Online Guide Person centred Approaches: Living Life My Way
Person centred Approaches: Living Life My Way
A Message from The NSW Government
The NSW Government is committed to making the second phase of Stronger Together even more effective for people with a disability, their families and carers. The priority is to deliver client directed supports and funding arrangements. This means reforming the service system to give people control over their own lives.
Living Life My Way Consultations Update
15 May 2012
The NSW Government is conducting a 12 month statewide consultation process to seek the views of people with a disability, their families, carers, service providers and advocacy agencies on a person centred disability system.
A total of 78 consultation sessions are occurring across NSW from 7 May and 29 June 2012 to provide people with a disability, their families, carers, service providers and advocacy agencies an opportunity to comment on options for a person centred disability system. A discussion paper has been developed to guide consultations drawing on feedback from the previous round of consultations held in 2011.
The NSW Government wants to ensure that people with a disability, their family members and carers have an opportunity to provide feedback on the implementation of a person centred disability system. There are still places available at many of the consultation sessions, Ageing Disability and Home Care is seeking your assistance in promoting the consultations and distributing the fact sheets throughout your organisation, networks and forums to people with a disability, their families and carers.
To provide information to stakeholders on the consultation process one fact sheet has been developed for people with a disability, families and carers and another for service providers, advocates and other stakeholders.
Please click on the following links to access the documents:
Read more about the consultations and how to have your say
In Control Flyer on how you can best prepare to have your say at the consultations released
17 May 2012.
For a copy of the Flyer, please click here.
UPDATE: Final Consultation Stage Launch 24 April 2012
The NSW Minister for Disability Services, The Hon Andrew Constance, will be hosting an event on Tuesday 24 April 2012 to launch the final stage of the NSW Government’s Living Life My Way Person Centred Approaches consultations, and the discussion paper that will be the basis of these consultations. People with disability, their families and carers are invited to attend this launch.
The aim of the launch is to highlight a series of upcoming consultations, which will seek the opinions of people with disability, their families and carers on the proposed approach that has been developed in response to feedback from the summit and the consultations in 2011.This twelve-month consultation process began in July 2011 with the “Living Life My Way” summit, and continued with extensive state-wide consultations between August and December 2011.
For the outcomes of these consultations, please click here to access the report.
The launch event will take place at the Allphones (formerly Acer) Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Acer Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. Click here for more information.
The launch will be followed by the final series of consultations around NSW. Go to www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/pca or call 1800 605 489 for a schedule of the consultations.
What is a person centred approach?
A person centred system places the person with a disability at the centre of decision making when it comes to the supports and services they use. In a person centred system, the rights of people with a disability, and their families and carers to make choices about their own lives are respected. A person with a disability, their families and carers are heard and supported to exercise choice and to direct supports and service arrangements.
A video message from Andrew Constance
Read a transcript of this video.
Vision for a person centred disability system
The Government's vision for a person centred system in NSW is one in which:
- individuals are supported to achieve their full potential and participate in their communities and the economy
- families and carers are supported to sustain a care relationship and pursue their own goals
- a diverse and sustainable service sector provides person centred supports and services in cost effective ways
We are consulting widely
The Government will lead a series of extensive consultations on the best way to implement client directed supports and funding arrangements. The consultations will be launched with a two day summit on person centred approaches on 7 and 8 July 2011 at Acer Arena, Homebush.
Participants will include people with a disability, their families and carers, non-government service providers, peak bodies and advocacy organisations and government agencies.
In the second half of 2011, more than 100 independently facilitated consultations will be held throughout NSW with people with a disability, their families and carers. There will also be workshops with service providers and other stakeholders.
Anyone will be able to contribute submissions to the process.
The Government is seeking a greater understanding of the needs of people with a disability in the community. This will help to build a disability service system in NSW that puts decision making control, choice and flexibility for people with a disability at the centre of their support plan.
- Person centred approaches summit website
- Person centred approaches summit program
This program has been supplied in an accessible PDF document format. If you require the program in Microsoft Word format, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Final Consultation Stage
The NSW Minister for Disability Services, The Hon Andrew Constance, will be hosting an event on Tuesday 24 April 2012 to launch the final stage of the NSW Government’s Living Life My Way Person Centred Approaches consultations, and the discussion paper that will be the basis of these consultations. People with disability, their families and carers are invited to attend this launch.
The aim of the launch is to highlight a series of upcoming consultations, which will seek the opinions of people with disability, their families and carers on the proposed approach that has been developed in response to feedback from the summit and the consultations in 2011.This twelve-month consultation process began in July 2011 with the “Living Life My Way” summit, and continued with extensive state-wide consultations between August and December 2011.
For the outcomes of these consultations, please click here to access the report.
The launch event will take place at the Allphones (formerly Acer) Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Acer Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. Click here for more information.
The launch will be followed by the final series of consultations around NSW. Go to www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/pca or call 1800 605 489 for a schedule of the consultations.
Have your say
As part of the consultation process, the NSW Government has released a discussion paper to explore how we might best realise our vision for a person centred disability service system in NSW.
- Putting people with a disability at the centre of decision making – a discussion paper
This program has been supplied in an accessible PDF document format. If you require the program in Microsoft Word format, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
We value your input and encourage you to read this discussion paper and consider these questions and provide comments and feedback through the consultation process.
A person centred system
- What does person centred mean to you?
- What is your vision for a person centred disability system in NSW?
- What needs to change?
Personalised planning
- What does person centred planning mean to you?
- What would change for you in a personalised planning process?
- How should the differing needs of the person with a disability, and their families or unpaid carers be considered in the planning process?
- What information and/or support do people with a disability and their families need to participate in planning?
Personalised funding
- Do you think individuals and their families and carers should have the option of managing a funding package themselves? Are there any circumstances where this is not appropriate?
- What assistance and protections do you think people might need to direct and manage their own funding?
- How should the scope and size of funding packages be determined for individuals?
- How can government prioritise access to packages? What factors should be considered?
Moving to a person centred system
- How will a move to a person centred service system impact on service providers?
- What assistance will providers need to manage the transition?
- How should the price of services be determined?
- Who should be able to provide services and supports in a person centred service system? Is there a role for external accreditation to guarantee quality?
How to make a submission
You can make a submission by:
- Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Post:
Manager, Person Centred Approaches
Ageing, Disability and Home Care
Department of Family and Community Services
Level 5, 83 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
If you require assistance to make a submission or would like further information about other opportunities to participate in the consultation process, please contact the Person Centred Approaches Team on (02) 8270 2132.
ADHC publications
- Person centred approaches discussion paper
- Person centred approaches fact sheet
- Person centred approaches summit program
- A message from Andrew Constance
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