A commonly asked question is can a support worker be a friend? If your goal is to help the person you support to build friendships, then my view is that the answer needs to be no. There can be a murky invisible line between friends and support workers because they Read more…
Are you struggling to help your family member with a disability to form friendships with their non disabled peers? It’s a painful experience seeing them struggle isn’t it. We know that friendships are key for a good life. They bring us joy, a sense of belonging, can help us out in Read more…
Building friendships for our family members with disability isn’t easy. How we define what a friend is will be really important for how we go about supporting friendships. If we don’t know what a friend is, then how can we know if we have them or not and our strategies Read more…