Fremtidens innovative velfærdsmedarbejdere:: Et samarbejde mellem skole og praksis sætter langt lys på innovation som nøgle til at styrke velfærdssektoren i fremtiden

Velfærdssektoren i Danmark er udfordret. Færre personalemæssige og økonomiske ressourcer til rådighed og en rivende udvikling til følge fordrer nye løsninger på gammelkendte udfordringer. I sundhedssektoren har der særligt været fokus på sundheds- og velfærdsteknologi som krumtappen i at finde løsninger. På Randers Social- og Sundhedsskole er vi dog af den oplevelse, at flere andre indsatsområder også er nødvendige at arbejde med – her iblandt at bibringe fremtidens velfærdsmedarbejdere et innovativt mindset til at kunne identificere udfordringer og dernæst handle på dem. Med henblik på at igangsætte denne indsats har skolen i samarbejde med repræsentanter fra praksis fordybet sig i hvordan skole og praksis hver især forstår og arbejder med innovation – både ift. at klæde elever på (i dette tilfælde SOSU-assistenter og -hjælpere) og give medarbejdere i praksis rum til og mulighed for at være innovative i deres opgaveløsning. Samarbejdet er foregået over en etårig projektperiode. I dette essay vil erfaringer herfra blive delt og perspektiver ift. det videre arbejde præsenteret

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The Autism Spectrum Disorders in the European Union (ASDEU) survey investigated the knowledge and health service experiences of users and providers to generate new hypotheses and scientific investigations that would contribute to improvement in health care for autistic adults. An online survey designed for autistic adults, carers of autistic adults, and professionals in adult services was translated into 11 languages and distributed electronically by organizations and in-country adult service facilities in 2017; 522 autistic adults, 442 carers, and 113 professionals provided answers to the health questions. Professionals, the majority in non-medical services, appeared to be poorly informed about whether certain co-occurring conditions were more frequent in autistic adults than typical adults-especially some medical conditions, suicide attempts, accidents, and pain. A minority of autistic adults reported preventive health behaviors such as routine health check-ups. The majority of users and providers expressed the desire to make health care services more user-friendly for autistic adults. Among the three groups, <20% of responders knew an organization or clinician which has developed a way to monitor health, and prevent poor health, that works well for adults on the autism spectrum. The results point to means for better management of co-occurring conditions associated with autism in adulthood in order to reduce hospital admissions and potential areas of improvement in health and social services for autistic adults. Specifically, efforts should be focused on (1) professionals' education on risks for co-occurring conditions in autistic adults; (2) promoting preventive health behaviors; (3) making services user-friendly for autistic adults and their families; and (4) encouraging knowledge of good local services.This study was funded by the European Parliament and managed by the European Union, DGSANTE [Ref.: SANCO/2014/C2/035]. The Italian Ministry of Health projects Osservatorio Italiano per il monitoraggio dei disturbi dello spettro autistico (Fasc. 1S49) and I disturbi dello spettro autistico: attività previste dal decreto ministeriale del 30.12.2016 (Fasc. 2S57) granted the contribution of the Italian data.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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Real-World Experiences in Autistic Adult Diagnostic Services and Post-diagnostic Support and Alignment with Services Guidelines: Results from the ASDEU Study

Research providing an evidence-base for autistic adult services is sparse. The Autism Spectrum Disorders in the European Union (ASDEU) network implemented an on-line survey to determine gaps in autistic adult diagnostic evaluation and postdiagnostic support services. More than 55% in all groups experienced most of the recommended features for diagnostic evaluation for autistic adults. In contrast, < 2% of adults or carers, and < 21% of professionals experienced each of the recommended features for post-diagnostic support. In contrast to 61% of professionals, only about 30% of autistic adults and carers had knowledge of good local services models for autism diagnosis in adulthood. There are major differences between good practice guidelines for diagnostic and post-diagnostic care for autistic adults, and what is actually experienced by services users and professionals.g This study was funded by the European Parliament and managed by the European Union, DGSANCO, [Ref.: SANCO/2014/ C2/035]. The Italian Ministry of Health projects ‘Osservatorio Italiano per il monitoraggio dei disturbi dello spettro autistico’ (Fasc. 1S49) and ‘I disturbi dello spettro autistico: attività previste dal decreto ministeriale del 30.12.2016’ (Fasc. 2S57) granted the contribution of the Italian data.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio