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Inclusion: Helping or Hovering
Office of Developmental Programs
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Background Information
De-institionalization
Policymakers and scholars refer to the past 50+ years as a
period of “deinstitutionalization” of the mentally ill.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which is celebrated its’ 30th
anniversary in 2020
In 1999 Supreme Court decision mandated that state
governments ensure that people who could be treated in the
community would be provided with the services that could
make them successful there
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Building Blocks to Inclusion
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Physical Social Instructional
Concepts like integration, normalization,
quality of life and inclusion, are only
vehicles (means) for change…they are
the end (in themselves).
Rather, inclusion and being a part of the
community is the end outcome.
Bogdan and Taylor, (1999)
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While inclusion has common themes
and tenets, it is different for each
person.
Just because an idea, model, or
approach seems to work in one place
at one time does not mean that it can
work anywhere or at any time.
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Being included and a part of a community means…
• Having meaningful relations with community
members
• Contributing to the community
• It requires being supported by services and
agencies in such a way as to become:
• less dependent on those services and agencies and
• more connected with people in one’s community
including in home, community and work settings
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What inclusion is not…
• A set of rules
• Presence in community only
• A sub-group contained within the larger community
• Simply places and activities in community – going
to the mall, the movies, out to eat
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Being in the community is not the
same as being part of the
community.
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What is missing?
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What is missing?
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table-waiting
• Using data from the National Longitudinal Transitional Study-2 (2009)
• Young adults 15-21 years old
• Measured social and community participation and social isolation
• Findings:
– 24% of young adults with ASD were socially isolated
– One in three had no community participation
Life Course Outcomes Research Program
• Young adults with ASD were significantly more likely to never see
friends when compared to other groups (38.6%)
• More likely to never get called by friends (47.2%)
• More likely to never be invited to activities (48.1%)
• Social isolation (no participation in any of the above) was 28.1%
• Social isolation rate ranged from 3 to 4 times higher than the other
disability groups.
RESEARCH STUDY: SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AMONG YOUNG
ADULTS WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
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Quality Life Supported By Natural Supports For Social Inclusion
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The Importance of Building on a
Person’s Strengths and Interests
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Remember…
As a person’s support staff, it is important/critical
that we develop a good relationships with person.
However,
we want to help and support people to
develop skills they will need when we are not there
by their side.
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Understanding our Role and
Responsibility
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Inclusion involves change…
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• Helping a person learn needed skills to forge
relationships, make connections in community and
secure involvement and opportunities that increase
inclusion.
• Strategizing and planning with person regarding
where, what and with whom they want to pursue
desired engagements.
• Encouraging and applauding attempts and
successes in making connections, becoming more
involved.
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Helping vs. Hovering
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HELPING HOVERING
Asking and discussing with
person their schedule for the
day.
Deciding and planning the day’s
schedule
Teaching and practicing
greeting and conversation skills
for person to use when applying
to volunteer.
Greeting and initiating
conversation with staff
regarding volunteer
opportunities.
Helping vs. Hovering
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HELPING HOVERING
Helping a person find contact
information for walking club in
town and supporting them as
they make the call.
Making the call to the contact
person of local walking club.
Helping person contact an
acquaintance to ask if they want
to go to Rita’s.
Making the call to acquaintance
or taking the person yourself to
Rita’s.
Helping vs. Hovering
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HELPING HOVERING
Helping a person invite people
over to eat pizza and play x-box
on Friday night.
Calling parents of friends (or
asking mother to make call) to
invite others over.
Helping person find and contact
companies that use interns for
digital imaging and/or computer
entry of data.
Doing all of the research without
input and involvement of person.
Calling company and asking if
they hire people with disabilities.
Helping vs. Hovering
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HELPING HOVERING
Accompany a person to ASD
support group and adjusting the
proximity of where you sit as
they become more familiar with
attending.
