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Involving people who Involving people who use servicesuse services
Rocket science?Rocket science?
What layers of involvement?What layers of involvement?
Individual – people being involved in Individual – people being involved in decisions which affect their own livesdecisions which affect their own lives
Organisational – people who use services Organisational – people who use services having an influence over the service they having an influence over the service they useuse
Strategic – influencing legislation, policy Strategic – influencing legislation, policy and service design and development and service design and development across services, at the highest levels across services, at the highest levels
People who use services…People who use services… Require those services for a reasonRequire those services for a reason Are more than their need for a serviceAre more than their need for a service Are not simply defined by their needsAre not simply defined by their needs But usually continue to have those needs But usually continue to have those needs
while participatingwhile participating
Working holisticallyWorking holistically
Recognising the real and valuable Recognising the real and valuable contribution that can come from genuinely contribution that can come from genuinely involving the people who use servicesinvolving the people who use services
Recognising and valuing and working with Recognising and valuing and working with the differences of all of the unique the differences of all of the unique individuals who are involvedindividuals who are involved
What’s the point?What’s the point?
Benefit to the system and service users Benefit to the system and service users generally by becoming more considered, generally by becoming more considered, more person-centred, more responsive more person-centred, more responsive and more effectiveand more effective
Benefit to the people who are involved – Benefit to the people who are involved – as part of recovery, redress, development as part of recovery, redress, development and sometimes (gulp) therapyand sometimes (gulp) therapy
Tokenism and trapsTokenism and traps Pick people who “fit in”Pick people who “fit in” Don’t tell them who holds the powerDon’t tell them who holds the power Ignore their organisations and facilitate Ignore their organisations and facilitate
tame and “domestic” userstame and “domestic” users Avoid democracy and accountabilityAvoid democracy and accountability TimingTiming DurationDuration Location Location
People First People First (Scotland)(Scotland)
The national independent self-The national independent self-advocacy organisation of people advocacy organisation of people
with learning difficulties in with learning difficulties in Scotland.Scotland.
People First People First (Scotland)(Scotland)
Became a Became a company in company in 19891989
Over 80 People Over 80 People First groups from First groups from the Borders up the Borders up to the islands.to the islands.
About 950 About 950 membersmembers
How we run People FirstHow we run People First
Run by us, the Run by us, the membersmembers
Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors Staffing Committee Staffing Committee Chair’s CommitteeChair’s Committee ElectionsElections
Local GroupsLocal Groups
What local groups doWhat local groups do Women’s groupsWomen’s groups Area-wide groupsArea-wide groups Sit on local planning bodies and strategic groupsSit on local planning bodies and strategic groups
National WorkNational Work
We represent People We represent People First (Scotland) on:First (Scotland) on:
SAYIG and working groupsSAYIG and working groups Multi-agency Inspection Multi-agency Inspection
Steering GroupSteering Group QISQIS Care Commission User and Care Commission User and
Carer groupCarer group Cross-party Learning Cross-party Learning
Disability group Disability group Scottish Parenting NetworkScottish Parenting Network User and Carer Panel of 21User and Carer Panel of 21stst
Century Social Work ReviewCentury Social Work Review SIAA BoardSIAA Board Mental Health Act Mental Health Act
Implementation groupImplementation group
National workNational work
Conferences Conferences ConsultationsConsultations TrainingTraining
International workInternational work
Conferences:Conferences: CanadaCanada AlaskaAlaska LondonLondon
Visits:Visits: WisconsinWisconsin IrelandIreland GermanyGermany
People First Europe conference, Edinburgh 2005People First Europe conference, Edinburgh 2005
International work
Why People First is importantWhy People First is important
Change on 3 levels:Change on 3 levels: IndividualsIndividuals The way we are treated The way we are treated
and seen by othersand seen by others Laws and policiesLaws and policies