The purpose of the events was: ‘Empower and enable: A people-led approach to support planning – will explore a different approach to support planning, starting with the person and assuming they can do their own plan. This leads on to identifying and developing the best ways by which to offer the right amount of personalised support as it is needed.’
Lorraine’s presentation examines the context for improved support planning and is based around the following key items:
What’s it all about?
- Independent Living
- Autonomy
- Building Capacity
- Improvement and simplification
- Community cohesion
- A presumption of competence
- Changing practice
- Working collaboratively
- Relinquishing power
- Risk enablement
- Exit strategies
Why now? Let’s look back
- Right to Control
- Personalisation
- Improving life chances
- UN Convention
- DDA etc
- Care in Community
- The disabled peoples movement / CILs
But Why Bother?
- To promote independence and reduce dependence.
- To develop capacity and build communities.
- To enhance autonomy.
- To limit ‘professional intrusion’ in our lives.
- Because it isn’t working.
- Because it will simplify everyone’s life.
- Because it will be easier for more people to understand.
- Because it is more efficient and effective.
- Because it may save money.
Why would you not?
- Lack of support for you?
- Lack of knowledge / understanding?
- Fear of change?
- Fear of your job?
- Don’t believe in all this stuff?
The key message is about adapting to change.
To view Lorraine’s presentation click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/helensandersonHSA#p/c/0/WkZK2UuazO4
Helen’s presentation also covers Support Planning and explains how we can make it happen. Helen provides examples of ‘how can we enable you to do your support plan?’ Options as detailed below:
- Step by step guidance
- My own way
- Support Plan Cards (available from Helen Sanderson Associates)
- Thinkandplan.com
- YouTube examples
- Planning Live – e.g. get together with other disabled people.
- Help with the financial side through your local Centre for Independent Living.
To view Helen’s presentation click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/helensandersonHSA#p/c/1/axCYWdbuzw8
Resources as mentioned in Helen’s presentation are as follows:
Halton’s guidance for individuals and their families or carers
http://halton.olminfoserve.co.uk
A Step by Step guide to Support Planning
http://www.supportplanning.org
Tools to help you with your Support Plan
http://www.hsapress.co.uk
Think and Plan – an online resource for people who have had training or can support in using person centred thinking tools
http://www.thinkandplan.com
Planning Live
http://www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk
You can also view these videos on our new YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/BreakthroughUKLtd
