Presentation given by Lynne Turnbull - CEO of Cheshire CIL and a Strengthening DPULOs Programme Ambassador - at a recent Capita conference on the role of DPULOs.
A presentation on User-Led Organisations. This was done at the NCASC 2012 in Eastbourne, done jointly with research in practice for adults and the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.
A QUESTION OF VALUE(S): Social Capital, Social Roles and Employment for Peopl...LiveWorkPlay
Keynote presentation for Coming Together 2017: "Employing Ability" on May 6, 2017. Coming Together is an annual conference hosted by Service Coordination Ottawa, targeted mainly to young adults with intellectual disabilities and their families members.
This opening keynote by Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader and Director of Communications at LiveWorkPlay.ca, was intended to inspire a call to action to encourage opportunities for employers and other citizens and organizations in the community to see the benefits of including people with intellectual disabilities and autism in their workplaces and neighbourhoods. The presentation was also recorded with the intent of being made available through the Service Coordination website.
ISF Presentation for Skills for Care CEO network Chris Watson
- Individual Service Funds (ISFs) are transforming commissioning by shifting power and control to individuals through personal budgets.
- ISFs allow assessed funds to be held by an organization chosen by the individual to arrange flexible support outside of a traditional commissioned package.
- Key benefits of ISFs over commissioned support include increased choice, control, and flexibility to adjust support as needed without going through commissioners.
Self Directed Futures Presentation for Make it Work 24.6.2021Chris Watson
Self-Directed Futures provides consultancy services to organizations seeking to make changes that benefit citizens, including support providers, voluntary organizations, clinical groups, and local authorities. They have expertise in areas like co-production, personalization, self-directed support training, market engagement, stakeholder consultation, coaching, evaluations, and culture change. Their associates have extensive knowledge and experience that allows them to provide practical advice and support on a wide range of issues.
Putting the Public into Public Services - #ppps14 Kathryn Wane
Slides from SCVO's Putting the Public into Public Services event held in Edinburgh on Friday 25th July. Contributions from: Katie Kelly, Strategic Manager of Vibrant Communities, East Ayrshire; Ella Simpson, Director at Edinburgh Council of Voluntary Organisations & Kevin Dicks, Chief Executive of Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils.
This document summarizes a contribution through volunteering business model. It involves using trained community volunteers as mentors to support individuals with needs to volunteer. This enables participants to build skills and contribute to their communities while breaking down barriers. Studies found volunteering helps recovery and encourages community responsibility. The model was launched in Essex and reduced isolation from 700 to 511 people over 5 years at a cost of £1,012-£1,887 per person. Participants reported increased independence, control, and well-being from volunteering. The business model can influence commissioning practices and provide a cost-effective social intervention.
Roger Hastrich is a specialist human services consultant who has recently completed several projects related to supporting vulnerable populations. These projects include: (1) designing a support service for family members of those in the legal system in Victoria; (2) mapping the health and wellbeing issues facing refugees and asylum seekers; and (3) analyzing the stop-start nature of social and affordable housing development. Hastrich also recently worked on improving communication between home care providers and their workers to better monitor client wellbeing.
The document discusses challenges faced by Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) services in supporting BME service users. It argues that the focus on cultural differences is incomplete and that discussions also need to include cultural "sameness". It questions whether the BME sector is still needed given changes in the NHS. The document provides suggestions for the BME sector, including clarifying service models, collecting evidence on health outcomes and economic impacts, and focusing on quality assurance. It emphasizes developing an understanding of how services achieve outcomes in order to improve support for those with cultural "sameness".
A presentation on User-Led Organisations. This was done at the NCASC 2012 in Eastbourne, done jointly with research in practice for adults and the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.
A QUESTION OF VALUE(S): Social Capital, Social Roles and Employment for Peopl...LiveWorkPlay
Keynote presentation for Coming Together 2017: "Employing Ability" on May 6, 2017. Coming Together is an annual conference hosted by Service Coordination Ottawa, targeted mainly to young adults with intellectual disabilities and their families members.
This opening keynote by Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader and Director of Communications at LiveWorkPlay.ca, was intended to inspire a call to action to encourage opportunities for employers and other citizens and organizations in the community to see the benefits of including people with intellectual disabilities and autism in their workplaces and neighbourhoods. The presentation was also recorded with the intent of being made available through the Service Coordination website.
ISF Presentation for Skills for Care CEO network Chris Watson
- Individual Service Funds (ISFs) are transforming commissioning by shifting power and control to individuals through personal budgets.
- ISFs allow assessed funds to be held by an organization chosen by the individual to arrange flexible support outside of a traditional commissioned package.
- Key benefits of ISFs over commissioned support include increased choice, control, and flexibility to adjust support as needed without going through commissioners.
Self Directed Futures Presentation for Make it Work 24.6.2021Chris Watson
Self-Directed Futures provides consultancy services to organizations seeking to make changes that benefit citizens, including support providers, voluntary organizations, clinical groups, and local authorities. They have expertise in areas like co-production, personalization, self-directed support training, market engagement, stakeholder consultation, coaching, evaluations, and culture change. Their associates have extensive knowledge and experience that allows them to provide practical advice and support on a wide range of issues.
Putting the Public into Public Services - #ppps14 Kathryn Wane
Slides from SCVO's Putting the Public into Public Services event held in Edinburgh on Friday 25th July. Contributions from: Katie Kelly, Strategic Manager of Vibrant Communities, East Ayrshire; Ella Simpson, Director at Edinburgh Council of Voluntary Organisations & Kevin Dicks, Chief Executive of Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils.
