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SIM case study2023-03-24

Personal assistant: to be or not to be

‘Personal assistant: to be or not to be’ was designed to help families in making decisions, specifically to assess whether or not direct relatives such as parents, siblings or partners will themselves engage in the care of the person. It does so on the basis of a toolbox that helps family members to reflect critically on what it means to become and/or remain the personal assistant of a person with disabilities, including information and reflection prompts around the areas of ‘formal, financial and practical aspects’, ‘perspectives and needs of the persons with disabilities’, ‘impact on the life of the family member and their care burden and bearing strength’, ‘influence on the family system’, ‘availability of external support and formal relations’, and ‘social and societal perspectives’. The starting questions of the toolbox are the following: a) Do you want to start as a personal assistant to a family member? b)Do you want to remain a personal assistant, but do things differently? C) Do you want to (partially) quit?

Case study details

Lead organisation
Kraje
Belgium
Regiony
Prov. Antwerpen
Prov. Limburg (BE)
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Skórki
Equal access to social services
Target groups
Individuals with disabilities
Level of action
Regional
Source of funding
Public - EU
Public - regional
Budget
EUR 263 327
Programming period
2014-2020
Project start
2018
Project end
2021
Type of initiative
Empowering people
Internet and social
EU fund
ESF/ESF+