Let’s get real: Disability describes the essential attitudes, values, skills and knowledge needed by everyone working in disability.
Skills
The seven Real skills in Let’s get real: Disability are
- Working with Māori
- Working with families and whānau
- Working with communities
- Challenging stigma and discrimination
- Upholding law, policy and practice
- Maintaining professional and personal development
The framework describes a disabled-person driven appraoch for providing quality disability services. The following values and attitudes underpin Let’s get real: Disability:
Values
- Human rights
- Respect
- Service
- Communities
- Relationships
Attitudes
- Compassionate, caring, sensitive, understanding
- Enabling, encouraging, accepting, supportive
- Genuine, warm, friendly, fun
- Honest, fair, sincere, trustworthy
- Non-judgemental, non-discriminatory, uncritical
- Open-minded, culturally aware, self-aware, innovative, creative, positive risk-takers
- Optimistic, positive, enthusiastic, inspiring,
- Patient, tolerant, flexible, accommodating
- Professional, accountable, reliable, responsible
- Resilient, emotionally strong, able to bounce back in the face of challenges
- Understanding, perceptive, considerate, responsive