A tool to help meet a person’s needs
In bulletin 14, we looked at a tool that can help people think about: |
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This tool is called ‘Understanding Me’. |
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In this bulletin, we look closely at 2 parts of this tool. |
Understanding a person’s needs
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Everyone has needs. |
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For example, the need to feel:
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People can live good lives when their needs are met. |
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You need to get to know someone well to understand their needs. |
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This includes working closely with the people who know them best. |
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You can get to know someone by: |
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This will help you understand what supports someone:
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You can also think about parts of someone’s life to understand their needs. For example, their health. |
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A person’s behaviour can show if their environment isn’t supporting what they need. |
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You can think about:
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For example, you can think about what the person needs so they can understand how to do something. |
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You can also think about the person’s senses. Your senses include your:
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For example, you can think about if the environment is too loud for the person. |
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You can also think about if the person needs more choice and control. |
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You can think about how the person connects with other people. |
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Thinking about these things can help to understand a person’s needs. |
Providing supports to meet a person’s needs
You can use the ‘Understanding Me’ tool to: |
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When you understand someone’s needs you can give them the right supports. |
You can think about: |
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You can also think about what supports: |
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Understanding what someone needs can help you plan the right supports for them. |
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When you provide supports that meets someone’s needs you can support them to live a good life. |
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This means they won’t need to use behaviour to show something is wrong. |
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This also means providers might not use restrictive practices. |
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You can visit our website to learn more about the ‘Understanding Me’ tool. |
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In our next bulletin, we’ll look at the other 2 parts of the ‘Understanding Me’ tool. This includes understanding the needs of someone’s:
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