#support worker

[hell-on-sticks]

I think maybe not enough people in disability spaces think about what it's like to need the assistance of a carer.

It's a different experience for different levels of need. Some of us might need only low support, or support with specific tasks. Others need higher support, and there are many disabled people who need assistance with most or all daily tasks.

Dependence is a scary thought for some people, but for many it's a part of everyday life. Some level of dependence is common for disabled people, and needing carers or support workers is not as uncommon as people think.

Disability conversations often don't discuss carers, or don't allow people to bring their carers into the conversation. Some people may need assistance from carers or support workers to be in a physical place for community. Some might need help using online spaces like tumblr. Some might need help communicating. Carers are a part of life for many and talking about carers is important.

Carers can be positive, supportive and good relationships. But can also be stifling or even abusive. Care is complicated, and people should be able to talk about it.

I can only talk about my experience of lower level care. I invite people with formal support workers and full time care to share.

[perplexingluciddreams]

Wednesday = Emily day!

I had a good time with my support worker 😄. We finished watching Mean Girls from last week. And watched the start of Heathers (again!! I have watched it at least 6 times since last Wednesday!!!). I told Mum that and she said she is not surprised. 🤣

We also played cards - blackjack again. With Mum too as usual. That is fun! I love to win 😄😂.

I am feeling very happy. And it is rain now, so not feel as hot!! And I can smell the rain which I love.

And sister brought second snack to me and I got to say hi and see her new hoop earrings! She looks very beautiful as always ❤️. She booped my nose 😆😁!

Fixation on Heathers and Mean Girls The Musical and Barrett Wilbert Weed still going strong. I ordered the Heathers original film DVD. Mum wants to watch it too, I say we can watch together, she say maybe downstairs when I get my special chair! (With fingers crossed that it is good for me).

I also bought and watched the Mean Girls original film (from 2004). I have seen it before but only once or twice a few years ago. It was cool to remember how funny it is! I also think I understand the characters and the "message" better now - that is partly because of the musical helping me understand with the songs and music.

I feel really proud about having bedroom door open so much and letting a bit more of the outside world and other people in. I think it is good for me to be around people and have positive interactions.

Every time I see Emily or another person, I feel slightly more relaxed.

It all makes me feel smiley. 😊😁😄!

[stonebutchooze]

whenever I say I worked at a care home people always assume I mean an OLD PEOPLE'S care home and start talking about dementia, and even when I correct them and say no, it was adults of all ages with disabilities like cerebral palsy, some of them younger than me, people still don't listen and start talking about how hard it is "when you get to that age".

like people who live in 24/7 care for their entire adult lives exist!!!! residential care is NOT something that only comes into play at the end of your life. lack of awareness and funding is, in my opinion, partly why negative experiences of full time or respite residential care are so widespread.

ALSO when I successfully clarify that I worked with people of all ages, people start talking about how SAD it is when young people who have conditions like cerebral palsy can't move or talk or whatever. and I ALSO take issue with that. I think seeing disabled people's experiences as wholly "sad" or "what a shame" pre-emptively dictates what kind of life we expect disabled people to live. people in residential care CAN be happy, largely independent, or happy with their level of control where they are dependent on others. if we assume they can't, we won't even try to help them get there.

some people have high support needs at home and then go into residential care. some people spend their whole lives in residential care. some people won't need it at all with proper support and funding at home. people need support, not pity and people seeing their lives as lost causes.

[hollowedskin]

@janemorris this is wonderful! Would you mind if I made an adaption based on this concept for a dissociation scale as well?

I've been working alongside the OT to try and come up with a functional dissociation scale that you can actually *use* while dissociated, and this format may be a winner since it's simple, has instructions, and a visual component.

my pain scale invention. it goes from 0-16. you fill it out like this:

i made this because i find pain to be a multifaceted thing that influences me in different ways. i can accomplish lots of small tasks while in pain but that doesnt mean i can move around or even think clearly. its name is the goldstein expanded pain index or gepi. you can use it if you want. or not.

