Malika is a 23 year old women with Down Syndrome. On a recent trip to the garden centre with her carer, Johnnie, they were served by another young woman with Down Syndrome.

Since that trip, Malika has started talking about getting a part-time job herself and how much she likes being around people. Johnnie has asked you for some advice about how best to start planning for Malika’s ambition to get her first job.

1. What advice would you give Johnnie?
2. What person-centred tools and approaches would you suggest?
3. How might getting a job help Malika to live well? How might it positively, and negatively, affect her wellbeing?

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