The Right Attitude

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The Right Attitude

• Community Inclusion

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Community Inclusion

• Best seen as part of community development
• Begins with individuals
• Need to develop a clear understanding of our own
  communities
• Need to link into community networks and key
  contacts

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Community Building

• People from the community , government and
  business taking steps to find solutions to issues
  within their communities
• Working with people and working with change
• An intentional effort to organise and strengthen
  social connections

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Building Community Inclusion

• Who are the key contacts in your local community?
• What community facilities are there in your local
  community?
• What organisations exist in your community? Who
  are the contacts?
• What are the social and spiritual resources in
  your local community?
• Where do folk like to congregate?

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Developing a Community Matrix

• Develop a community matrix to better meet the
  needs/goals of your program participants
• How will you do this? Solo or involve others?
• What information will you collect?
• How will you collect the information?

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Community Matrix
Community houses
Special schools Secondary schools
Training providers
Other disability services
Disability service
Accommodation options
Business Employment options
Community rec and sporting facilities
Community interest groups
Employment services
Community Library Health information
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In Your Group

• Find out about what others are doing
• Share your ideas about community
  inclusion/community building
• Identify potential collaboration partners
• Start working on a community matrix that includes
  your service/organisation

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Collaboration and Joint Initiatives

• What has been your experience of working jointly
  with other services?
• What benefits do you see arising from
  collaboration?
• What issues or challenges need to be addressed?
• What could happen in the sub region to assist in
  the development of joint initiatives?