FAQ: What principles underpin care and support?
In working with and supporting people with learning disabilities, there are certain basic principles and values that sum up everything we believe and guide everything we do.
Empowerment: A shift in the balance of power so that people with learning disabilities can make their own decisions and take control of their own lives.
Choice: Having access to a wide range of options, deciding for yourself which ones suit you best and having your choice respected.
Dignity: Recognising and valuing people with learning disabilities as equal human beings with the same rights as every other citizen.
Individuality: Responding to and working with each person as an individual with his or her own unique personality, perspective and strengths.
Privacy: Ensuring that everyone is treated at all times in a manner which safeguards their dignity and does not expose them to any situations which might humiliate or embarrass them or cause them personal or emotional discomfort.
More Information
BILD Factsheet - Advocacy Information about citizen, self and peer advocacy
Mencap - an example of an organisation's values on the Mencap Website
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