5 m-care: social inclusion

Mobile Training for Home and Health Caregiver For People with Disabilities and

Older People

539913-LLP-1-2013-1-TR-LEONARDO-LMP

Module: Social Inclusion


Contents

• What is Inclusion? • Strategies to promote social inclusion • Social inclusion results from a process • What social factors does inclusion promote? • PCG driven inclusion activities • Barriers • Work towards social inclusion • Be aware of social media usage and risks • Be aware of places to meet with peers (social

activities)


What is inclusion?

• Inclusion is built on the premise that all people should be valued for their unique abilities and included as essential members of a community.

• Inclusion is not a place or a practice, it is a way of thinking


Inclusion is… • Being accepted and recognised as an individual

independently of the disability • Having personal relationships with family, friends

and acquaintances • Being involved in recreation, leisure and in social

activities with others • Having appropriate living accommodation • Having employment • Having appropriate formal and informal support As mentioned in Sarah A. Hall, ‘The social inclusion of people with disabilities: A qualitative meta-analysis’, Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research 3 (2009), pages 162-173.


Strategies to promote social inclusion • Policy driven

– Social strategies: social protection and social capital

– National disability rights: instruments and measures to promote social inclusion

– Convention on right of persons with disabilities

– Bridging the potential divides between those with digital access and those without


Social inclusion results from a process of

• Ensuring people have equal access to the benefits and services enjoyed by other members of the community in order that they are not excluded.

• Supporting people in accessing resources and developing capacity building skills so they may remain connected to the community in difficult times.

• Developing people’s opportunities through their experiences of family and community.

• Ensuring individuals can identify their needs, give feedback on their environment, and influence and even take charge of their futures. This includes influencing decision makers on how services should be designed and provided to them.


What social factors does inclusion promote?

• Learning how to interact with peers

• Taking turns

• Dealing with anger

• Following directions

• Listening quietly, staying on task

• Generally behaving appropriately.

• Playing cooperatively (if appropriate)

http://www.habitat.org.mk/eng/n_disa.html


PCG driven inclusion activities

Aim Strategy Changing attitudes Inclusion training

Understanding Individuals Getting to know the person/client and their family

Targets Ensuring targets are being developed and met for inclusion

Communication Ensuring staff/service users are taught and shown different methods of communication and asking the young person (client)

Understanding disability Education/Peer Buddy (see module 2)


Barriers…

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• Discrimination and prejudices in various aspects of life

– At work by colleagues

– At school

– While using public transport

– When travelling

– In social activities

Social isolation and lack of self confidence are major concerns!

Nine out of 10 people in Britain have never had a disabled person in their house for a social occasion - Scope survey

Source: BBC, 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11139534


• Become aware of abilities and skills of client

• Get to know your client and stimulate her/his inclusion in all aspects of daily life

• Where possible raise awareness in the community

• Point out access to amenities

Work towards social inclusion

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• Have a positive attitude

• Stimulate appropriate behaviour in social surroundings

• Include the client in as many activities as possible

• Reinforce positive interactions

• Be knowledgeable about the client’s wants and needs

• Be aware of the religious background of the client – Don’t judge the client regarding his (dis)beliefs

– Consider religious events to which the client would like to go (Sunday mass), or respects (prayer sessions)


Be aware of social media usage and risks

• Social media are very popular among people with disabilities

• Support the client in using of social media – Technical support

– Physical support

• Be especially aware of the special needs for the use of social media by clients with hearing, vision, cognitive and physical impairments.

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• Usage of PC’s might stimulate increased inactivity.

– E.g. Risk of obesity

• Follow rules while using social media (depends on the client and his/her condition)

– Do not engage in visiting prohibited sites

– Avoid non age appropriate sites

– Avoid over stimulation


Be aware of places to meet with peers (social activities) • It's not obligatory, but peers with the

same disability can improve daily life by sharing small hacks and tips that no one else knows: – e.g. transfers, utensils, adapted clothes,

sports, etc.

• Encourage the client to meet his friends

• Bring client to cafe, (sports)club, etc. • Support the client during age

appropriate meetings and places. • Support the client during transport

when needed

Photo by: Alper ERTEM


• Be aware of particular food and beverage requirements

• Pay attention to the barriers that might occur at the places where the meeting will take place

– Access to the building

– Access within the building

– Specific difficulties in the accommodation for the meeting


References:

• http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=750

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusion

• http://spaum.politics.ankara.edu.tr/files/2014/04/Social-

Inclusion-Background-Report-Balaban-2.5.2014.pdf

• http://www.slideshare.net/deniiskandar/promoting-social-

inclusion-of-older-peoplenew-13356854

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=750

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=750

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusion

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