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Assignment:

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Case study 1

Alona is 32 years old and has an acquired brain injury from a car accident a number of years ago. The accident left her with cognitive impairment, memory issues and speech difficulties. She is also partially paralysed down one side. She can walk with the assistance of a walking frame, but finds it very tiring, so she prefers to use a wheelchair.

She has a severe stutter and often cannot find the words she is trying to say and is self-conscious about this. With strangers and new acquaintances she prefers to use a small electronic communication device to text message rather than have the embarrassment of saying them. Since her accident, Alona has epileptic seizures and these come without warning.

Alona lives alone and needs assistance with planning and sequencing tasks. She tends to forget things if they are not written down. Her literacy, numeracy and computer skills are good. Alona has a tendency to forget where she is when she visits new places and she can become distressed.

Alona was married but is now divorced. She has two children who now live with their father. She has visiting rights, and as part of her community plan wants to go with her children to the local playground and let them play there. She hopes that this way she will get to know other mothers and in time make new friends in the neighbourhood. The playground is 5 km away on a direct bus route.

Question 1. Briefly explain what support needs Alona would require. Consider support services such as home care, personal care and respite, and also equipment and aids.

Question 2. What support do you think Alona would need to communicate when she takes her children to the playground?

Question 3. What physical barriers do you think the playground might present? What solutions could you suggest to overcome these?

Question 4. What are the barriers to social participation caused by Alona's acquired brain injury?

Question 5. What travel and transport issues do you think Alona would need to address?

Question 6. How would you evaluate the success of Alona's strategies for community inclusion and how often would you monitor the success of these strategies?

Question 7. Can you foresee any times when you, as Alona's support worker, would have to recognise your own limitations and seek advice?

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Case study 2

Greta is a shy young teenager with a mild intellectual disability and a degenerative condition that affects her eyesight. Greta loves going on rides and to sideshow games and she dearly wants to attend the agricultural show in the city where she lives. She is generally very cooperative and easy to get along with. Her vision impairment mainly affects her peripheral vision; she cannot see things that are not directly in front of her. She asks to go on a ride that has a height limit. She is a few centimetres taller than the minimum height required. Her support worker is worried but she pleads with him saying that she can't get hurt if she is safely strapped into a ride.

Question 1. What could the support worker have done before taking Greta to the show to clarify the risks?

Question 2. What solution could you suggest to the predicament the support worker is in?