The National Disability Insurance Scheme

The National Disability Insurance Scheme

Author: Mhairi Cowden

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-08-02

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9811622442

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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (known commonly as the NDIS) was introduced as a radical new way of funding disability services in Australia. It is a rare moment in politics and policy making that an idea as revolutionary, ambitious and expensive as the NDIS makes it into its implementation phase. Not surprising, then, that the NDIS has been described by many as the biggest social shift in Australia since Medicare. This book will be a key text for scholars and public policy professionals wishing to understand the NDIS, how it was designed, and lessons learned through its introduction and roll-out. The book addresses how the NDIS has intersected with particular cohorts and sectors, and some of the challenges that have arisen. It highlights the experiences of people with disability through a collection of personal stories from participants and families in the NDIS. The key insights from this large scale public policy experiment are relevant for anyone interested in social change in Australia, or internationally.


Choice, Preference, and Disability

Choice, Preference, and Disability

Author: Roger J. Stancliffe

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2020-07-20

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9783030356828

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This book examines choice and preference in the lives of people with disability, focusing on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an overview of choice and examines foundational concepts related to choice and preference, including self-determination and supported decision making. Chapters examine a range of critical service and policy issues, such as guardianship, individualized funding, the health care system, and the situation regarding choices for people with disability in international contexts. In addition, chapters explore issues ranging from the development of preference and choice in childhood to choices in older age and end of life matters. It provides in-depth analysis of particular choices faced at different points across the lifespan. The book concludes with implications for policy and practice. Topics featured in this book include: Supported decision making for adults with intellectual disabilities or acquired brain injury. The role of parents and families in the development of choice-making skills. Preference assessments for individuals who cannot tell us what they prefer. Employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Sexual and reproductive rights for people with intellectual disabilities. Disability and the choice to become a parent. Choice, Preference, and Disability is an essential resource for researchers, professors, clinicians, therapists, and other professionals as well as graduate students in the fields of developmental and positive psychology, rehabilitation, social work, special education, occupational, speech and language therapy, public health, and healthcare policy.


Choice, Preference, and Disability

Choice, Preference, and Disability

Author: Roger J. Stancliffe

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-17

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3030356833

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This book examines choice and preference in the lives of people with disability, focusing on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an overview of choice and examines foundational concepts related to choice and preference, including self-determination and supported decision making. Chapters examine a range of critical service and policy issues, such as guardianship, individualized funding, the health care system, and the situation regarding choices for people with disability in international contexts. In addition, chapters explore issues ranging from the development of preference and choice in childhood to choices in older age and end of life matters. It provides in-depth analysis of particular choices faced at different points across the lifespan. The book concludes with implications for policy and practice. Topics featured in this book include: Supported decision making for adults with intellectual disabilities or acquired brain injury. The role of parents and families in the development of choice-making skills. Preference assessments for individuals who cannot tell us what they prefer. Employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Sexual and reproductive rights for people with intellectual disabilities. Disability and the choice to become a parent. Choice, Preference, and Disability is an essential resource for researchers, professors, clinicians, therapists, and other professionals as well as graduate students in the fields of developmental and positive psychology, rehabilitation, social work, special education, occupational, speech and language therapy, public health, and healthcare policy.


National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition)

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law The Law Library

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781720606369

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National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 15, 2018 This book contains: - The complete text of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Australia) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section


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Publisher: Shaman Sounds

Published:

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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Disability Human Rights Law 2018

Disability Human Rights Law 2018

Author: Anna Arstein-Kerslake (Ed.)

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2018-11-14

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 3038972509

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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Disability Human Rights Law" that was published in Laws


Working Across Difference

Working Across Difference

Author: Donna Baines

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1352006413

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Social Workers in Australia are increasingly called upon to work across social differences in ways that promote social justice and challenge growing inequity, and anti-oppressive practice has been put at the heart of qualifying programmes. In this exciting new collection, some of Australia's leading social work academics explore working across so-called human differences within the context of contemporary social work. By drawing on the insights and theories of people who have been positioned as 'different', the authors use practice vignettes and original data to provide ways to join theory and practice, with a primary focus on thinking about how to change patterns of social difference. Whether a social work student or an experienced practitioner, Working Across Differences is essential reading for anyone who values anti-oppressive practice and social justice


Social Work

Social Work

Author: Louise Harms

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1009095765

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Social Work: From Theory to Practice provides a critical introduction to core and emerging theories of social work and teaches students in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand how to apply these theories in their practice to facilitate change. The fourth edition introduces a cultural lens through which to interrogate theory. A new chapter on Aboriginal perspectives explores a range of theories, from emancipatory frameworks and approaches to deep listening and provides insights for students on how to decolonise their practice and responsibly provide socially just outcomes for communities. New discussions on navigating the service system, feminist and anti-oppressive approaches, sustainability and the impact of COVID-19 on social workers and the communities they serve are included throughout the book. Each chapter includes reflections from social workers and case examples with accompanying questions. New end-of-chapter questions help students engage critically with the content.


Collaboration and Public Policy

Collaboration and Public Policy

Author: Helen Sullivan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-10-02

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 3031095855

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Collaboration is a ubiquitous yet contested feature of contemporary public policy. This book offers a new account of collaboration’s appeal to human actors drawing on empirical examples across time and space. It provides a novel and comprehensive framework for analysing collaboration, that will be of use to those interested in understanding what happens when human actors collaborate for public purpose.