Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Identify opportunities for community participation and social inclusion
- Identify and access appropriate community participation resources, programs, agencies, transport services, aids and equipment according to the person’s preferences and needs
- Implement strategies for community participation and inclusion according to the individualised plan
- Assist the person to identify and access community options that will meet needs identified in their individualised plan
- Support the person to access opportunities to establish connections through shared interests
- Seek feedback from the person with disability, family and/or carers and/or relevant others and/or colleagues and/or supervisor to ensure that the support continues to meet the current and changing needs and preferences of the person
- Ensure strategies for community participation and social inclusion are regularly reviewed with the person and supervisor to enable positive outcomes
- Monitor level of engagement in consultation with supervisor
- Identify, address and monitor barriers to community participation and social inclusion
- Recognise physical, skill and other barriers to community participation and social inclusion
- Collaborate with the person with disability to identify solutions to overcome barriers, in consultation with supervisor
- Support the person to implement strategies to address barriers to community participation according to their individualised plan
- Monitor the success of strategies to address barriers in consultation with the person and supervisor
- Recognise own limitations in addressing issues and seek advice when necessary