They demonstrate knowledge of the methods of family able to support participation in participation services. They demonstrate the ability to their knowledge of family participation to different groups and settings They demonstrate awareness of the experiences of families and their potential to support recovery Source: M, 2001 Appendix A5: Core capacities required for community agencies to generate and sustain substantively good individualised outcomes Kendrick in the US developed a set of core capacities required for community agencies to generate and sustain substantively good individualised outcomes (2014). The terms capacity and competence are often used interchangeably. He recognizes the different set of capacities and skills required for creating ‘tailor made’ support arrangements built around the specific needs of a given person, compared to managing a standardised service model. Those who are skilled in operating standardised service models may not be the right kind of people needed to create a service from scratch based on individual need. Kendrick maintains also that person centred proficiency requires specific talents and abilities to be present. His core capacities are outlined in Table B5. Table A5: Core capacities for community agencies to generate and sustain good individualised outcomes Core capacities Description The capacity to establish and and earn long-term quality relationships. maintain relationship’ with a Determine what is a good or optimal very diverse range of people partnership in the context where authority and power are to be shared The capacity to deeply and The lives of people with disabilities cannot improve if those supporting them lack accurately understand people, their aims, needs in life and their true sufficient understanding of their core needs potentials and their potential The capacity to imagine and create If cannot be imagined, then it cannot ‘better’ be implemented. The way to achieving the ‘better’ can be difficult to achieve at ‘better’ The capacity to master the Avoid stagnation through the cultivation of a developmental challenges involved in developmental mind-set to enable ‘life-tasting’ ongoing lifestyle developments and life building to happen. The capacity to develop and Translate vision into workable implementation operationalise vision and values that tasks and follow through. Requires creativity, perseverance, negotiation and finesse.
able to support participation in services. They demonstrate knowledge of the methods of family participation They demonstrate the ability to their knowledge of family participation to different groups and settings They demonstrate awareness of the experiences of families and their potential to support recovery Source: M, 2001 Appendix A5: Core capacities required for community agencies to generate and sustain substantively good individualised outcomes Kendrick in the US developed a set of core capacities required for community agencies to generate and sustain substantively good individualised outcomes (2014). The terms capacity and competence are often used interchangeably. He recognizes the different set of capacities and skills required for creating ‘tailor made’ support arrangements built around the specific needs of a given person, compared to managing a standardised service model. Those who are skilled in operating standardised service models may not be the right kind of people needed to create a service from scratch based on individual need. Kendrick maintains also that person centred proficiency requires specific talents and abilities to be present. His core capacities are outlined in Table B5. Table A5: Core capacities for community agencies to generate and sustain good individualised outcomes Core capacities Description The capacity to establish and maintain relationship’ with a very diverse range of people and earn long-term quality relationships. Determine what is a good or optimal partnership in the context where authority and power are to be shared The capacity to deeply and accurately understand people, their aims, needs in life and their true potentials The lives of people with disabilities cannot improve if those supporting them lack sufficient understanding of their core needs and their potential The capacity to imagine and create ‘better’ If ‘better’ cannot be imagined, then it cannot be implemented. The way to achieving the ‘better’ can be difficult to achieve at The capacity to master the developmental challenges involved in ongoing lifestyle developments Avoid stagnation through the cultivation of a developmental mind-set to enable ‘life-tasting’ and life building to happen. The capacity to develop and operationalise vision and values that Translate vision into workable implementation tasks and follow through. Requires creativity, perseverance, negotiation and finesse.