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SDS: as the Act goes live Catherine Garrod, Programme Officer
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C-Change Scotland share their experience of applying creative person-centred planning approaches. Carr Gomm’s ‘Community Contacts’ works in partnership across a spectrum of social care organisations. It aims to raise awareness of SDS in Argyll and Bute and support people to make informed choices. Volunteers form part of the new team and ‘walk alongside’ prospective users of SDS, helping to make the right choices at the right time. Contributed by: CCPS
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SDS: as the Act goes liveCatherine Garrod, Programme Officer
• Started by disabled people -civil rights movement in USA
• Living in institutions to living in the community.
• Assisted living, rights, choice and control
• Community Care Direct Payments Act (1996)
Where did SDS begin?Independent Living Movement
Principles of Self- directed Support
• Involvement • Informed choice• Collaboration• Respect for a person’s dignity• Respect for a person’s right
to participate in their community
Legislation and Policy
• Self-directed Support Strategy (2010)
• Self-directed Support (Scotland) Act, 2013
• Commences April 1st 2014
• Person chooses how much control they have over their budget for support.
• 4 options • Outcomes not activities
Issues for Providers• Self-directed Support
requires major culture and systems change.
• Support provision is becoming increasingly complex.
• New opportunities and ways of working.
• Shift from block contracts to Individual Budgets.
Local Authorities
• Section 19 of SDS Act: Promote a variety of support providers
• Recognition of the impact of contracts on gradings and quality.
• Commissioning based on outcomes rather than price.
Risk Enablement
Focus on: • empowering the
rights and choices of supported people through positive risk enablement.
(Hitchhiker’s) Guide to Self-directed Support
1. Don’t Panic.2. (Don’t forget to bring a
towel.)3. Offer the 4 options.4. SDS is about outcomes.5. SDS is about real choice
(not the money).6. SDS is about dignity and
rights.
Image Credits1. “sign the Act” “Faye and
“Margaret © 2013 Matt Gregorig Photography
2. All other images IstockPhoto or Microsoft clipart.
P&P is a four year policy and practice change programme supporting providers to prepare for, and
showcase good practice in the journey to Self-directed Support.
Policy-Information-Events-Practice Exchange-Facilitation- Personalisation leads- Change projects- Action Learning- Research-
Capacity building
Contact us@PPProgramme
Dee Fraser, Programme [email protected] Catherine Garrod, Programme Officer [email protected] Kenny Pentland, Programme Officer [email protected]
