UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) •  Paradigm Shift •  Internationally Binding •  Rights Based •  Progressivity •  Article 12 •  Defines THE Destination •  ? Ratification NATIONAL DISABILITY STRATEGY •  Disability Act and Sectoral Plans •  EPSEN Act •  Investment Programme ! •  Mainstreaming •  Disability Stakeholders Group + + NATIONAL DISABILITY POLICY The Gap Between What People Want & Current Provision Sustainability of Current Provision -  Economic Climate -  Changing Demographics - Changing Expectations Full Inclusion & Self-Determination for People with Disabilities Underpinning Principles & Values - Citizenship - Control - Informed Choice - Self-Determination - Responsibility - Inclusion - Participation The Creation of a Cost-Effective, Responsive & Accountable System which will Support the Full Inclusion & Self-Determination of People with Disabilities. Underpinning Principles & Values - Equity - Person-Centred Quality Effective Efficient Sufficient Accountable & Transparent PROGRESSING CHILDREN’S SERVICES •  Primary Care Teams when the Child’s Needs Can be Met There •  Network Generic Early Intervention & School Age Teams •  Support as Needed from Specialist teams in Areas of High Expertise ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES •  A clear Pathway to Services for Every Child who Needs them •  Equity & Consistency Across the County •  Effective Teams working in Partnership with Parents •  Resources Used to the Optimum •  Health & Education Working Jointly to Achieve Best Outcomes for Children “MOVING ON FROM CONGREGATED SETTINGS” -  All Provision in Dispersal Housing in the Community -  Housing Responsibility of Department of Environment. -  Health Related Supports Responsibility of Mainstream Health Service. - Specialist Agencies Focus on the Provision of Individualised Social Supports. REPORT “Time to Move On from Congregated Settings” A Strategy for Community Inclusion. Available: http://www.fedvol.ie/Key_Policy_Documents/Default.1693.html NEW DIRECTIONS Equip People • To make choices and plans to support personal goals. • To have influence over the decisions which affect their lives. • To achieve personal goals and aspirations. • To be active, independent members of their community & society. New Directions Core Values •  Person-Centeredness •  Community Inclusion and Active Citizenship •  A Quality Service New Directions Other Relevant Policies •  The Review on Autism •  NCSE Policy Advice re Special Education •  New Resource Allocation Model in Special Education •  National Housing Strategy for People with Disabilities. •  Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities. Innovations. •  Progressing Childrens Services •  Genio Projects •  Next Steps Project “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future” - John F. Kennedy. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” Charles Darwin 1809-1882, English Biologist & father of the Evolution Theory. “Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes – it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm” - Peter Drucker - Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999). Challenges •  Scale of the Change / Leadership •  Attention Deficit Implementation Disorder (ADID) •  The Irish Reality •  Timing •  Poor Data on Costs. Challenges •  Lack of Therapists / Psychologists •  Managing Challenging Behaviour in Schools •  Lack of Capital Resources •  Conflicting Goals – High Quality Low Costs •  Lack of Research & Evaluation. Challenges •  How we Un-bundle Funding •  How do we Scale Up •  No Two Agencies are the Same •  Getting Parents / Families / Service Users on Board •  Are we Prepared to Pay for What we Want?