Strengths Based Practice Conference 2006 Guiding Principles for Consumer Participation Presenters: S

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Strengths Based PracticeConference
2006Guiding Principles for Consumer
ParticipationPresenters Samuel Lesevic, Phil
Campbell, Scott James Craig Stanley-Jones
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Contents

• Project 300 Scott James
• Consumer Participation Project
• Craig Stanley-Jones
• Guiding Principles for Consumer Participation
• - Interview with Sam Lesevic and Phil
  Campbell
• The Future

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Background Project 300

• 1993 Burdekin Report.
• 1995 Interdepartmental collaboration Qld
  Health, Department of Housing, Disability
  Services Qld.
• Institutional Reform.

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Target Group

• Individuals in long stay care
• Choose to be involved in the project
• Without these funds it is unlikely they would be
  able to sustain living in the community
  successfully

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Transition

• Qld Health (Long Stay Facilities) refer
  individuals to DSQ
• DSQ assist individuals with housing referrals and
  link with their chosen NGO to provide disability
  support
• NGO assist individuals to transition from long
  stay facilities into the community

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March 2000 Forum

• Based on the outcomes of the forum some
  directions were determined
• To increase consumer involvement and recognising
  the need for consumers to have the skills and
  support to express their views about the services
  they receive.
• To increase independent advocacy and a need to
  develop a shared understanding with the existing
  advocacy network about how to best meet the
  advocacy needs of consumers.

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Consumer Participation Project

• Evolved out of the March 2000 Forum
• Purpose -
• (i) Strengthen the consumer voice within the
• psychiatric disability support context.
• (ii) Assist service providers to enable
  individuals to have the opportunities to increase
  participation within the support service context
  and more broadly in the community.
• As the project progressed
• (iii) To better define the concept so that it is
  understood
• by consumers and service providers.

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Consumer Participation Project

• Key Activities 2004
• Literature Review on Consumer Movement and the
  concept of Consumer Participation (Tower 1994
  quote)
• Client Project Group
• Panel Forum (cross sector collaboration)
• Think Tank (cross sector collaboration)

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Consumer Participation Project

• Key Activities/Events 2005
• Findings and Recommendationsfor the CP Project
• Topic Meetings - Surviving on Weet-Bix and
  Billy Tea whilst on
  the Run
• - Being the Governor/Governess
• in Your Own Life
• Regional Meetings educational opportunities for
  NGO staff and consumers
• Guiding Principles for Consumer Participation
• Official Launch

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Interview

• Samuel Lesevic
• Consumer Representative with Anam Cara in
  Brisbane.
• Recent interviewee of the ABC Television
  Stateline.
• Previously, Youth Activities Officer West
  Works,
• Katoomba, NSW.
• Phil Campbell
• Employed with Anam Cara Psychiatric Disability
  Support Service in Brisbane for 10years.
• Currently Manager, Supports Co-Ordinator
  (7years) and Support Worker (3years).
• Youth Co-Ordinator and youth worker with various
  NGOs for numerous years prior to working in the
  psychiatric disability/mental health area.

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Guiding Principles for Consumer Participation
Booklet

• PersonCentredness
• Recovery
• Relationship
• Empowerment
• Self-Determination
• Self-Efficacy

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The Future

• Non-Government Service Provider in the South East
  Corner of Qld to continue the work of the
  Consumer Participation Project on a recurrent
  basis.
• Intention to expand to a state-wide basis.
• Key Strategies
• 1. Educational Opportunities workshops and
  forums presented by staff or invited
  guests or experts.
• 2. Information - gathering and dissemination
  of stories and potential analysis
• 3. Self-Advocacy - information and educational
  strategies on how
  to approach a service.
• 4. Peer Support - in order to foster the
  consumer voice in Qld

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Guiding Principles for Consumer
Participation Booklet

• Downloaded from
• www.cru.org.au (via current projects)
• www.disability.qld.gov.au
• (via information/publication and resources)
• For further information craig.stanleyjones_at_disabi
  lity.qld.gov.au
• Ph. [phone].