This document summarizes a contribution through volunteering business model. It involves using trained community volunteers as mentors to support individuals with needs to volunteer. This enables participants to build skills and contribute to their communities while breaking down barriers. Studies found volunteering helps recovery and encourages community responsibility. The model was launched in Essex and reduced isolation from 700 to 511 people over 5 years at a cost of £1,012-£1,887 per person. Participants reported increased independence, control, and well-being from volunteering. The business model can influence commissioning practices and provide a cost-effective social intervention.
Roger Hastrich is a specialist human services consultant who has recently completed several projects related to supporting vulnerable populations. These projects include: (1) designing a support service for family members of those in the legal system in Victoria; (2) mapping the health and wellbeing issues facing refugees and asylum seekers; and (3) analyzing the stop-start nature of social and affordable housing development. Hastrich also recently worked on improving communication between home care providers and their workers to better monitor client wellbeing.
The document discusses challenges faced by Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) services in supporting BME service users. It argues that the focus on cultural differences is incomplete and that discussions also need to include cultural "sameness". It questions whether the BME sector is still needed given changes in the NHS. The document provides suggestions for the BME sector, including clarifying service models, collecting evidence on health outcomes and economic impacts, and focusing on quality assurance. It emphasizes developing an understanding of how services achieve outcomes in order to improve support for those with cultural "sameness".
The document discusses the activities and plans of the Health Links Forum, which aims to facilitate cooperation between health organizations in Scotland and Malawi. It provides information on past and upcoming forums discussing topics like maternal health, drug shortages, and sustainability in health partnerships. The forum is developing guidelines for effective and sustainable partnerships, and is researching per diems (daily expense allowances) which have potential for abuse but also support capacity building if reformed. Input is sought from members on per diems definitions, standardization, transparency and potential impacts on participation and salaries. A FAQ and future event on per diems are proposed.
Individual service funds - introduction in easy read Chris Watson
Individual Service Funds (ISFs) allow individuals to have more choice and control over how their personal budgets are used to support them. With an ISF, the individual chooses an organization to hold and manage their budget on their behalf. The organization works with the individual to develop a support plan that is approved by the council. Research has shown ISFs can help improve people's lives. While ISFs are available in some areas, more councils are being encouraged to offer them as an alternative to direct payments or council-managed budgets.
IYS East BYC power point 'power words' - 18 March 2014FDYW
The British Youth Council (BYC) aims to empower young people aged 25 and under in the UK to have a say in decisions that affect them. BYC supports young people to get involved locally and nationally through networks like Local Youth Councils and the UK Youth Parliament. BYC also works with the UK government on initiatives like the Youth Select Committee and National Scrutiny Group to enable youth participation in public policymaking. Additionally, BYC helps local authorities in the UK promote youth involvement and provides resources, training, and networking opportunities for young people and youth workers.
The document discusses how volunteering may be affected by the personalization agenda in social care. It will require service providers to offer a more flexible range of services developed together with service users. This change will harness the tradition of voluntary and community actions. Key aspects of personalization include staying healthy and active in communities, avoiding targeted services, and connecting preventative and community-based support with personalized care. The document explores definitions, available research, and questions around how personal budgets, direct payments, and other personalization approaches impact the user journey in social care.
Developments in Personalised Support and ISFsCitizen Network
Simon Duffy gave this overview of where ISFs came from, some of the different approaches going on internationally and how commissioners could encourage them locally.
This document discusses opportunities for workforce participation for people with disabilities in Nova Scotia. It outlines the mission to create opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities and a vision for a community that creates such opportunities. Key messages discussed include employment services, school to workforce participation, social enterprises, and partnerships. The document calls for a shared vision and increased collaboration between government, industry, education, unions, First Nations, and community organizations to better support the aspirations and participation of people with disabilities in the workforce and community.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
The Engaging Communities Staffordshire project aims to establish a social enterprise that brings together public engagement, consultation, complaints, and consumer advice services. Work began in 2010 in response to recommendations around public involvement. Jessie Cunnett has led the work, involving 19 organizations. The new organization will operate as a Community Interest Company, sourcing services locally and directly. It will benefit commissioners by supporting evidence-based decisions and providers by bringing independence to feedback mechanisms. The goal is for the organization to launch in January 2012 after a transition period.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
This document summarizes the work of the Social Finance Impact Incubator, which partners with charitable foundations to tackle social issues. It discusses the Incubator's process of prioritizing themes to improve quality of life for older people in the UK. Through consultation with foundation partners, the Incubator selected improving transport and preventing involuntary job exits. For transport, the partners agreed to focus on better coordination, seeing it as a key underlying issue. The document outlines the Incubator's multi-phase process and notes some lessons learned about engaging funders, including making clear how grants can make a systems-level difference beyond business as usual.
The document summarizes a conference on volunteering and social action. It discusses challenges facing non-profit organizations like budget cuts. It highlights opportunities for partnerships and new technologies to better support volunteers. Speakers discussed harnessing youth social action to benefit communities, and how volunteering has helped veterans. Attendees found the networking, workshops on measuring impact and volunteering to be most useful. An inspirational speech was from a veteran who found purpose through volunteering.
Christiana Melam is the Chief Executive of the National Association of Link Workers, which provides a professional network for Social Prescribing Link Workers in the UK. Social Prescribing Link Workers connect patients to community services and aim to improve quality of life. The Association works to increase professionalism among Link Workers and reduce their isolation through online training, peer support sessions, and an annual conference. Social Prescribing Link Workers are integral to primary care teams and bring community resources into the healthcare system. Their role is to empower individuals, communities, care providers, and the healthcare system as a whole.
