Ian is registered social worker who came to the profession after previous careers in agriculture and sales as a mature student. Ian specialised in transitions, complex neurological conditions and brain injury. He now manages a community team serving older people, adults with disabilities and adults living with dementia at Hertfordshire Council.
Looks at the seven steps of self-directed support and how they enable an individual to organise their own support. It also focuses on the core skills needed to work with someone using self-directed support and the challenges that practitioners face in doing so.