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Quality of Life Project
by Robert Schalock, PhD
Self-Advocate Presentation
May 2010
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What is Quality of Life?
Quality of Life is
about how people
feel about their
lives.
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Looking at Quality of Life
Quality of Life can be looked at by asking people to describe their own lives.
Sometimes another person is asked to describe your life.
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A Model for Quality of Life
Personal Development
Self Determination
Interpersonal Relationships
Social Inclusion
5. Rights
6. Emotional Well-Being
7. Physical Well-being
8. Material Well-being
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Personal Development
Personal Development is about learning and doing different and new things. For example:
learning new skillsdoing things that are
important to you
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Self-determination
Self-determination is about goals, decisions and choices. For example:
making your own choices
doing things you have dreamed about
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Interpersonal Relationships
Interpersonal Relationships is about the relationships you have with other people and the time you spend with family and friends. For example:
the things you do with friends and family
help and support you get from others
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Social Inclusion
Social Inclusion is about the kinds of things you do in your community and who you do them with. For example:
activities and fun things you do
places that you go
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Rights
Rights is about how other people respect you and your right to do the same things as all adults. For example:
your right to privacyhow much you can
say what you think and be listened to
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Emotional Well-Being
Emotional Well-being is about how you feel about things in your life. For example:
your happiness and safety
how the people around you make you feel
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Physical Well-being
Physical Well-being is about your overall health and your lifestyle. For example:
your activity levelhow you are able to eat
healthy foodyour ability to get
medical help if you need it
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Material Well-Being
Material Well-Being is about things related to money and things you own that are important to you. For example:
how much money you have to spend each month
how much you can use money for the things you like to do
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Measuring Quality of Life is important because people need…
To hear directly from adults with developmental disabilities on how they feel about their lifeTo learn what supports and services make a difference to a person and their lifeTo learn where service providers and CLBC can do a better job in supporting people
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CLBC’s Project
Work with 7 service providers in the Fraser RegionProject manager, Susan Powell, will hire self-advocatesSelf-advocates will be trained to do Quality of Life interviews
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Service Providers
Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
Community Living Society
Langley Association for Community Living
4. Semiahmoo House Society
5. Milieu
6. HOMES
7. Community Integration Services Society
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Quality of Life Interviews
Done by teams of interviewersPrivateVoluntaryTake about an hourInterviews will begin in the FallAll answers put in a written report
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Sample Interview Questions
1. Do you feel safe in your neighborhood?(Domain: emotional well-being)2. Can you make your own choices?(Domain: rights)3. Can you do the things you really want to do?(Domain: self-determination)
(from PDD Edmonton My Life: Personal Outcomes Index)
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Ways to Answer
1 2 3
Most of the time
Sometimes Rarely or never
Yes Somewhat No
Lots of choice
Some choice Little or not choice
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Quality of Life Project
Contact Susan Powell at:[email protected]
Or
Talk with people at the service providers who are the partners in the project