1 bigideas 4rees - Federation of Ontario Cottagers' AssociationsREDB_East
The document summarizes findings from a summit on opportunities for moving businesses to cottage country. It discusses the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA) which represents over 500 lake associations and 50,000 families across Ontario. FOCA focuses on water quality, environmental issues, and lobbying on provincial issues too large for individual associations. The document also outlines challenges engaging waterfront property owners and recommendations to establish communication between owners, FOCA and municipalities to foster rural economic development.
Swaniti Initiative adopts a ‘consulting style’ approach to support elected officials, such as Members of Parliament (MP) and
Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLA), on delivering solutions for issues of health, education, gender and livelihood in
their constituencies. By providing them insights and on-ground project implementation support, Swaniti aims to translate
the resources and commitment of MPs and MLAs into developmental outcomes.
This document provides information about an organization called ServiceReform that is working to improve public services through more integrated care. It summarizes that ServiceReform is working in 13 places across the UK, representing 22% of the population, to redesign person-centered care through multi-agency provider networks. The goal is to empower individuals through community support systems and enable independent living, with care coordinated through general practitioners.
The document discusses an asset-based approach to community development and health policy. It argues that policy and practice tend to focus more on deficiencies and problems rather than strengths and capacities. An asset-based approach seeks to uncover the skills, talents, and resources within communities and leverage these assets to promote well-being and development from the ground up. Key aspects include mapping community assets, building local visions and plans, and mobilizing networks to address issues in a sustainable manner.
The document contains notes from an emergency budget action planning meeting discussing various topics related to health and social care, grants, youth and service user involvement, community development, rural services, promoting local services, influencing funding reviews, personalization and direct payments, and the role of small to medium VCS organizations in delivering public services. Actions were identified for many topics around improving partnership, communication, involvement, and representation across sectors.
2 Barnet LINk presentation 2011 Mathew KendallFlourishing
The document provides an overview of adult social services in Barnet, including the challenges they face, the services they provide, who they support, how eligibility is determined, and their vision for the future which focuses on prevention, personalization, and partnerships.
The document discusses the activities and plans of the Health Links Forum, which aims to facilitate cooperation between health organizations in Scotland and Malawi. It provides information on past and upcoming forums discussing topics like maternal health, drug shortages, and sustainability in health partnerships. The forum is developing guidelines for effective and sustainable partnerships, and is researching per diems (daily expense allowances) which have potential for abuse but also support capacity building if reformed. Input is sought from members on per diems definitions, standardization, transparency and potential impacts on participation and salaries. A FAQ and future event on per diems are proposed.
Individual service funds - introduction in easy read Chris Watson
Individual Service Funds (ISFs) allow individuals to have more choice and control over how their personal budgets are used to support them. With an ISF, the individual chooses an organization to hold and manage their budget on their behalf. The organization works with the individual to develop a support plan that is approved by the council. Research has shown ISFs can help improve people's lives. While ISFs are available in some areas, more councils are being encouraged to offer them as an alternative to direct payments or council-managed budgets.
IYS East BYC power point 'power words' - 18 March 2014FDYW
The British Youth Council (BYC) aims to empower young people aged 25 and under in the UK to have a say in decisions that affect them. BYC supports young people to get involved locally and nationally through networks like Local Youth Councils and the UK Youth Parliament. BYC also works with the UK government on initiatives like the Youth Select Committee and National Scrutiny Group to enable youth participation in public policymaking. Additionally, BYC helps local authorities in the UK promote youth involvement and provides resources, training, and networking opportunities for young people and youth workers.
The document discusses how volunteering may be affected by the personalization agenda in social care. It will require service providers to offer a more flexible range of services developed together with service users. This change will harness the tradition of voluntary and community actions. Key aspects of personalization include staying healthy and active in communities, avoiding targeted services, and connecting preventative and community-based support with personalized care. The document explores definitions, available research, and questions around how personal budgets, direct payments, and other personalization approaches impact the user journey in social care.
Developments in Personalised Support and ISFsCitizen Network
Simon Duffy gave this overview of where ISFs came from, some of the different approaches going on internationally and how commissioners could encourage them locally.
This document discusses opportunities for workforce participation for people with disabilities in Nova Scotia. It outlines the mission to create opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities and a vision for a community that creates such opportunities. Key messages discussed include employment services, school to workforce participation, social enterprises, and partnerships. The document calls for a shared vision and increased collaboration between government, industry, education, unions, First Nations, and community organizations to better support the aspirations and participation of people with disabilities in the workforce and community.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
The Engaging Communities Staffordshire project aims to establish a social enterprise that brings together public engagement, consultation, complaints, and consumer advice services. Work began in 2010 in response to recommendations around public involvement. Jessie Cunnett has led the work, involving 19 organizations. The new organization will operate as a Community Interest Company, sourcing services locally and directly. It will benefit commissioners by supporting evidence-based decisions and providers by bringing independence to feedback mechanisms. The goal is for the organization to launch in January 2012 after a transition period.
A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High".
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
This document summarizes the work of the Social Finance Impact Incubator, which partners with charitable foundations to tackle social issues. It discusses the Incubator's process of prioritizing themes to improve quality of life for older people in the UK. Through consultation with foundation partners, the Incubator selected improving transport and preventing involuntary job exits. For transport, the partners agreed to focus on better coordination, seeing it as a key underlying issue. The document outlines the Incubator's multi-phase process and notes some lessons learned about engaging funders, including making clear how grants can make a systems-level difference beyond business as usual.
