11 Dez Discussion Platform 1 - Jan de Koning

Powering a new future 11-12-08

…and empowering strategies

in social services and

vocational rehabilitation

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Underlying hypothesis

‘Empowered’ Increased autonomy

Own choicesHigher succes rate

in rehabilitation

Self managementSelf reflectionInternal leadershipAutonomy

Individual empowerment


What is empowerment?

Can you measure it?

Can you reinforce it?

What does ‘empowering’ mean?

Can you measure it?

How to create an empowering environment?

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Competence

Self- determinatio

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ImpactMeaning

Group orientation

Positive identity

‘I can do it’

‘It matters to me’

‘It ‘s my choice’

‘I am OK’’

‘I am involved’

‘I may ask for help’

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method

Measure ‘Empowerment’

Increase it by training

VrijBaan Questionnaire: 60 statements 6 dimensions 1 profile

Positive identity

Group orientation

Impact

Self determination

Meaning

Competence

Results of 400 successfully rehabilitated people

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Individual empowerment profiles

Positive identity

Group orientation

Impact

Self determination

Meaning

Competence

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Betekenis

Impact

Positieve identiteit

Groepsoriëntatie

Positive identity

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Competence

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Positieve identiteit

Groepsoriëntatie

Meaning

Self determination


Training program


Empowerment training started at 4 REA locations.

Transfer of VrijBaan Method to other organisations

4 open courses annually (train the trainer)

4 – 6 in company training

3 network meetings

250 qualified empowerment trainers

Questionnaire available in 8 languages

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The M powerment team



“I choose this object, because it feels as if I am always locked up in a cage…

And I am the only one to beat myself to come out of that cage, with my hand, and my feet and my head.

Still everyone is trying to keep me in that cage, and I ‘ll have to fight with all my power to get out… “

An empowerment trainee and impact


Empowerment: a coin with two sides

Not only training of individual empowerment, Also CREATING an empowering environment

Professional: How to behave as a professional in order to be empowering

Organisation: How to enable / facilitate professionals to act in an ‘empowering’ way?

Client: What to expect from a professional / organisation?


An empowering environment stimulates and encourages a client to develop self management.

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powering Client

Competency Self-

confidence

Generate and facilitate self-

confidence

Self-

determinationChoices

Support decision making, provide

space

Impact Influence Encourage and allow participation

MeaningMeaningful

Take people seriously, protect their

interests

Pos. identitySelf-respect

Respectfully accept people as they

are

Group

orientationDependence

Identify expectations, promote

teamwork

Professional – Supervisor – Organisation


The REQUEST ‘Quick Scan’

80 statements about professional behaviour, and the organisations’ policy

Self reflection on empowering capacity

Consensus

Profile

Recommendations


Organisation profile

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Competence

Self determination

Impact

BetekenisPositive Identity

Grouporientation


Increasing the empowering capacity

REQUEST development modules: Empowering approach Empowering mission en vision Empowerment and HRM Empowering strategy / policy

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REQUEST - VrijBaan

ConclusionIt is possible

- To enhance individual empowerment

- To create an empowering environment

In order to:

- Strengthen individual autonomy

- Increase ability to make meaningful choices

- Improve rehabilitation service quality

Target groupPeople with labour disability due to

physical, or psychic impairments

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11 Dez Discussion Platform 1 - Jan de Koning