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Creative Supports that Work: Values, Principles, and Processes

Creative Supports that Work: Values, Principles, and Processes. John Lord Presentation to: Guelph Spring Conference Creative Supports for Vulnerable Adults April 29, 2005. Stories that Break Your Heart. Traditional supports involve compliance and clienthood This reflects an OLD STORY

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Creative Supports that Work: Values, Principles, and Processes

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  1. Creative Supports that Work:Values, Principles, and Processes John Lord Presentation to: Guelph Spring Conference Creative Supports for Vulnerable Adults April 29, 2005

  2. Stories that Break Your Heart Traditional supports involve compliance and clienthood • This reflects an OLD STORY • Many stereotypes • Waiting List is a metaphor for the old story – WAITING for professionals and for programs to fix or solve our problems

  3. Finding a New Story New Paradigm Provides Foundation for Creative Supports New Stories emerging everywhere “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them” (Albert Einstein)

  4. Finding a New Story Foundation of Creative Supports • New Paradigm Values • Self-determination • Community • Vision of a Good Life • Citizenship • Inclusion

  5. The Essence of Support in the New Paradigm A new metaphor: LIFE ITSELF

  6. The Essence of Support in the New Paradigm Purpose Relationship Process

  7. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principles are guideposts to implementing the values & vision Without principles, there is no grounding

  8. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 1 The power of decision-making about supports rests primarily with the individual, & family & friends

  9. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 2 Community is seen as a first resort in building a good life

  10. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 3 Dreams (intention) & strengths (identity) guide what supports we need

  11. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 4 Planning support is independent from service providers, is transformational, with facilitation built on genuine dialogue

  12. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 5 Networks of people are supportive, connected, & empowering

  13. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 6 Funding for support is individualized and portable Individual and family decide where, when, and how they want their support

  14. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports Principle # 7 Direct practical support is context oriented & seemingly spontaneous Principle # 8 Autonomous groups for families & individuals expand the possibilities for peer support, collective initiatives, & advocacy

  15. Eight Key Principles for Building Creative Supports These principles work most coherently & benefit more people when all levels practice them – government, community agencies, & individuals & families This coherence is rare

  16. Discerning the “What” of Creative Supports A Template for Discerning Supports Planning Supports (facilitation) Community Connecting Supports Direct Practical Supports Peer Supports Autonomous Family/consumer groups Individualized, Context oriented Intentional networks, Community associations

  17. Being Creative with the “How” of Supports Planning and Facilitation Support • Know the person well • Know the community well • Listen deeply • Dialogue with respect • Plan with the principles

  18. Being Creative with the “How” of Supports Community Connecting Support • Know the person well • Know the community well • Build relationships with community members • Ask, ask, ask – you are a connector!! • Use the principles

  19. Being Creative with the “How” of Supports Direct Practical Support • Know the person well • Read the context, trust the process • Honour the directions of individual & family • React with deep respect & mindfulness • Work from principles

  20. Being Creative with the “How” of Supports Peer Support & Autonomous Family & Consumer Groups • Deep listening • Story telling • Providing information • Education on New Paradigm • Advocacy

  21. Policy Implications for Building the New Story Provincial Policy Needs to Reflect the New Paradigm by: • Basing policy on self-determination, community & citizenship • Ensuring that portability of funding and supports exists for all • Funding planning support that is separate from service provision • Providing individualized funding • Funding autonomous family groups & autonomous consumer groups

  22. Creative Supports that Work “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come” (Victor Hugo) “It is within everyone of us to be wise” (Song by Anne Mortifee)

  23. Creative Supports that Work Let us build the NEW STORY by nurturing our creativity & mindfulness And by connecting with others who can help us expand & refine the story

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