 Protection, defence, guard, buffer.....  Definition of “protection” includes:...”measure intended to preserve civil liberties and rights” (Oxford)

 Regulations  Laws  Punitive approaches  Lots of paper (!!!)  Qualifications = ‘safety’  Compliance audit/accreditation...  Individualistic approaches  Reliance on ‘complaints’

 An explicit legal framework +  Clear and valuing expectations +  An optimistic approach +  Connection with networks of “good” people +  Rapid personalised responses - if required

“seeing is believing” or “Believing is Seeing”

Building “good lives” in valuing communities

 Excellence and positive change focus - Compliance to “Standards” are a component - not the focus  Constructive framing – evaluation is an ally not an imposition  Builds learning and capacity – people with a lived experience have contributions strengthened  Team approach – full inclusion of disabled persons and family  Adaptable and Evolving – can easily include new materials and frameworks  Applied across a range of settings – cultures, locations etc  “Pro-Active” – strengths based development not deficit model

 Attitudes  Aspirations – how an individual/family imagines a “good life”  Potential – what else “could be”  Priorities – what is most important at the moment  Processes and practices – is the way we are doing things working (affirm or adapt)  Outcomes – what are the results of what we are doing (celebrate, refine or rework)

 Person by person (family by family) – HOPE, DIRECTION, ENERGY and ALLIANCES  A congruent evaluation approach  Engagement in evaluation  Value for money – the evaluation dollar buys a monitoring process and capacity building  Detailed ‘stories’ to base policy refining / development  “Grass roots” connection = proactive/early identification