1 / 12

Welcome to Scottish Borders Council

Welcome to Scottish Borders Council. Aims and Progress of Self Directed Support in the Scottish Borders. 28 March 2012. Self-directed Support Pilot. Welcome to Scottish Borders Council. Project Plan 2009 aims to offer people: increased choice and control over how care needs are met

jerom
Download Presentation

Welcome to Scottish Borders Council

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Welcome to Scottish Borders Council Aims and Progress of Self Directed Support in the Scottish Borders 28 March 2012

  2. Self-directed Support Pilot Welcome to Scottish Borders Council • Project Plan 2009 aims to offer people: • increased choice and control over how care needs are met • opportunity to make very different • choices …with focus on achieving the agreed outcomes • clear information about how much • money is allocated to them • support to be full and equal • participants in society www.scotborders.gov.uk

  3. Headlines from the SBC Pilot Welcome to Scottish Borders Council • Over 30 people on SDS Pilot • People mainly using either a direct payment or ISF • Message is that this provides more flexibility • We are still learning ….. www.scotborders.gov.uk

  4. Links within SDS Welcome to Scottish Borders Council Person centred approaches and Positive Risk Taking Self Directed Support via individual budgets Working with communities to deliver participation, independence and choice www.scotborders.gov.uk

  5. Supporting the Pilot Welcome to Scottish Borders Council • Changing culture • Positive Risk Management Guidance developed • Outcomes focus developing • Training commissioned – 10 day sessions • Follow up sessions with managers www.scotborders.gov.uk

  6. Supporting the Pilot Welcome to Scottish Borders Council • Project Structure • Project Board, Working Groups and Citizen Reference Group • Processes • SSAQ, Support Plan, Review, Guidance for care managers • Information • Leaflet, SDS Newsletter www.scotborders.gov.uk

  7. SDS – Key Steps • From Assessment get Estimated Budget • Plan Support Arrangements • Plan How Manage Support and Individual Budget • Agree Support Plan including Individual Budget • Organise Support • Live Life • Review www.scotborders.gov.uk

  8. Support Planning • What and who is important in your life? • What outcomes do you want to achieve? • What support do you need to make these changes? • How will risks be managed? • How will your IB be managed? • How will you stay in control of your life? • Back-up/contingency plans? • How will you spend your IB? • How will you know if it is working? www.scotborders.gov.uk

  9. Resource Allocation System • Based on in Control RAS model • Desk top exercise of 100 examples of support and funding commitment • Estimated budget is ONE part of the assessment process • Individual Budget agreed with Support Plan www.scotborders.gov.uk

  10. My individual budget What can I buy ? I want… ‘to learn at home’ ‘ to work’ ‘to feel safe’ ‘to have a break and know he is doing something that interests him’ ‘to shop when I feel able to’ www.scotborders.gov.uk

  11. Implications for Scottish Borders - workingat threelevels Individual Services Community www.scotborders.gov.uk

  12. Next Key Steps Develop SDS approach with children and their families Table top exercise to learn processes for sw managed support/budget Recruit Support Planners Evaluate Pilot – by early May Plan the Roll Out of SDS www.scotborders.gov.uk

More Related