Your own personal views and attitudes can act as barriers to active participation.
If you adopt strict routines and do not value the importance of active participation, you could restrict the benefits to the individuals you support. Your lack of understanding can negatively impact on individuals without you realising.
Your personal views need to reflect the agreed ways of working of your organisation and align with social care standards. It is your duty of care to work with individuals to promote their independence, wellbeing and quality of life.
Breakthrough
An individual’s own emotions, disabilities, and attitudes can also act a barriers, deterring them from actively participating.
Work with the individual to show them the benefits of being active and let the person know that they are important and key to the success of their own support.
Hopefully they will see that things are done for their own benefit, with their consent and can have positive results.
Reflect on your own attitudes and beliefs to make sure that you are not allowing them to affect your quality of work. Prejudice and stereotyping should always be challenged.
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