Specialist Community
Program
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Program, SCP is an innovative program that provides support for adults with
complex needs such as those with genetic disorders like Prader-Willi Syndrome. |
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Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome experience no
satiety from eating. This can lead to problems in general well being and
therefore, quality of life. |
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Our Program |
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The SCP focuses on 24 hour
individual care, with highly structured routines. |
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Each individual’s program is planned to suit their own
needs, to increase their quality of life and encourage participation in
community and leisure activities. |
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We aim to improve our service user’s quality of life by
providing support in a variety of areas such as social, domestic and
interpersonal skills, as well as vocational training and placement. |
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At Interaction Disability Services our programs are
designed to balance care and protection of the individual, with respect for
their independence and autonomy, to ensure a better quality of life. |
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To reach a better understanding of complex support
needs such as the Prader-Willi Syndrome, the program also provides an
information resource to the community. |
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Our Philosophy |
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Quality of life is important for all of us. Unless
people with complex needs such as Prader-Willi Syndrome are provided with
adequate and appropriate support in the community they have little chance of a
good quality of life. |
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In order to ensure a good quality of life for our
service users we provide a personalised living environment respecting a
person’s right to choice, their dignity and their privacy. |
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We believe that the family plays an important role in a
person’s life and encourage family and friends to play an active role in our
service user’s lives. |
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We encourage our service users to participate in their
community, enabling them to establish independence
wherever possible. We recognise that people with complex
needs such as Prader-Willi Syndrome require specialized
support in order to lead active valued lives in the
community. |
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Staff are committed to work within the principles of
the Disability Services Act, State and Federal. As a result of our philosophy
we are internationally recognized as providing best practice in the support of
people with Prader-Willi Syndrome. |
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Eligibility |
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Adults over 18 years of age who have complex support
needs. |
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