How to use relationships to promote individual rights, choices and well being when working with people with learning disabilities

Hi, mrsmare!

I would assume that a person working as a caregiver to someone with a learning disability would be in better position to be able to promote individual rights, choices and well being for the person who is learning disabled because of being in a position of trust by the person for whom they are providing the care.

Wouldn't you?

Thanks!

That would be correct as support workers have to build up a trust between themselves and the individual they are supporting but was really looking for a more in depth answer

Help me out with a little more information. Learning disabilities covers a lot of area, ex. Age, extent of disability. Also the type of "working with" i.e. in what capacity?

Working with adults with a variety of disabilities in a supported living environment the aim being to promote independence

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Originally Posted by mrsmare

That would be correct as support workers have to build up a trust between themselves and the individual they are supporting but was really looking for a more in depth answer

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Hi again, mrsmare!

Are you presently employed as someone taking care of a person with a learning disability, please?

By answering the way that I did, I was trying to get an idea as to what you know about what you're trying to find out.

Thanks!