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What took you so long?. CALEB CAN. “To me the outside world is a totally baffling incomprehensible mayhem which terrifies me. It is a meaningless mass of sights and sounds, noises and movements, coming from nowhere, going nowhere.” Ros Blackburn. JULY 18 TH 2005.
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“To me the outside world is a totally baffling incomprehensible mayhem which terrifies me. It is a meaningless mass of sights and sounds, noises and movements, coming from nowhere, going nowhere.” Ros Blackburn
Caleb Proposal(Michael Kendrick) Main Elements • Caleb is at the centre and we will follow where he takes us. Listen to Caleb. Caleb must be in control. • Attend to physical health issues. • New relationship between Caleb / ourselves as parents and Western Care. • Reduce the number of staff working with Caleb. • Look at the possibility of Caleb having his own place to live. • Investigate work for Caleb based on his interests. • The importance of building and developing the right relationships.
“I want to be included in the real world, which means the highs and the lows, the good and the bad. I want to work, to have a job. I want you to have the same expectations of me as of other people. High goals + high levels of support.” Ros Blackburn
Caleb’s HouseSigning Contract & Keys 10th August 2006
KEY LEARNING • External intervention (Michael Kendrick, Barbara Doyle, etc.) • Support of Western Care • High quality of people, (essentially the Circle of Support.) • Exclusive focus on Caleb • Giving Caleb control • Vision • Hard work and commitment • High quality advocacy • Importance of relationships to Caleb
“Be creative, inventive, imaginative. Have a sense of humour.” Ros Blackburn