Accompany person to ASD
support group – introducing
yourself and person to others
and always sitting next to them
during meeting and time of
snack and socializing.
Scenario
You are in a restaurant with Kevin, a
person you are supporting. Waitress
comes by for your order and after
taking your order, the waitress asked
you what ‘your friend would like’.
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What would you do?
1. To avoid any awkwardness, you ask Kevin
what he would like and repeat it to the waitress.
2. You state you are not sure what Kevin would
like and state, “Kevin, do you want to tell the
waitress what you want to eat’?
3. You use a non-verbal hand gesture cue to
waitress indicating that she ask Kevin.
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Scenario
You are a new support staff for Emily, and she has
a goal to increase social interaction with others
outside of family. For the past 3 months, previous
staff have reported that Emily is doing well with
this goal. She has interacted with at least 1 person
each time staff has taken her out to the mall,
movies or to do her laundry at the laundry mat.
You and Emily have talked about her making
friends and increasing her opportunities for
inclusion.
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What would you do?
1. Take her to First Friday each month where there
will be more people with whom she may talk.
2. Help her inquire about the young adult group
meeting at her church 1 Friday night a month.
3. Explore blogs and social groups that meet her
interest.
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Strategies for increasing and
supporting inclusion
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General Considerations
• Expand “geographies” of where participants spend
time
• Not just about number of places or frequency
• Need to cultivate places which will afford
opportunities for a sense of place and community
connections
• Remember – presence alone does not lead to a
feeling of connection or belonging
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General Considerations Continued…
• Participants may not have had opportunities to
experience community
• Exposure is key
• Remember, as support staff we cannot create
friendships for the participants we support;
however, we can help them go to places were
friendships are more likely to happen (Perske,
1993)
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Where should I start?
• Identify participant strengths, interests,
talents, gifts
• Inventory the “places” the participant
already frequents and their existing social
networks
• Consider “places” where others with similar
interests spend time
• How can we tap into those places?
• How can we promote natural supports in
those places?
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• Encourage participant choice in community
“places”
• Teach choice making if not in
participant’s repertoire
• Consider private places or smaller public
places
• Increase time spent in “places” that
encourage social interactions (e.g., rethink
those business transaction related places)
• Encourage being a “regular”
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A Framework for increasing
Community Engagement
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“Physical inclusion has not brought about social
inclusion, full community membership and
belonging, and valued social roles for people with
disabilities”
Meltzer & Walker, 2001
https://www.communitylivingvictoria.ca/events/options-education-employment/
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What is a valued social role?
• We all have valued social roles that we move in and
out of every day
• Categories of roles:➢ Work (employee, supervisor)
➢ Recreational/leisure (skier, crafter)
➢ Family/Relationships (mother, brother, son)
➢ Community (coach, neighbor, voter)
➢ Spiritual (church member, usher, greeter)
Why are social roles important?
• Benefits of valued social roles:• Increased opportunities
• Meaningful relationships
• Self-esteem
• Fun/enjoyment/pleasure
• Acceptance and belonging
• Control
Facilitating Social Roles: Areas to be Considered
• Image Enhancement:– What does a person “look like” when in that role? (personal
appearance)
– Where would the person be when in the role? (settings)
– Who might they be with?
– What would they be doing? (activities/schedules)
– What would they be saying? (language)
• Competency Enhancement– What skills/competencies does the person need to develop
related to a specific role?
– Competencies may take time to develop
– It’s not an all or nothing approach – consider partial participation
Competency = skill development through teaching
Additional Trainings and Resources
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Additional Trainings on MyODP
– Course: Community Engagement Part 1: Philosophy and
Practice (myodp.org)
– Course: Community Engagement Part 2: What is the
Research Saying? (myodp.org)
– Course: Community Presence (myodp.org)
– Course: Encouraging Inclusion (myodp.org)
– Course: Participating at Home and In the Community in a
Way That Matters (myodp.org)
– Course: Teaching Social Skills (myodp.org)
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