About ISBA
VISION:
ISBA exists to create opportunities for gaining knowledge and experience in short break/respite care across national and cultural boundaries.
The International Short Break Association (ISBA) is a worldwide initiative made up of agencies and organisations providing health care and respite services for families concerned with disabilities. Their work is inclusive and responsive to their clients needs.
ISBA exists to provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience of Short Break Care, across national and cultural boundaries. We want to create professional and physical tools with the aim of securing the home life of families and ensuring the integrity of the family unit.
Objectives
To organize a biennial conference that contributes to a common understanding of the development of good short break/respite care for individuals from birth to old age with a disability or an ongoing disabling/chronic health condition and their families.
To develop a platform for the exchange of knowledge, courses of action and working practices within short break care/respite, across care provider lines.
To provide a chance to learn, to talk with people from around the globe and hear about best practices in supporting families who are caring for individuals with disabilities or ongoing disabling/chronic health conditions.
To promote an opportunity to talk with people from around the world about what constitutes positive person-centred short break/respite care for those who receive it.
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