The purpose of a care and support plan, the principles behind it and how to keep prevention and wellbeing as the central focus.
Explains the purpose of a financial assessment under the Care Act, when one should be completed, and what should be taken into account or disregarded.
Explains how personal health budgets work, who is entitled to them and how they can interact with social care personal budgets.
Explains terms and phrases introduced by the Care Act 2014 and its accompanying regulations and statutory guidance.
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.
How social workers can play a key role in improving personalisation in mental health services.