The document summarizes a conference on volunteering and social action. It discusses challenges facing non-profit organizations like budget cuts. It highlights opportunities for partnerships and new technologies to better support volunteers. Speakers discussed harnessing youth social action to benefit communities, and how volunteering has helped veterans. Attendees found the networking, workshops on measuring impact and volunteering to be most useful. An inspirational speech was from a veteran who found purpose through volunteering.
Christiana Melam is the Chief Executive of the National Association of Link Workers, which provides a professional network for Social Prescribing Link Workers in the UK. Social Prescribing Link Workers connect patients to community services and aim to improve quality of life. The Association works to increase professionalism among Link Workers and reduce their isolation through online training, peer support sessions, and an annual conference. Social Prescribing Link Workers are integral to primary care teams and bring community resources into the healthcare system. Their role is to empower individuals, communities, care providers, and the healthcare system as a whole.
1 bigideas 4rees - Federation of Ontario Cottagers' AssociationsREDB_East
The document summarizes findings from a summit on opportunities for moving businesses to cottage country. It discusses the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA) which represents over 500 lake associations and 50,000 families across Ontario. FOCA focuses on water quality, environmental issues, and lobbying on provincial issues too large for individual associations. The document also outlines challenges engaging waterfront property owners and recommendations to establish communication between owners, FOCA and municipalities to foster rural economic development.
Swaniti Initiative adopts a ‘consulting style’ approach to support elected officials, such as Members of Parliament (MP) and
Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLA), on delivering solutions for issues of health, education, gender and livelihood in
their constituencies. By providing them insights and on-ground project implementation support, Swaniti aims to translate
the resources and commitment of MPs and MLAs into developmental outcomes.
This document provides information about an organization called ServiceReform that is working to improve public services through more integrated care. It summarizes that ServiceReform is working in 13 places across the UK, representing 22% of the population, to redesign person-centered care through multi-agency provider networks. The goal is to empower individuals through community support systems and enable independent living, with care coordinated through general practitioners.
The document discusses an asset-based approach to community development and health policy. It argues that policy and practice tend to focus more on deficiencies and problems rather than strengths and capacities. An asset-based approach seeks to uncover the skills, talents, and resources within communities and leverage these assets to promote well-being and development from the ground up. Key aspects include mapping community assets, building local visions and plans, and mobilizing networks to address issues in a sustainable manner.
The document contains notes from an emergency budget action planning meeting discussing various topics related to health and social care, grants, youth and service user involvement, community development, rural services, promoting local services, influencing funding reviews, personalization and direct payments, and the role of small to medium VCS organizations in delivering public services. Actions were identified for many topics around improving partnership, communication, involvement, and representation across sectors.
2 Barnet LINk presentation 2011 Mathew KendallFlourishing
The document provides an overview of adult social services in Barnet, including the challenges they face, the services they provide, who they support, how eligibility is determined, and their vision for the future which focuses on prevention, personalization, and partnerships.
The document proposes the creation of a European Self-Directed Support Network to promote self-directed support for people with disabilities across Europe. It outlines the need for reforming funding systems to give people more control over their lives and support. The network would work to identify best practices, obstacles, and champions in different countries in order to improve policies and build partnerships to advance citizens' rights to self-direction. The first phase involves gathering information through a survey to inform discussion at an upcoming policy seminar.
ULOs: 2010 and beyond conference -- Southampton CIL and sustainabilityRich Watts
On 12 March 2010, the Department of Health hosted a conference on User-Led Organisations, called "ULOs: 2010 and beyond".
In this presentation, Ian Loynes shared the experiences of Southampton CIL in becoming a sustainable ULO.
Julia Skelton, director of professional operations at the College of Occupational Therapists, gave this presentation on the "Future model/focus for
Occupational Therapists working in
Social Care" at NAIDEX Conference April 2011.
Belinda Wadsworth - Leadership Academy PresentationNMJones
The document discusses priorities for older people and how local governments and organizations can work to address them. It identifies key priorities for older people based on research, including transport, care, health, income, and communities. It recommends that local actors find out older peoples' priorities, take an ambitious and strategic approach to delivering services with older people at the heart of planning, and look for new opportunities under reforms to better support independence, respect, and quality of life for older populations.
Personalisation represents a radical reform of social care that promotes independence, choice, control, and self-directed support for individuals. Vista, a user-led organization for people with sight loss, has prepared for personalisation by mapping its current services against the four quadrants of personalisation, developing a new strategy to expand its services and influence, and considering how to diversify its funding sources beyond local authority contracts. The true meaning of personalisation is putting people first and transforming services through attitudinal change to focus on individuals as customers and citizens rather than just service users.
This presentation was part of a discussion at Sheffield's Health and Wellbeing Board on 25 June 2015.
Read the papers from the Board meeting: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=5993.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of a Council of Governors for a NHS Trust. It outlines that the Council of Governors is responsible for holding the Board of Directors accountable, representing the interests of members and the public, approving significant transactions and amendments to the trust's constitution. The Council must also be provided with Board meeting agendas and minutes. Individual governors are responsible for acting in the best interests of the trust and feeding back information to their constituencies. At least half of the Board of Directors must be non-executive and appointed by the Council of Governors.
Let's Talk Research Annual Conference - 24th-25th September 2014 (Sue Wood & ...NHSNWRD
"Reaching out to communities - promoting equal access to opportunities for public involvement in research": Sue Wood and Philip Bell discussed why we need to involve a more diverse population in health research; what the barriers were that prevented involvement in research; how these barriers are to be overcome, and how to involve those that find it more difficult to have their voice heard.
