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.
Explains the law on ordinary residence and looks at how to determine ordinary residence in different contexts: when a person transitions to adults' services, in Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards cases and when someone is placed in NHS accommodation.
How social workers can play a key role in improving personalisation in mental health services.