Staff Competencies and Skills Mix in Disability Services: Reports

In May 2018 we produced two reports on the subject of competencies and skill mix for staff in community based disability services.

The first report ‘Staff Competencies and Skills Mix for a Community-Based Model of Disability Services’ establishes what new competencies and skills would be required of staff, and how they might be achieved, in order to support persons with disabilities in newer, community-based more person-centred models of service.

The second report 'A Review of Competency Frameworks for Disability Service Staff' focuses on reviewing existing Irish and international disability services competency frameworks and examines similarities between them. The research will guide next steps, such as consideration of approaches to change management among staff, development of a national competency framework, and identification of good practice in staff rostering and skill mix in community dwellings.