This document discusses strategies for including individuals with disabilities in national service programs. It provides an overview of key areas such as outreach, recruitment, reasonable accommodations, and retention. The goal is to promote accessibility and equal opportunity for all in national service initiatives. Specific topics covered include writing inclusive position descriptions, conducting accessible interviews, ensuring physical and digital access, providing alternative formats, and maintaining confidentiality around disclosures of disability. The document emphasizes that with proper training and supports, individuals with disabilities can successfully serve in national programs alongside their peers.
Bubble Enterprises 5th Annual Enterprise and Mental Health ConferenceBubble Enterprises
The document summarizes the agenda for the 5th Enterprise & Mental Health Conference on June 18, 2010. It lists the panelists and presenters for the entrepreneurs panel and social enterprise panel. It also provides an overview of the topics that will be discussed, including social enterprises like Altogether Positive and Bubble Cafe that support mental health communities. It outlines Stockport's experience with personal budgets and self-directed support to promote independence. Finally, it discusses the Strategic Health Authority Mental Health Improvement Programme's work to promote enterprise for mental health.
The document summarizes a roundtable discussion held by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on community-led care and support. Some of the key points made at the discussion include:
1) Community-led services help break down differences between those who need support and those who provide it.
2) However, community groups face barriers like complex regulations and funding. Sustaining small, local services is challenging.
3) Statutory services must shift their focus from protecting traditional systems to commissioning for outcomes and building trust with local communities.
This document summarizes a meeting about supporting providers in Essex, England to embrace personalization of social care services. The priorities discussed were personalizing services, sustainable outcomes, value for money, and innovative accommodation models through partnerships. Providers were encouraged to understand the shift from wholesale to retail models and develop a range of offers. The meeting provided information on best practices and an upcoming market positioning statement. Attendees were asked to provide feedback to help future events support market innovation.
Ageing Well Leadership academy - Belinda Wadsworth presentationNMJones
Belinda Wadsworth from Age UK presented: Policy Prorities of Older People. What is important to older people and how you can help to make this a reality in your local area.
The Ageing Well Programme aims to support local authorities in developing good places for older people to live as populations age. It provides intensive support to 6 councils per region, including peer reviews, leadership training, and help developing local solutions. The program involves older people to understand priorities and opportunities, promotes prevention and volunteering, and takes a whole-system, place-based approach to issues around care, housing, and community support.
Supporting local authorities to develop good places to grow olderlocalinsight
The Ageing Well Programme aims to support local authorities in developing good places for older people to live as populations age. It provides intensive support to 6 councils per region, including peer reviews, leadership training, and help developing local solutions. The program involves older people to understand priorities and opportunities, promotes prevention and volunteering, and takes a whole-system, place-based approach to issues around care, housing, and community support.
The Ageing Well Programme aims to support local authorities in preparing for an aging society by developing places where older people can live well. It provides intensive support to 6 top-tier councils in each region, including peer reviews, leadership training, and help developing local solutions. The program involves older people to understand their needs and priorities, takes a whole-system approach, and promotes prevention, volunteering, and community engagement to support independent living for older adults.
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Overview of the mental health system - for Older Leaders 4 ChangeRich Watts
The document discusses mental health systems and supporting people with mental health problems. It examines what is currently in place, current issues, and what people with mental health problems have done to influence change. It explores what older leaders can do to raise awareness of older people's mental health issues and drive further changes to better support those experiencing mental health challenges.
Self-Directed Support in Scotland for people with mental health problems, 1 A...Rich Watts
This document discusses Self-Directed Support (SDS) for people with mental health problems. It summarizes evidence that SDS works by allowing over 70% of people to live independently and get the support they want with dignity and respect, and less than 10% report negative impacts. The document also discusses how SDS can be made to work through adequate funding, promotion, clear referral processes, and understanding that personalization affects staff and services as well as those receiving support.
Self-Directed Support information session - 25 November 2013 event flyerRich Watts
The document announces an information session about self-directed support for mental health in West Dunbartonshire. The session will be held on November 25th, 2013 from 10AM to 12:45PM at Dumbarton Burgh Hall in Dumbarton. It will provide information about direct payments, personalization, and individual budgets. Lunch and information stalls will be available. To reserve a spot, contact Stepping Stones by phone or email by November 16th.
Self directed support and mh - ot b and nd-ti project flier finalRich Watts
The Scottish Parliament passed the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 which gives people more options for how their social care is delivered through empowering people to decide how much control and responsibility they want over their support arrangements. User-led providers want to ensure this opportunity is equally available to people with mental health problems. The National Development Team for Inclusion was commissioned to bring together existing evidence and examples of how self-directed support has worked for people with mental health problems. The work will highlight the benefits of self-directed support for people with mental health problems and what needs to be in place to ensure equal access.
Merton CIL is a grassroots organization run by disabled people that aims to promote independence and inclusion for disabled and deaf people in Merton. They do this by challenging discrimination, encouraging disabled people to achieve change locally, and celebrating diversity among disabled people. As a membership organization, Merton CIL provides peer support, information and advice services, and advocates for services that better meet the needs of disabled people. They believe in the social model of disability and focus on reducing societal barriers faced by disabled individuals.
Merton CIL offers a free 3-month peer support program to help disabled and deaf people in Merton gain independence. Volunteers with lived experience of disability provide coaching to set goals and take steps at one's own pace in areas like employment, practical support, or life changes. The peer supporters can relate to similar experiences through confidential support.
Report on Wiltshire CIL's conference on ILF - 24 July 2012Rich Watts
A report on the work done by Wiltshire CIL - a DPULO in the South West - on the Independent Living Fund. This is a great example of the support a DPULO provides people, as well as how they can help represent people's views on different issues.
