Annie in wonderland

Introduction: In the realm of caring for individuals with disabilities, striking a balance between the medical model and person-centered care is crucial. This holistic approach recognizes the multifaceted nature of human experience and aims to address the individual's unique needs while navigating behaviors of concern and challenging behaviors. In this blog post, we'll explore how the holistic model integrates both perspectives and offers comprehensive support for individuals with disabilities. Understanding the Medical Model vs. Person-Centered Care: The Medical Model: The medical model traditionally focuses on diagnosing and treating medical conditions or impairments. It views disability as a deficiency or deviation from the norm, often emphasizing medical interventions and symptom management. While this approach is valuable for addressing physical health concerns, it may overlook the broader psychosocial aspects of disability and the individual's preferences and autonomy...

  We need to do better. I am writing this as an observation that in Australia we are failing people with disabilities on so many levels and this is not great at all to see and observe.  I saw on the news stream that we on a federal level have a surplus and I understand that this is a good thing but we need to be aware that people need to do better for people with disabilities.  Those of us in the disability community are waiting for the final reports from the disability royal commission and we are still counting the cost the cost is just fiscal it’s the harm that has been caused in people's lives and not only that how many people through the impact’s of not having the care they need or the encouragement they need to be better or to achieve what they are capable of, as we need to be aware that people with a disability as we have seen are at greater risk of harm from the very people supposed to protect them. We are seeing that many disability service providers don’t p...