Families have been the leaders and shapers of CLP’s values, service models and decision making since 1984. A vital focus of CLP is supporting families to develop their leadership skills and to increase their understanding of how to bring about positive change in the life of their family member with disability.
Leadership often arises because a person with disability, family, their allies or ordinary citizens see a need or step up because they have a vision of something better.
This video comes from the Belonging Matters Talks that Matter series. It shares the story of Michael Bush, and how pursuing valued roles has become a story of belonging.
This presentation was delivered by Darcy Elks at Family Advocacy’s 2007 Odyssey Conference. Key points: Most citizens enjoy a variety of valued social roles such as family member, friend, neighbour, employee, student, etc. Indeed, it is very natural for people to explore, enter and grow into many different valued roles […]
Community Living Project supports people with disability and their families to develop leadership skills to build a good life. A key way to do this is supporting them to make decisions about who works with them, and building their capacity to self-direct their day to day support.