DPULOs Making A Difference: working with commissionersRich Watts
The document discusses a collection of case studies being commissioned by the Strengthening DPULOs Programme to explore the relationship between commissioners and Disabled People's User-Led Organizations (DPULOs). The case studies aim to provide examples of where DPULOs and commissioners have worked successfully together, the factors that enabled their success, and lessons that can be learned. The collection of case studies will be disseminated widely to help support DPULOs in their work and relationships with commissioners.
Impact of Personal Budgets in Adult Social - final reportRich Watts
In 2008, Essex County Council (ECC) commissioned ecdp and OPM to follow people over 3 years as they use cash payments for adult social care within Essex.
This study provides a unique opportunity to fully understand the experiences of people living with a personal budget over this time - a perspective that is often overlooked.
This is the full report that contains findings from the third and final round of research with service users, frontline practitioners and providers in Essex who are working to facilitate self-directed support across the county.
You can read 5 other associated briefing papers and 3 videos that provide the lived experience of users over the last 3 years on ecdp's website: www.ecdp.org.uk.
Brandon Trust: a personalised approach with children and familiesRich Watts
The organisation I'm a trustee for - Brandon Trust - is running an excellent event on 14 November on its personalised approach with children and families. The day will be an opportunity to hear from some of those involved in this exciting area of work.
If you'd like to attend, contact Brandon Trust through the website, www.brandontrust.org or call on 01208 72162
Full notes from a presentation on User-Led Organisations. This was done at the NCASC 2012 in Eastbourne, done jointly with research in practice for adults and the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.
Peer support and DPULOs: three case studies (DRUK)Rich Watts
Three excellent case studies from Disability Rights UK on how DPULOs can help commissioners with peer support in different ways. You can find the original on the DRUK website here: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/dpulocasestudies.htm
Fascinating report of an ADASS roundtable in the south west on commissioning. Worth reading for an insight into the challenges commissioners face and some of the ways they're thinking of addressing these challenges.
In partnership with Jobcentre Plus and the private sector group MITIE, Essex Unite is ecdp's ground-breaking work experience training programme designed to offer unemployed disabled individuals the opportunity to participate in meaningful work placements to give them the drive, experience and confidence needed to get into paid employment.
User engagement research final report - summary, july 2012Rich Watts
Since March, ecdp has been working with our members and other disabled and older people from across Essex and with a variety of lived experience, to understand how views of health and social care can be effectively captured. In total we engaged directly with 121 people for this work and indirectly engaged with over 470 people and 21 organisations. We also distributed almost 1,000 separate pieces of promotional material to other stakeholders across the county.
This is the summary of this research, which was presented to HealthWatch Essex in July 2012.
For more information, please visit www.ecdp.org.uk
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Since March, ecdp has been working with our members and other disabled and older people from across Essex and with a variety of lived experience, to understand how views of health and social care can be effectively captured. In total we engaged directly with 121 people for this work and indirectly engaged with over 470 people and 21 organisations. We also distributed almost 1,000 separate pieces of promotional material to other stakeholders across the county.
This is the final report of this research, which was presented to HealthWatch Essex in July 2012.
For more information, please visit www.ecdp.org.uk
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The role of DPULOs - presentation from CCIL CEO Lynne Turnbull
1. The Role of Disabled Peoples User-Led
Organisations (DPULO’s)
27th March 2012
Lynne Turnbull, Chief Executive Officer
Cheshire Centre for Independent Living
2. Overview
What is a DPULO
Challenges for Commissioners > More for Less
Benefits of Engaging with Disabled Peoples User Led
Organisations (DPULO’s)
DPULO Provision
Identifying Gaps in Provision and Developing Innovative
Solutions
Questions / Discussion Time
3. What is a DPULO?
At least 75% of Management Board are disabled people
At least 50% of staff are disabled people
At least 50% of volunteers are disabled people
Works within the ethos of the social model of disability
Or
Working towards the above
4. About Us
Cheshire Centre for Independent Living has been
established since 1992, providing a range of support
services, driven by the needs and aspirations of disabled
people.
Our Vision
To eradicate inequality for local disabled people.
Our Mission
To empower local disabled people to have independence,
choice and control over their lives and to remove the
barriers that exist within society.
5. More for Less
Unit Costs are less > Not big overheads
Investment > Return on Investment
EU Legislation: Article 19 > Saves time and
money and enables smaller DPULO’s to deliver
services
Value added Services > Achievement of
Outcomes
6. Benefits of DPULO
Engagement
Public Sector Equality Duty
Duty to Engage with disabled people
‘Voice’ of disabled people
Person-Centred Working
Work across more than one policy area
Peer to Peer approach
Legitimacy both with Service Users and Commissioners
Experience, skills and knowledge
Identifying gaps and finding solutions
Evidence of better outcomes for disabled people
7. DPULO Provision
Information, Advice and Advocacy
Review Local Processes/ Policy
Access to Work
Disability Hate Crime
Adult Social Care and Health
- Personal Budgets: everyone eligible to be in receipt by 2013
- Personal Health Budgets: 100% take up over 5 years?
