Articles by Michael Kendrick
Michael was formerly the former Director of the Institute for Leadership and Community Development, and more recently was the Assistant Commissioner for Program Development for the Office of Human Services in the State of Massachusetts, USA. In both capacities he has been extensively involved in leadership and change projects in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Norway. His major interests and involvements have been in mental health, disability and ageing.
| 2010 | Values that Challenge or Not What are our values? Are they easy to state but difficult to live by? What would bring us into coherency with our values? |
2010 | Historical Contributors Towards Increasing Respect For The Voices Of People With Disabilities In Western Societies What this paper will attempt to do is to describe and explore some of the ways that this shift towards showing increased respect for the voice of people with disabilities has occurred and to attempt to understand better what are some of the important the catalysts and pathways that have propelled us to this point. |
| June, 2009 | Proposed "Markers" of Serious Agency
Work in Achieving Person-Centred Outcomes PDF In recent years, there appears — at least superficially — to be a virtual tidal wave of agencies and systems claiming to be in one manner or another something they call "person-centred". Given that the term is so vaguely defined, it is no wonder that it is hard to know whether such claims are merely posturing or whether there is any real substance behind them. |
| 2009 | Personal Fulfillment, Values and the Role of Supportive Communities PDF There is a profound difference between having a life in the community and flourishing as a human being, though this distinction is rarely examined closely. Unfortunately, efforts to include people with disabilities in the community have not gone far enough to overcome the segregation and isolation that people with disabilities often experience. |
| May, 2008 | Key Dimensions of Quality and Individualization PDF A paper based on keynote presentation at “From Planning for People's Lives to People Having Lives” conference, sponsored by Brothers of Charity in Ennis, County Clare, 28th April 2008, involving 23 Irish disability organisations. |
| June, 2007 | Valued Social Roles and the Necessity of Values Based Leadership PDF The SRV Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, June 2007. |
| February, 2007 | Must History Always Be Repeated? PDF A keynote presentation at the Community Resource Unit conference on; "Myth Busting and Momentum Building: A community conference about thruths in the lives of people with disabilities", Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, February 26-28, 2007. |
| February, 2007 | On Being Somewhat “Person Centered” PDF CRUcial Times, Issue 38, February 2007, Brisbane, Australia. |
| January, 2007 | Organisational and Systems Investments Within Services that can Stimulate Beneficial Innovations PDF Frontline Of Learning Disability, No.69, Spring 2007, Dublin, Ireland. |
| January, 2007 | The Challenges of Authentically Getting What People Actually Need on a Person-By-Person Basis PDF A keynote presentation for the “One Person At A Time" conference. |
| December, 2006 | The Inevitable Loneliness of Personal Advocacy PDF Planet Advocacy, Issue Number 18, December 2006, London, England. |
| November, 2006 | Some Reasons Why Spending More Does Not Inexorably Improve Service Quality and Sustainability PDF CRUcial Times, Issue 37, pp. 8-9,November 2006, Brisbane, Australia. |
| March, 2006 | Quality Strengthening, Monitoring and Evaluation and Their Role in a Broader, Multi-Component Quality Enhancement Strategy PDF CRUcial Times, Issue 35, March 2006, Brisbane, Australia. |
| January, 2006 | Part 1 of Unlocking the Code of Effective Systems Change - Key Components of Systems Change PDF First of three papers on unlocking the code of effective systems change. |
| January, 2006 | Part 2 of Unlocking the Code of Effective Systems Change - Hallmarks and Features of High Quality Community Based Services PDF Second of three papers on unlocking the code of effective systems change. |
| January, 2006 | Part 3 of Unlocking the Code of Effective Systems Change - Promoting Self Direction and Consumer Control in Home and Community Based Service Systems PDF Third of three papers on unlocking the code of effective systems change. |
| 2006 | Leadership, Alliances and Change PDF A keynote presentation for a conference on Alliances, Leadership And Change. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, November 25-26, 2005. Hosted by The National Institute For Study Of Learning Difficulties, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. |
