Core Study 2: Groups in Context
Category A Groups
- People with Disabilities
- Homeless
- People with Disabilities
- Homeless
Category B Groups
- Youth
- Sole Parents
- Youth
- Sole Parents
Exploring the Four Specific Groups within the Community
- Prevalence of each group within the community
- Individual diversity within each group
- Terminology used by the community to describe the group
- Prevalence of each group within the community
- Individual diversity within each group
- Terminology used by the community to describe the group
Issues of Concern for the Four Specific Groups within the Community
Satisfaction of Needs
- Specific needs of each group (SHESEA)
- Safety and security
- Health
- Education
- Sense of identity
- Employment
- Adequate standard of living (food, clothing, shelter)
Access to services
- Types of services, eg financial support, transport, accommodation and housing, health care, counselling, education, employment, legal aid
- Factors affecting access to services (FATLEECH)
- Characteristics of individuals within the group, eg age, gender, level of education, culture, type of disability, first language spoken,
socioeconomic status (CALFSTooGood)
- Resources, eg time, money, energy, knowledge (KMET)
- Aspects of the service, eg opening hours, confidentiality, location, staffing (COLS)
Satisfaction of Needs
- Specific needs of each group (SHESEA)
- Safety and security
- Health
- Education
- Sense of identity
- Employment
- Adequate standard of living (food, clothing, shelter)
Access to services
- Types of services, eg financial support, transport, accommodation and housing, health care, counselling, education, employment, legal aid
- Factors affecting access to services (FATLEECH)
- Characteristics of individuals within the group, eg age, gender, level of education, culture, type of disability, first language spoken,
socioeconomic status (CALFSTooGood)
- Resources, eg time, money, energy, knowledge (KMET)
- Aspects of the service, eg opening hours, confidentiality, location, staffing (COLS)
NOTE: The following is in relation to Category B Groups ONLY
Creating positive social environments
- Addressing the groups’ issues of concern
- Government policy and legislation
- Organisations within the community that support the group
- Equity issues
- Addressing the groups’ issues of concern
- Government policy and legislation
- Organisations within the community that support the group
- Equity issues
Positive Influences on Community Attitudes
- Contributions the group makes within the community
- Advocacy (speaking up for the group’s needs and concerns) (REP)
- Raising awareness within the community
- Educating the community
- Promoting the rights of the group
- Contributions the group makes within the community
- Advocacy (speaking up for the group’s needs and concerns) (REP)
- Raising awareness within the community
- Educating the community
- Promoting the rights of the group