- Support Planning
Service Delivery
9. Developing Innovative
Solutions
North West Personal Assistant Register
Managed Bank Account Service
Personal Assistant Training
Individual Employer Training
Collaborative Working
13. References (info only)
Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People Report
(2005)
Putting People First Concordat (2007)
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act
[Section 138 (1)] (2007)
Personalisation: A Rough Guide (2008)
Transforming Social Care (2008 & 2009)
Right to Control Trailblazers (2009)
A Vision for Social Care: Capable Communities, Active
Citizens (2010)
Think Local Act Personal (2010)
Editor's Notes
[20 minutes max presentation plus 10 mins questions]
Good Afternoon, My name is Lynne Turnbull, I am the Chief Executive Officer at Cheshire Centre for Independent Living. I will be referring to Disabled People’s User Led Organisations which I will be referring to throughout this presentation as [ acronym ] DPULO’s otherwise I will be here all afternoon! Cheshire Centre for Independent Living is a DPULO and I will be covering their role in support planning and brokerage but firstly will be covering the role of a DPULO more broadly and how they can impact positively in this economic climate that has been a reoccurring theme throughout the day so far.
At the end of 2007 Putting People First highlighted the importance of independent support services for people navigating through the care and support system, irrespective of their eligibility for public funding. As a result it included the requirement for at least one local DPULO per area alongside support for universal mechanisms to develop networks that ensure people using services and their families have a collective voice, influencing policy and provision. This policy support remains in place through the Governments Capable Communities, Active Citizens adult social care vision and the joint agreement across a number of social care organisations, Think Local Act Personal. A DPULO has a t least 75% of Management Board as disabled people, at least 50% of staff are disabled people, at least 50% of volunteers are disabled people and we work within the ethos of the social model of disability. Or A DPULO can demonstrate a commitment to working towards this criteria. DPULO’s promote independent living, human and legal rights and engage with all disabled people, carers and other people who use services. DPULO’s can operate on both the demand side (ie providing the individual and collective voice of and for the direct experiences of disabled people, carers and people who use services), and the supply side (ie providing services to meet the needs and wants of disabled people). A DPULO may offer a one stop shop approach with all services under one roof, or they may be consortiums/partnerships, or several DPULO’s in one location each providing a specific service. DPULO’s supporting independent living may offer Information and advice Advocacy and Peer Support Support using Personal Budgets and Direct Payments Support using Personal Health Budgets Assistance with self assessment or support planning Support to recruit and employ PAs Disability Equality Training Support the implementation of the Disability Equality Duty by Public Sector organisations in the local area
Cheshire Centre for Independent Living has been established since 1992, providing a range of support services, driven by the needs and aspirations of disabled people. We are underpinned by the principles of the ‘social model of disability’, which means when we talk about ‘disabled’ people, we mean how society disables us with ‘disabling’ attitudes and barriers that excludes us whatever our impairment. Our Vision is to eradicate inequality for local disabled people. Our Mission to empower local disabled people to have independence, choice and control over their lives and to remove the barriers that exist within society.
If I was a commissioner, I'd be asking how can I do more, and how can I get more for less! DPULO’s offer a solution:- They do not have multiple office bases and are often small organisations with significantly smaller overheads than public sector. For every £1 invested in a DPULO, evidence shows a Return on Investment of circa £3. Article 19 regulations of the Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC form a part of European legislation that allows organisations to reserve public contracts for supported businesses. A supported business employs disabled people as over 50% of its workforce. For contracts under £144k, it is therefore permitted to invite only supported businesses – such as a local DPULO – to bid for a contract or offer them the chance to match the best price. This article can save commissioners valuable time and cost; whilst allowing smaller DPULO’s to deliver vital services. DPULO’s offer cost savings to Authorities through added-value services that are not funded through a contract, yet, support the authority to meet their duties and/or objectives; i.e. engagement with disabled people or supporting the uptake of Direct Payments.
Why should I, in the Public Sector, engage with a DPULO? The Public Sector have a duty through the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) to ensure that disabled people are treated fairly. This can be achieved by working with disabled people when designing policies, services or communications. DPULOs represent an embedded and efficient way of delivering the “duty to involve” and are a readymade vehicle for delivering transformation through coproduction. DPULO’s have legitimacy both with users and Commissioners as the ‘voice’ of disabled people . There is clear evidence that better outcomes are achieved when disabled people are supported via a DPULO through a peer to peer approach. DPULO have legitimacy with both service users and commissioners, have a person centred approach and have a wealth of skills, knowledge and expertise of the lived experience of disabled people. In addition, DPULO’s are involved in a range of policy areas and not just adult social care :- Local Healthwatch. The most recent health white paper proposes retaining the role and function of LINks under the new name of healthwatch. This presents plenty of opportunity for DPULO’s to engage and drive the continuing work for integrated health and social care. Access to Work. The Sayce Review noted that DPULO’s can play a significant role in building awareness of Access to Work and supporting both employees and employers alike in accessing Access to Work and so supporting the employment of disabled people. Hate Crime. This is a significant issue affecting disabled peoples lives. DPULOs have been highlighted as one potential way of supporting disabled people to report hate crime and well as increasing the understanding of hate crime as an issue and working in partnership with organisations such as the police. (government’s hate crime action plan) Big Society. As civil society organisations run by and for their members and clients, DPULO’s can contribute to the overarching agenda created by Big Society. Through enabling peer to peer support for disabled people in their local communities, DPULO are extremely well placed to facilitate citizen contributions to the Big Society agenda. Specific Capacity Building funding available for DPULO’s in your area through the Strengthening DPULO’s programme, launched by Maria Miller, Minister for Disabled People in July 2011, to encourage sustainability for DPULO’s.
