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LiDs Seminar – October 10 2018 Amanda Pagan, Principal Fellow for Inclusive Communities & Colleagues from Brotherhood of St Laurence

A literature summary

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A bi bit

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hi history ry abo about th the Re Rese search an and Policy Centre

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in existence since 1943: early days

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research were driven by a “gut feeling and a sense

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injustice [rather] than [by] theoretical analysis”

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the 1960s to 1990s research at the Brotherhood responded to the perceived hardening

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community attitudes towards

• poverty. The

research highlighted the experience

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people living in poverty so that their problems would not be ‘overlooked’. This emphasis was reflected in qualitative studies aimed at ‘revealing’ information

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issues such as high-rise public housing, family service delivery and unemployment.

• In

the 21st century, the Brotherhood’s research became more formally linked with the University

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Melbourne with the establishment

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a joint Professor

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Social Policy/General Manager

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Research and Policy position to lead the centre.

• Emphasis

was placed

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building research capacity and leadership through the

• partnership. The

work was guided by broader social frameworks such as ‘social inclusion’, 'place-based disadvantage' and 'inclusive growth'.

A tim imeli line ne

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Loca cal Area ea Co Coordina nation

1988: Started in Western Australia 1999: Started in Queensland 2001: Started in New South Wales 2003: Started in Northern Territory 2006: Started in Australian Capital Territory 2010: Started in England 2001: Started in Scotland 2011: Started in New Zealand 2016: Started under NDIS

Des Despite the same me na name… me…every ver ersion

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LAC is is dif iffer erent nt

Place Reason for implementation Western Australia Original designed around remote communities where disability services were often not

• available. Instead LAC was designed to link people with disability to mainstream and

community supports and away from funded specialist disability service. Queensland About unmet need -differed from WA in the extensive focus on community development and inclusive communities ACT Mostly targeted at older people with disability in an emerging area with few services Scotland Mostly targeted at people with intellectual disability with significant focus on community networking and development England Originally it was intended to provide support to people with disabilities, but now covers all groups of people with social care needs – older people, mental health, physical and learning disabilities. New Zealand Very similar to Queensland but with a stronger focus on influencing mainstream services and systemic change. NDIS Works with all people with disability. Strong focus on planning (not present in other models).

So So wh what is is Loca cal Area ea Co Coordina nation? n?

• LAC is not:
• Responsible for the completion of

statutory assessments

• A strict referral system
• time limited
• heavily bureaucratic
• targeted only on people with certain

levels of need/ages, etc.

• dependency-creating
• primarily a service coordination role
• A part-time function or task.
• LAC is:
• Someone from the local

community who provides information, advice and support

• Focussed on strengths and

building a good life

• A builder of relationships between

people and communities – spotter

• f new opportunities
• Transformer of local systems

Original LAC vision statement: All people live in welcoming communities that provide friendship, mutual support and a 'fair go' for everyone, including people with disabilities, their families and carers. Developing a vision for a good life is a personal and individual matter. However people with disabilities and their families throughout the state have expressed their view that a good life in the local community requires opportunities for valued relationships, security for the future, contribution and challenge [1, p.14]; (Disability Services Commission, 2005b) in [2, p.24]

Wha What type types

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tcomes has has Lo Local Area Coordi dination be been abl able to to ac achieve worl rldw dwide de?

• Increased in community based responses rather than service

responses

• Better health and wellbeing outcomes
• Improved access to information
• Improved ability to self advocate
• Significant resource for governments and statutory agencies
• Increased family and community capacity
• Increased awareness of disability

How did the PC see this working?

Th The P PC also also saw saw a a role

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for “DSOs Os”… ”…an and t then th things s sta tart rted g getti tting confu confusing sing…

LAC ser services ices cont contract ct: anot another int inter erpret etation

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Th The st strengt engths and and t the ch challeng allenges wit with wh wher ere we we h hav ave land landed

Strengths

• Scale to be very effective
• NGOs retain the role with local

connections and positive practices

• Significant amounts of ‘data’

because of planning

• In good position to transform

systems

• Opportunity to develop

specialisations and deep knowledge Challenges

• Power and planning
• Time and balance of effort
• Systems that don’t support the full

breadth of the work

• Unclear priority outcomes beyond

planning

• Unclear policy agenda/ILC overlap
• Unlikely to get ‘local’ people as LAC

because of scale

So So w wha hat mi might ht t the he best est L LAC un unde der t the he NDIS IS look look lik like? e?

Navigator Change maker System reformer Capacity builder Supporter Advocator

Choice and control in the market Find and connect things in the community Navigate complex service systems (know the rules) Create information and resources Community awareness of disability Support local grants development/ ILC Harness communities to provide

• pportunities

for all people with disability achieve their vision for a good life Major employer of people with disability Use planning data to drive change up to the highest level e.g. NDA/ NDS Hold systems to account through stories and data Uncover ‘unmet need’ and find local solutions Drive major change about pressing issues eg Housing Adopt a neighbourhood approach to LAC Find community solutions through initiatives -eg timebank Develop local service user action groups to drive change Develop planning tools that are responsive to ages and stages Support and develop peer groups Provide seed funding and

• ther support

to help develop local solutions Open door policy – and not strict referral Support and grow the volunteer network and/

• r user led orgs

Be active in safeguarding and quality assessments Advocate for policy reform within NDIS and outside to meet the needs of people with disability

Disability Practice Courses

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• The Contemporary Disability Landscape
• Enhancing Social Inclusion
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• Ethical Issues in Disability Practice
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• Understanding Complex and Challenging Needs

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Special Seminar

 Professor Jan Tøssebro Professor of Social Work, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway  Delivering Intensive Support Services to People with Disability and Complex Support Needs in Norway: Findings from a Recent Study

Wednesday 31 October 2018 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Seminar Room 1.34, Level 1 of the Borchardt Library, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus

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