and subject to differing conditions. The authors concluded that characteristics of the service, the community, and the service users and their families, carers, and advocates, all influence the dynamic environment for participation.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
    Volume
    8
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2011.00307.x
    Subject
    Counselling, Welfare and Community Services
    Social Work
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/41585
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