Welcome to Scottish Borders Council

Aims and Progress of Self Directed Support in the Scottish Borders

28 March 2012

Welcome to Scottish Borders CouncilSelf-directed Support Pilot

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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 muchmoney is allocated to them

• support to be full and equalparticipants in society

Welcome to Scottish Borders CouncilHeadlines from the SBC Pilot

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• 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 …..

Welcome to Scottish Borders CouncilLinks within SDS

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Person centred

approachesand Positive

Risk Taking

Self Directed Support viaindividual budgets

Working with communities to

deliver participation,

independence and choice

Welcome to Scottish Borders CouncilSupporting the Pilot

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Changing culture• Positive Risk Management Guidance

developed• Outcomes focus developing• Training commissioned – 10 day sessions• Follow up sessions with managers

Welcome to Scottish Borders CouncilSupporting the Pilot

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Project Structure•Project Board, Working Groups and Citizen Reference Group

Processes•SSAQ, Support Plan, Review, Guidance for care managers

Information•Leaflet, SDS Newsletter

SDS – Key Steps

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1.From Assessment get Estimated Budget 2.Plan Support Arrangements 3.Plan How Manage Support and Individual

Budget 4.Agree Support Plan including Individual Budget 5.Organise Support 6.Live Life 7.Review

Support Planning

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• 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?

Resource Allocation System

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• 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

My individual budget What can I buy ?

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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’

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CommunityCommunity

ServicesServices

IndividualIndividual

Implications for ScottishBorders - working atthree levels

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

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