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Low-Support Needs Clients: A Different Skill Set, Same Level of Care In the world of disability support, there’s a common assumption that clients with high-support needs demand the most attention. However, this isn’t the full picture. While individuals with low-support needs may not require constant physical assistance, they still deserve the same level of care and attention. What’s often overlooked is that low-support clients require a completely different skill set from their support workers. It’s not about doing less—it’s about understanding their needs, filling in skill gaps, and ensuring a high standard of care that’s tailored to their situation. A Different Skill Set for Low-Support Needs Clients Supporting a low-support needs client isn't necessarily easier; it’s different. Unlike high-support needs clients who may rely on physical or daily living assistance, low-support needs clients often need support in other areas, such as life planning, managing schedules, and personal ...

Protecting Support Workers and Clients: A Balanced Approach In the world of support work, safeguarding the well-being of both support workers and clients is essential. Abuse can happen on either side, and it’s crucial to have strategies in place to ensure a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. This post outlines key steps that both support workers and clients can take to protect themselves and one another, with a focus on documentation, education, relationship-building, and financial protection.  Protecting Support Workers from Abuse Support work can be emotionally and physically demanding. While most relationships between clients and workers are positive, there are times when boundaries can be crossed. Support workers need to protect themselves from potential abuse by following these guidelines: 1. **Document Everything** Documentation is one of the most powerful tools to protect yourself from false allegations or disputes. - **Daily notes**: Write detailed reports at the...

Support workers play a vital role in providing care and assistance to individuals who require support due to various challenges they face. In Australia, the ethical considerations surrounding the role of support workers are paramount, and it's essential to delve into these complexities to ensure the highest standards of care and respect are maintained. Let's explore some key points: Uniforms: A Personal Choice : In the realm of support work, the issue of uniforms often arises. While some organizations may have guidelines regarding uniforms, it's crucial to recognize that the choice to wear a uniform should ultimately be a personal one. Respecting an individual support worker's preferences regarding attire can contribute to a sense of autonomy and dignity. Responsibilities of a Support Worker: Navigating Gray Areas : The responsibilities of a support worker can often be multifaceted and nuanced. Unlike more rigidly defined roles, such as those in traditional healthcare s...

 Hey all, so I was at the local op shop for some Christmas presents and I realized something when they had an influencer section in the shop, and this I have known for a long time but haven’t really acknowledged, basically that it is that grooming and presenting yourself well doesn’t have to be expensive, so I wanted to go through a few things that you can do to look presentable and I have also considered mobility aid hear as well, the first one seems really basic but a lot of people don’t know how to care for there clothing, so this is the first thing know how to clean your clothing and how to iron as I do find that having an ironed t shirt and jeans I feel so much more presentable.  Also learning how to get stains out is really important and how to keep whites white is important I know how to Dad does have some basic tips as well as asking your grandmother and I know that some universities have teamed up with Red Frogs and CWA to teach these skills, but you can also find som...

I was going to post this to Linked In but now after some reflection I didn’t and I feel it’s much better to hear Let me know what you think we see that people need to be aware that I am feeling this way and I see that this comes from a place of not being heard and seen. I can’t remember the last time that I felt seen or heard and got told I did something well, I got pitied or yelled at for doing things wrong, or breaking procedures/policies I didn’t know existed.  So, let's jump into it. So I was on this platform and I have been posting my content for a while and I do need to consider what I post given that this is a site for professionals and job seekers designed to connect them. However, I am seeing, and much to their credit disability activists posting their content and I don’t have much to do with my “activism” community in my area.  I thought that I would explain why why I don’t like the term “activism” and prefer spokesperson, as it gives a much more dignified tone a...

  This is a bit of a different post and I hope it doesn’t discourage my readers but I feel it’s something that we need to discuss, due to the fact that many people want to save money but don’t know how and there is a facility when it comes to saving money call the bootstrap fallacy and it’s that you need to just be able to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and this isn’t the case if you are in debt or need to save money it can be hard when you have a disability and your country doesn’t offer a care program. So, this is going to be a basic practical list and yes it will be Australian, but I think anyone could take something away from it. ·          Do up a budget and see if it's possible to cut things from it. ·        Have a clearly defined needs and want lists. ·        If you need new clothes, can you get the decent quality that will last so you aren’t constantly re buying ite...

  This is something that I need to write for accountability, so I have due to some personal reasons and some with changes in care staff have got out of a routine and have let bad habits creep drinking excess caffeine (though I have discovered that name-brand coke soft drink does give me some level of pain relief, from nerve pain) These things being. Binge eating at night. Not keeping up with housework Not having a good solid routine Not exercising enough to be able to keep excess weight off I am not talking to support workers when things are getting to me Not keeping up with my specialist appointments Not keeping up with friends Being over-tired due to having too much screen time Not keeping up with my physiotherapy Not understanding the role of support workers in my life Not keeping up with the housework I am responsible for and accountable for – washing and ironing clothes and keeping an accurate shopping list, Not keeping to a reasonable budget and allowi...

    This is going to be a difficult post, to write as it is about the core of why I started the blog and it was about having something to work towards but I have discovered something, that I didn’t want to confront.   This is because disability despite international advancements still has a lot of stigma around it and stigma against people with disabilities.     I realize that there are programs to be able to help people with disabilities but in the short term, we have seen that people seem to get jealous when we level the playing field. I see that we do have things like the Americans with disabilities act, and we also have the anti-discrimination act in Australia but then when tempered with things such as “reasonable risk,” and “ the inherent ability to the job” we see that this could be considered code for people with disabilities to be not able to do the job when there are many people with disabilities that are able to work with a little bit of an adjustmen...