Resources and Policy
This section of the website provides you with an opportunity to access some of the latest thinking and policy work on Self-Directed Support (SDS) and personalisation.
It is also here that you will over time be able to access more and more practical resources and tools which will enable you to build the capacity of your organisation to meet the opportunities and challenges of SDS. This section will also include materials from our seminars and workshops.
To some extent the material in both are interchangeable.
Policy documents:
Scottish Government documents.
Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill (2012)
EXPLANATORY NOTES (AND OTHER ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS) (2012)
DELEGATED POWERS MEMORANDUM (2012)
Self-Directed Support Strategy (2010)
Research documents.
Self Directed Support: A Review of the Barriers and Facilitators (Scottish Government), A literature review supporting the test site evaluation. Manthorpe et al (2011).
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/30091835/0
Evaluation of Self- Directed Support Test Sites in Scotland (Scottish Government), Review of the implementation of SDS across three local authority test sites- Dumfries and Galloway, Highland and Glasgow. Ridley et al (2011).
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/09/20090337/0
National Personal Budget Survey Results, InControl/University of Lancaster, (2011)
Personalisation and adult safeguarding.
Whose risk is it anyway? Risk and regulation in the era of personalisation. (Joseph Rowntree, 2011)
Risk and personalisation: a framework (2011)
Enabling Risk, ensuring safety: self-directed support and personal budgets SCIE (2010)
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report36/
Practical approaches to safeguarding and personalisation, Department of Health (2010)
A person centred approach to risk (2008)
Market development and capacity.
Becoming a Self-directed Support provider (SDS Scotland 2011)
http://www.sdsscotland.org.uk/fileuploads/becoming-a-sds-organisation---5-steps-guide-7712.pdf
Practical approaches to market and provider development (Dept of Health, 2010)
Outcome focus of SDS
"Measuring personal outcomes: challenges and strategies" IRISS, Miller, M (2011)
http://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/measuring-personal-outcomes-challenges-and-strategies
Leading for Outcomes- Institute for Research and Innovation in the Social Services
http://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/leading-outcomes-guide
Talking Points
http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/talking-points-user-and-carer-involvement/
SDS, commissioning, financial systems, including Resource Allocation
Simplify the RAS, Simon Duffy (2011)
http://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/type/text/simplify-the-ras.html
The InControl RAS Model Version 5
http://www.in-control.org.uk/related-pages/support/support-for-organisations/ras/ras5.aspx
Further reading:
Personalisation is bogging us down (Dec 2011)
Supporting service users to become employers. (2011)
Making personalisation and support work for all users. (EHRC 2011)
Making personalisation work in residential care. (2011)
Personalisation in the reform of social care: key messages. (2011)
Dimensions’ journey to personalisation (2011)
Resources:
Useful websites
Community Care site on personalisation – a range of documents and resources though to date tend to be mainly English in content.
In Control Scotland promotes the In Control approach and system of self-directed support in Scotland. It is an independent organisation.
http://www.in-control.org.uk/related-pages/about-us/in-control-international/scotland.aspx
Providers and Personalisation project of the CCPS
http://www.ccpscotland.org/providers-and-personalisation
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance providing useful contacts and information on the role of advocacy in SDS
Self Directed Support (SDS) website is the Scottish Government one-stop-shop for information about Self-Directed Support for service-users and health and social support professionals alike. You will find guidance on Self-Directed Support, useful links and an FAQ section for new and existing users and professionals.
http://www.selfdirectedsupportscotland.org.uk/
SDS Scotland SDSS is an umbrella organisation of Disabled People’s Organisations and as a membership organisation, SDSS has a wealth of experience and knowledge of Personalisation, Self Directed Support and its related tools, such as Direct Payments, to call upon.
http://www.sdsscotland.org.uk/
Social Care Ideas Factory (SCIF) is a membership network committed to creating successful co-produced 'supporting casts' of people, connections and partnerships to lead and craft responses to the transformative social care and change agenda and outcomes.
http://www.socialcareideasfactory.com/
Think Local, Act Personal
The Think Local, Act Personal Partnership is comprised of over 30 national and umbrella organisations representing the broad interest in personalisation and community-based support. These organisations, through joining this Partnership, have committed to supporting a small central team in working to improve practice in six priority areas; as well as advising and influencing government and other bodies.
http://www.thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/About/
Practical tools:
"Employers Kit” including specimen PA contract and advice on how to tackle disciplinary matters and " Can I sack my P.A.?” , National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL),
www.ncil.org.uk/employers-kit.asp
Progress for providers – how ready are you for personalisation? A Toolkit.
http://www.progressforproviders.org/
Personalisation through Person Centred Planning (Dept of Health, 2010)
Personal Budgets for Older People – Making it Happen developed by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). This was developed with older people, staff from local authorities and other organisations. There are case examples which show how personal budget can make a difference for older people and practical suggestions to make implementation easier.
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