Rytmus - od klienta k občanovi

1. Rytmus - od klienta k občanovi • Supportedliving arrangement

2. Supportedlivingarrangement • Each person may be able to live according his/her wishes. • He/she should be able to live where and with whom he/she wants and feelswell with him • We support people in the transition from the institution to independentlife

3. Supportedliving arrangement • Rytmusstarted to provideregistered socialservicein 2010 in Karlovy Vary region as a part ofproject oftransformationofresidential care • today we support 45 people in 7 cities • in 2015 westarted in Prague also • todaywesuppport 15 adults

4. Ourteams • Isdevidedacording to regions (cities) andaccessability • 8casemanagers/support coordinators(7-8 persons) + 30 assistantsindividuallychosenforevery single person + 2 communitysocialworkers

5. Characteristicsoftheservice • communitysocialservice • provided to the person athomeorotherplacesaccording his/her needs • oneofthe basic service - law 108/2006 Sb, rules, qualitystandards • fundedfromthegovernment + regional budget, projecteveryyear • paymentfromtheclientsaccordingamountofhourofservice (cofinancing)

6. 2 targetgroups • Peoplewithdisabilitieswhowanted to leavetheinstitutions • Peoplewithdisabilitieswho do not want to live in theinstitution– preventionofinstitutionalization

7. Thegoaloftheservice • to enablepeople to live as much independent as possible, take care aboutthehousehold, healthandsafety • to help people to havepossibility to planownlife, beable to askfor support • to enablepeople to live in naturalrelationshipswithfamily , neighbours , partners, friends • To be part oflocalcommunity • To use thelocal public services

8. Fieldsof support • householdkeepping, cleaning, cooking, purchasing • health care • timeplanning, scheduling • travelling • money management • dealingwithoffices • use oflocal public services • risk management

9. What do wehave to know • to recognisewhatandwhatkindof support person needsfromthe servise • thinkabouthealthandsafety • whatisimportantforthe person andwhatmustberespectedallthetime • to findthestrenghtsofthe person andbuildthestrategy on them

10. How do wework? • we use Person centeredapproach Helpsus to recognise: • whatkindof person he orsheis • giftsandstrenghts • dreams • what he/shelikes • whatis he/sheused to • whatisimportantfor her/him • what he/shewould like to change • thinkaboutthefuture

13. Cont. • werecognisetheneeds – intensity for support (SIS) • we use individualapproach • wefindsuitablestaff • wecooperatewithnatural support • we are trying to findvolunteers • we use thesupportedemploymentservice • we are trying to reduce intensity ofassistancegradually • weworkwith risk management • we trust people

14. Communitywork – part oftheservice • socialinclusion • we created this position two years ago because it was always important but we had never time to do it • wefocus on findingthe role in thecommunityforthe person by definingthegifts and strenghtsofher/him - and matchingthemwithaccesibleplaces in thecommunity

15. Useful role in thecommunity • cooperationwithotherorganizations (Trashheroes, Brontosaurus movement) • participation in neighborhoodevents • helpourorganization as a AdvisorofRytmus (audit/ evaluationoftheservices, presentationoftheservicesthroughttheirstories) • the use ofvolunteers