[thatrandomblogsays]

I’m so happy for them

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[disabledinwonderland]

what does a support worker look like to you

[ahumanbeena]

Ppl who work in the medical system are sooo ableist omg. We'll be like "sorry you can't return to your life's work for 2 weeks, I know your family relies on the income from that farm to survive but you're healing so do please take rest sorry about calving season tho" & then turn around to our coworker & be like "wym your kids sick & you needa go home why even have kids then did you think about the patients". Like it's worth doing because helping relieve ppl's suffering is amazing & your community's worth your labour & science is amazing but damn the med community leaning conservative sucks ass. More lefties in medicine pls <3

[crocronutart]

Hey nerds,

Are you a fan of animation? Are you an artist that works in the animation industry (or at least wants to… one of these days)? Do you just enjoy silly cartoons? Or maybe you don’t care about cartoons, but you believe strongly in workers rights and fair wages!

Well the people who make your favorite cartoons, anime, and animated shows and movies are fighting for the future of this industry. We are facing a lot of challenges right now job creep, low wages, the ever looming threat of artists being replaced by AI to create worse animation for the sake of generating content to make lots of money for very rich people while real human artists live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to pay rent and feed their families…

But you can help! By signing this petition to show your support for animation workers in the US

[cinderoo]

miners have rights

[fundamentalcherrytree]

I'm struggling to come up with reasons to have a support worker and what I would do with them. I'm finding the idea pointless.

I do want a support worker but all I can think about for them to do is change my sheets on my bed. If I moved out of my parents house I'd have so much for them to help me with. But for now I'm really struggling.

[perplexingluciddreams]

what kind of things do you do with your support worker? I've recently gotten one and while I'm excited i think the only things I'm thinking of are like. independence stuff i have but i don't always have days where I need to do stuff but it's a support day

Sorry take so long to answer! I like questions but it is hard to answer with words.

With my support worker she sits in my bedroom next to my bed and we watch things on my laptop. And we usually play card game (blackjack) with Mum also.

That is basically all I do with support worker. So far, anyway. Maybe more in the future but I take a long time to get used to new routines and people and doing more things. So it will be very gradual.

And other people are in charge of that because I can't even remember people exist if they are not in front of me, so I definitely can't think of "plans" for what to do with.

I can't really plan at all. Except for maybe "plan" for what to watch on laptop - I can do that because it is always right in front of me. And yet still I forget many options exist and usually rewatch same things over and over 🤷🏻‍♂️.

So far with support worker it has mainly been same Heathers bootleg we watch. Because it is safe and familiar and makes it easier being near New Person (that I am still getting used to).

This is maybe not a very good or helpful answer. Because I can't decide or plan things to do by myself. So other people just give options to me and I choose.

Also support worker so far just spends time with me in my bedroom. Not doing any actual physical support task things yet. Even when support worker comes on a bath day, Mum still does bath as usual with me.

Don't know if maybe that will happen in future 🤷🏻‍♂️ other people mainly decide that, not me (I can say no or yes to things of course). Don't know if even that is an option or allowed 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️. I have no idea about these things.

[inkskinned]

the thing is that they're so fascinated by sex, they love sex, they can't imagine a world without sex - they need sex to sell things, they need sex to be part of their personality, they need sex to prove their power - but they hate sex. they are disgusted by it.

sex is the only thing that holds their attention, and it is also the thing that can never be discussed directly.

you can't tell a child the normal names for parts of their body, that's sexual in nature, because the body isn't a body, it's a vessel of sex. it doesn't matter that it's been proven in studies (over and over) that kids need to know the names of their genitals; that they internalize sexual shame at a very young age and know it's 'dirty' to have a body; that it overwhelmingly protects children for them to have the correct words to communicate with. what matters is that they're sexual organs. what matters is that it freaks them out to think about kids having body parts - which only exist in the context of sex.

it's gross to talk about a period or how to check for cancer in a testicle or breast. that is nasty, illicit. there will be no pain meds for harsh medical procedures, just because they feature a cervix.

but they will put out an ad of you scantily-clad. you will sell their cars for them, because you have abs, a body. you will drip sex. you will ooze it, like a goo. like you were put on this planet to secrete wealth into their open palms.

they will hit you with that same palm. it will be disgusting that you like leather or leashes, but they will put their movie characters in leather and latex. it will be wrong of you to want sexual freedom, but they will mark their success in the number of people they bed.

they will crow that it's inappropriate for children so there will be no lessons on how to properly apply a condom, even to teens. it's teaching them the wrong things. no lessons on the diversity of sexual organ growth, none on how to obtain consent properly, none on how to recognize when you feel unsafe in your body. if you are a teenager, you have probably already been sexualized at some point in your life. you will have seen someone also-your-age who is splashed across a tv screen or a magazine or married to someone three times your age. you will watch people pull their hair into pigtails so they look like you. so that they can be sexy because of youth. one of the most common pornography searches involves newly-18 young women. girls. the words "barely legal," a hiss of glass sand over your skin.

