http://cilpenang.org Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:51:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Peer Counseling Workshop was organised by the Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia/Department of Social Welfare Malaysia (JKMM) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from June 25 - 28 at the Institut Latihan Majlis Kebajikan dan Pembangunan Masyarakat Kebangsaan Malaysia (MAKPEM), I conducted two training sessions. One of the was ... http://cilpenang.org/2007/07/05/emotional-discharge/ Most people get to know about disabled persons and disability issues from the mass media, namely through televisions and newspapers. Disability issues have been highlighted and awareness created among the public and officials in the government to the challenges faced by disabled persons. Admittedly, without the media, many important issues ... http://cilpenang.org/2007/06/02/sympathy-or-opportunity-media%e2%80%99s-portrayal-of-disabled-persons/ The Independent Living Movement subscribes to the philosophy of consumerism. Practitioners of Independent Living want to be consumers of the services that they require. As consumers, they have the ability to control the standard of service and goods provided. This is a paradigm shift from the traditional mindset of disabled ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/10/25/empowering-through-consumerism/ Who can blame a parent for being protective over a disabled child? More often than not, the child is mollycoddled; all his needs are looked after, sometimes to the extent of being overwhelming and suffocating. That is the basic instincts of parents at work. Nevertheless, parents need to understand that as ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/10/25/give-the-disabled-child-an-opportunity-to-grow-up/ Introduction Like everything in life, there are rules to follow. It is the same in Peer Counseling. The Agreements of Peer Counseling are to create an atmosphere of trust and security where the client is able to express themselves openly. Following that, they are then able to find ways to overcome ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/09/13/agreements-of-peer-counseling/ There will be a seminar on Independent Living for People with Disabilities in Penang. This is a good opportunity to learn how severely disabled persons can work towards self-determination and take charge of their own lives. Details are as below: Date: August 19, 2006 (Saturday) Time: 2.00-5.00 pm Venue: Sin Chew Media Corporation’s ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/08/14/seminar-on-independent-living-in-penang/ Peer Counseling is always conducted by disabled persons with disabled persons as they are the best people to understand the challenges faced by each other. Peer counselling encourages disabled persons to come to realise their past distresses, find solutions to overcome it, set goals to achieve Independent Living and move ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/07/27/peer-counseling/ Personal Assistants (PA) are integral to the Independent Living movement. In this context, the disabled person is referred to as a client. PAs assist a client with his daily routines according to needs. That includes feeding, personal hygiene and toileting. Communication between a PA and client is important. Clients must ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/07/27/personal-assistant-service/ The Centre for Independent Living provides services that support disabled persons living independently in the community or planning to live independently in the near future. To qualify as a centre in the USA and to be able to receive federal grants, centres must fulfil a set of criteria: At least 51% ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/07/27/centre-for-independent-living/ Independent Living for People with Disabilities supports them to make choices for themselves. They have the freedom to decide how they want to live their lives without interference. The philosophy also espouses equality where people with disabilities can participate fully in the community through the provision of proper infrastructure and ... http://cilpenang.org/2006/07/27/introduction-to-independent-living/