Support Planning

Overview

The emphasis in the Care Act is that care and support planning should put a person in control of their care and that the person must be as actively involved, with support, as required, and influential as is possible. The person should know how their budget was calculated and feel confident that the personal budget is correct and sufficient to meet their care and support needs. Support planning is about considering options and solutions, strengths which have been identified and what is available in the person’s community. The plan needs to include the person’s outcomes, their assessed needs and assets, the input of any carers, how any outstanding needs will be met, the person’s own financial contribution, as applicable, and whether a direct payment will be taken

Who is Support Planning aimed at?

Those working in adult social care

Course Length

1 day

Learning Outcomes

On conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the essential components of a Support Plan
• Utilise a strengths based approach
• Know what needs to be included in a Support Plan
• Understand support options and the different ways a Personal Budget can be taken
• Promote Direct Payments
• Refine the personal outcomes identified during the assessment
• Explore the potential benefits of managing risk positively
• Adopt creative solutions in support planning
• Confidently complete customers and carers support plans

Additional Learning Objectives for Managers

• Support and encourage practitioners to adopt creative solutions in support planning
• Be confident in signing off customers’ and carers’ support plans