barely legal. there are bills in place that will not allow people to feel safe in their own bodies. there are people working so hard to punish any person for having sex in a way that isn't god-fearing and submissive. heteronormative. the sex has to be at their feet, on your knees, your eyes wet. when was the first time you saw another person crying in pornography and thought - okay but for real. she looks super unhappy. later, when you are unhappy, you will close your eyes and ignore the feeling and act the role you have been taught to keep playing. they will punish the sex workers, remove the places they can practice their trade safely. they will then make casual jokes about how they sexually harass their nanny.

and they love sex but they hate that you're having sex. you need to have their ornamental, perfunctory, dispassionate sex. so you can't kiss your girlfriend in the bible belt because it is gross to have sex with someone of the same gender. so you can't get your tubes tied in new england because you might change your mind. so you can't admit you were sexually assaulted because real men don't get hurt, you should be grateful. you cannot handle your own body, you cannot handle the risks involved, let other people decide that for you. you aren't ready yet.

but they need you to have sex because you need to have kids. at 15, you are old enough to parent. you are not old enough to hear the word fuck too many times on television.

they are horrified by sex and they never stop talking about it, thinking about it, making everything unnecessarily preverted. the saying - a thief thinks everyone steals. they stand up at their podiums and they look out at the crowd and they sign a bill into place that makes sexwork even more unsafe and they stand up and smile and sign a bill that makes gender-affirming care illegal and they get up and they shrug their shoulders and write don't say gay and they get up, and they make the world about sex, but this horrible, plastic vision of it that they have. this wretched, emotionless thing that holds so much weight it's staggering. they put their whole spine behind it and they push and they say it's normal!

this horrible world they live in. disgusted and also obsessed.

[cutiecatsub]

that sex worker doesn’t owe you anything just bc you have a boner btw

[ajohnwood]

Residential Disability Support Services : Housing and Accommodation Choices

For people with disabilities, obtaining acceptable housing and accommodation is just a important part of their over all well-being and independence. Residential disability support services play a vital position in providing secure and loyal living surroundings tailored to the specific wants of each individual. 

Party Homes:

Class houses, also referred to as community residing residences, really are a common residential disability support option. These properties typically home a small group of individuals with disabilities who stay together and receive support from qualified staff. Class homes purpose to provide a sense of neighborhood and independence while ensuring citizens have usage of the guidance they might need for everyday residing activities.

Reinforced Living Apartments:

Supported living apartments offer people who have disabilities the chance to call home alone in their particular apartments or provided housing units. These apartments are equipped with accessible functions and may provide on-site or distant support as needed. This option allows for an increased degree of autonomy while still having use of aid when required.

Residential Attention Services:

Residential care features are designed to give an increased level of care for individuals with an increase of complex medical wants or extreme disabilities. These facilities often have 24/7 team help, medical services , and specific gear to generally meet residents' specific requirements. Residential care features offer a safe and supportive atmosphere for people that have more intensive attention needs.

Helped Residing Areas:

Assisted living neighborhoods are housing choices that focus on seniors and individuals with disabilities who involve some guidance with everyday activities. While they are maybe not solely for those who have disabilities, many helped living neighborhoods offer available facilities and services to accommodate varying levels of need. These towns frequently promote cultural wedding and a sense of community.

Transitional Housing Applications:

Transitional housing programs are made to support people with disabilities throughout intervals of change, such as for instance going from an institution to community living or moving from youth to adulthood. These programs give short-term property and support to greatly help people build the skills and resources necessary for more independent living.

Separate Residing Centers:

Separate living centres give support and methods for people who have disabilities who want to stay alone in their very own properties or apartments. While not a residential selection by itself, these centres provide services such as abilities instruction, counselling, and help with acquiring available property in the community.

Respite Treatment Services :

NDIS provider Melbourne Services presents short-term accommodation and support for people with disabilities and their caregivers. These short-term remains can provide reduction for caregivers and give people who have disabilities the chance to see different living situations while getting essential attention and support.

Home Improvements:

Sometimes, residential disability support worker Melbourne services might give attention to modifying an individual's active house to make it more available and accommodating. This may contain adding ramps, widening gates, and putting grab bars to enable individuals to call home safely and comfortably in their very own homes.