| March, 2005 | Choosing Values - The Consequences for People’s Lives PDF Kendrick, Michael J., Hartnett, Frances M., “Choosing Values; The Consequences for People’s Lives”, Allies in Emancipation: Shifting From Providing Service to Being of Support, Edited by Patricia O’Brien and Martin Sullivan, Thompson/Dunmore Press, Australia, 2005. |
| 2005 | Exploring Whether There is an Optimal Relationship Between Public Bureaucracies and Communities PDF Occasional Paper Series, CRU Publications, 2005, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| 2005 | Leadership Challenges in Ireland PDF The Frontline of Learning Disability, Autumn, 2005, pg.26-27, Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2005 | Some Possible Themes to Carry Us Forward PDF One Person at a Time Conference, Melbourne, 2005 C/O. |
| 2004 | Creating the Right Conditions for “Thriving” PDF Occasional Paper Series, Safeguards Initiative, CRU Publications, 2004, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| 2003 | What Remains Worth Struggling For PDF CRU Publications, 2003, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| March, 2002 | Housing and Support for People With "Challenging Behaviour" PDF For Disability Services Queensland and the Queensland Department of Housing, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, March 11, 2002. |
| March, 2002 | Intentional Safeguards for Older People PDF A Presentation for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Conference on "Values: Cost Or Investment". Wellington, New Zealand, March 18-22, 2002. |
| March, 2002 | Values Authenticity and Integrity PDF A Presentation for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Conference on "Values: Cost Or Investment". Wellington, New Zealand, March 18-22, 2002. |
| September, 2001 | The Empowering Value of “Life-Giving” Assumptions About People Opening Keynote Presentation For the Congress “Crossing Boundaries” (“Over Grenzen”), Hosted By Stitchling Perspectief, Wageningen, Netherlands, September 12-15, 2001. |
| July, 2001 | Conviction, Personal Commitment and Social Change PDF Queensland Advocacy Conference, July 2001, Brisbane, Australia. |
| July, 2001 | The Contribution of Service Workers in Getting the Relationship Right" Between People With Disabilities and Their Communities" PDF CRUcial Times, Issue 21, July 2001, Brisbane, Australia. |
| June, 2001 | Personal Leadership and its Contribution to Service to Others PDF Sharing The Road Conference, 2001, Brisbane, Australia. |
| June, 2001 | The Role of “Rights” in Testing the Legitimacy and Substance of SRV Theory An Initial Introductory Discussion Paper . |
| January, 2001 | Family Governed Flexible Family Support: The Massachusetts Small Project Example PDF This paper was sponsored by Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change and Uniting Families for Change Of Western Massachusetts. |
| 2001 | The Limits and Vulnerabilities of Individualized Support Arrangements PDF Some Dimensions of Quality That Must Be Monitored Carefully in Individualised Options. Interaction, Volume 15, Issue 2, NCID, Australia 2001. |
| December, 2000 | The Role of Public Policy and Leadership in Workforce Investments PDF Presentation to the National Association of Directors of State Developmental Disabilities Services. |
| April, 2000 | Some Initial Thoughts On Establishing "Right Relationship" Between Staff, Professionals, Service Organisations and the People They Assist PDF Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Newsletter, April 2000. |
| March, 2000 | When People Matter More Than Systems - Keynote Presentation for the Conference “The Promise Of Opportunity”, Albany, NY, March 27-28, 2000 PDF Some Observations on Key Leadership Challenges in the Field of Disability “When People Matter More Than Systems”. |
| October, 1998 | Reducing The Fears And Inhibitions Concerning Personal Advocacy PDF Citizen Advocacy Forum, October 1998. |
| July, 1996 | The Natural Authority of Families PDF CRUcial Times, Issue 6, July 1996, Brisbane, Australia. |
| 1993 | The Choice Between a "Real Home" and a Program PDF |
| Public and Personal Leadership Challenges PDF This article discusses the leadership challenges that arise from reliance on the agency- based service system developed in the late twentieth century. It is written from the perspective of persons who use services standing at the center of leadership concerns. |
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| Some Significant Ethical Issues in Residential Services PDF |
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| The Influence of One "Outside" Person on Services PDF |
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| Thirty Elements of Service Quality PDF |
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| Values: The Foundation of Evaluation PDF |