Personalized Property Answers:

Some residential disability support Melbourne services provide customized housing options that are tailored to the particular wants and tastes of an individual with disabilities. These solutions may possibly contain making or changing property models to support special requirements.

NDIS provider Melbourne Services gives a variety of property and accommodation possibilities to meet the diverse wants of people with disabilities. These possibilities try to promote freedom, inclusion, and quality of life while ensuring that individuals have usage of the support and aid they require. Discovering the right property and accommodation option is a crucial stage toward reaching a far more inclusive and encouraging living atmosphere for people with disabilities.

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NDIS Provider Support Training and Workforce Progress

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has developed the landscape of disability support solutions in Australia. As the NDIS focuses on person-centred care and decision, the role of NDIS providers is becoming significantly important. To generally meet the changing needs of players and ensure supreme quality support distribution, NDIS provider support teaching and workforce progress have surfaced as essential components. In this informative article, we will investigate the significance of NDIS provider support instruction and their role in surrounding a skilled and thoughtful workforce.

Knowledge the NDIS : The NDIS was introduced to encourage individuals with disabilities to own greater get a grip on over their lives and support. NDIS members have the best to choose their company providers centered on their own needs and goals. This has necessitated a change from a standard support strategy to one that highlights flexibility, flexibility, and person-centred care.

Importance of Support Education: NDIS provider Melbourne service instruction represents a crucial role in ensuring that company providers realize the axioms of the scheme and are equipped to meet up the diverse needs of participants. It helps staff members build the information and skills required to provide powerful and empathetic solutions that promote freedom and inclusion.

Quality of Treatment: Service instruction increases the grade of treatment given by NDIS providers. It equips support workers with the knowledge to handle a wide variety of disabilities , medical problems, and personal preferences. That results in tailored and respectful support that fosters participant well-being and empowerment.

Person-Centered Approach: NDIS provider Melbourne support training stresses the importance of the person-centred approach. It teaches providers to hear participants, realize their objectives, and perform collaboratively to generate individualized support plans. This approach not just areas participants' choices but additionally ensures that companies are aligned making use of their aspirations.

Conversation and Concern: Successful transmission and concern are in the middle of quality disability support services. Teaching equips providers with interaction abilities to engage with individuals, their own families, and other stakeholders sensitively and respectfully. That allows important relationships that construct trust and rapport.

Continuous Learning: The area of disability support is ever-evolving, with new study, technologies, and best techniques emerging regularly. Disability support Melbourne service teaching encourages a lifestyle of constant learning, ensuring that support workers remain updated on the most recent developments and maintain large requirements of care.

Ethnic Competence: Cultural competence is important when working with a diverse selection of individuals, each with distinctive social skills and needs. NDIS provider Melbourne support instruction assists providers build ethnic tenderness, permitting them to provide culturally correct and respectful support.

Safeguarding: Participants' security and well-being are paramount. Company training trains providers about safeguarding methods, knowing signs of punishment or neglect, and using proper action to ensure participants' safety.

Workforce Development: Workforce progress moves beyond preliminary training. It encompasses constant professional development, mentoring, and possibilities for career advancement. NDIS providers are prompted to buy their workforce's development, ensuring a skilled and motivated team.

Conference Submission Requirements: NDIS provider Melbourne solutions are expected to meet particular quality and submission requirements collection by the NDIS Commission. Appropriate support teaching ensures that providers realize and abide by these requirements, resulting in improved support distribution and participant outcomes.

Making Trust and Popularity: A well-trained workforce enhances an NDIS provider's status within the disability support community. Good participant activities and outcomes contribute to positive word-of-mouth referrals, therefore developing confidence and credibility.

Invention and Adaptation: The NDIS landscape is energetic, and providers must be prepared to innovate and adapt. Service instruction equips providers with the skills to grasp modify, experiment with new strategies, and react successfully to emerging challenges.

NDIS provider Melbourne company training and workforce development are integral to providing supreme quality, person-centred support services in the disability sector. By buying training, NDIS disability support Melbourne providers make certain that their workforce is knowledgeable, skilled, and caring, effective at meeting the varied wants of participants. Company instruction not merely increases the quality of attention offered but also fosters a tradition of constant improvement, creativity, and responsibility to participants' well-being. As the NDIS remains to shape the disability support landscape, well-trained providers play a vital position in allowing individuals to cause satisfying and empowered lives.

[disabledinwonderland]

What is a good support worker reaction video reacting to myself