As a result, DPULO’s are a great vehicle for providing high quality independent, impartial advice and advocacy that can support with the reviewing of local processes and policies, reporting of disability hate crime, uptake of access to work and ensuring that disabled people are able to make informed choices about their care and support needs. Personalisation is supposed to be about control, choice and independence. However, it is clear that some barriers still need to be overcome with innovative solutions that challenge existing systems and processes, attitudes to risk and cultures that support the status quo. It is important to note that [ as already mentioned this morning ] Personalisation is not just about Personal Budgets or indeed a Direct Payment, but it is clear that this is high on the Government agenda and is not going to go away. The Vision for Social Care: 100% take up by 2013 and more recently with Personal Health Budgets: 100% take up over 5 years for people in receipt of Continuing Healthcare. Putting People First and Think Local Act Personal promotes Personal Budgets and Direct Payments as a Local Authority first offer and recognises that there is a higher take up of Direct Payments when a User Led Organisation modeled on a Centre for Independent Living delivers a support service. Disabled people should be at the heart of decision making about the services they use ‘Nothing about me, Without me’ and one of the ways of achieving this, is to invest in user-led organisations which can participate in support planning, brokerage and delivery. Cheshire Centre for Independent Living services are modelled along the lines of a ‘Centre for Independent/ Integrated/ Inclusive Living’. We give impartial technical advice and support to people directing their own care through a Personal Budget or Personal Health Budget, and also offer an online recruitment tool for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants, a Payroll service, Managed Bank Account service, Training for Individual Employers and their Personal Assistants, Advocacy and Peer Support. [We also support disabled young people to access universal services and facilitate short breaks for their parents]. Cheshire Centre for Independent Living support people to make informed choices about their care needs and wants and for example, provide information on services/providers within the market or about their responsibilities if they want to consider employing a Personal Assistant, so that disabled people can make decisions and informed choices about what’s important to them and how best to meet their own needs. In an increasing American culture of ‘where there’s blame there’s claim’ Cheshire Centre for Independent Living’s support, particularly to those employing their own staff, around recruitment and selection and the complexities of employment law can minimise risks/employment tribunals. Because of the peer to peer approach, and engagement with disabled people, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living have been successful in identifying gaps in service provision and considering ways to address these barriers, whether that be informing local authorities about the lack of market for people to spend their Personal Budget or developing independent services to open doors for more disabled people to be able to direct their own care.
An example I would like to share with you about identifying gaps and finding solutions are specifically around the employment of personal assistants. A recent DEMOS research concluded that a significantly high number of people want a Personal Assistant but are still not being given the option of a direct payment as part of their Personal Budget. This reiterates the need for high quality independent and impartial advice for all disabled people to ensure that people can make an informed choice and supports the need for earlier intervention from support services in support planning and managing risk/supporting risk taking as part of everyday life. Cheshire Centre for Independent Living consulted with disabled people around the barriers to accessing a Direct Payment to employ their own staff. The main barriers identified by respondents were: 34% Recruitment of a Personal Assistant 29% Learning/Training needs 29% Paperwork requirements
Collaborative working with a range of partners and disabled people is imperative and at the heart of innovation, to ensure that solutions to barriers are equally person-centred and not a decision made on someone behalf. As part of collaborative working, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living form part of the Local Adult Safeguarding Board. It is a priority of the Board to include service users, carers and the public in the work it’s doing to keep people safe. Therefore, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living both established and chairs a ‘No Secrets’ Service User Reference Group, “Stopping Adult Abuse – Everyone’s Business”. This group determines the way that Adult Social Services and partners work with its service users, carers & the public. Information and advice from our service users helps to improve the Safeguarding Adults process and policy development. Many of Cheshire Centre for Independent Living’s innovative solutions to barriers, as best practice examples, were cited within the Department of Health ‘Working for Personalised Care’, a framework for supporting Personal Assistants working in Adult Social Care. Revisiting the barriers, in the previous slide, this is how we addressed the barriers disabled people identified to employing personal assistants. To address the recruitment barrier, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living, in partnership with people using services and Age UK Cheshire, developed the North West Personal Assistant Register , an online recruitment tool where disabled people and personal assistants, can find the Right people or Right Jobs in One place. This has enabled disabled people to take direct control over the recruitment of Personal Assistants and communicate with potential employees through a safe and secure two-way communication tool. In order to remove the paperwork barrier Cheshire Centre for Independent Living developed a Managed Bank Account Service to support disabled people to continue to achieve their outcomes from accessing a direct payment without the paperwork burden.
In 2009, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living established an award winning learning service that enables access to free, independent, tailor-made learning and development opportunities for individual employers and their Personal Assistants (PAs) around health and safety, communication and safeguarding. In 99% of cases, are requested and accessed in the employers home/personal assistant workplace. Cheshire Centre for Independent Living were really proud to have been announced as Winners of a Skills for Care Accolade 2010 and 2011/12 for contribution to workforce development for social care, for our Individual Employer and Personal Assistant Learning/Training service. The verifier said:- “ Cheshire Centre for Independent Living (CCIL) provides a very personal learning and development service to direct employers and personal assistants. The employer is the expert and so their journey is one where they are in control with CCIL providing support. CCIL have ensured training providers adopt their person centered ethos and offer creative and personal training and learning opportunities. CCIL pave the way for employers and personal assistants to have tailored, high quality training which is in the context of their environment and individual needs. This has led to direct employers understanding of the world of employment and having a safe, competent and caring personal assistant workforce”. In addition to this personalised, tailor-made approach to learning and development; CCIL, in partnership with Skills for Care have developed the ‘PA Apprenticeship Pilot Project’ which includes provision for 11 PAs to access the Apprenticeship framework in their role supporting disabled people who are also individual employers. You may think that this innovative solution to learning/training for individual employers and personal assistants is more costly than traditional alternatives; however, evidence shows that we have been able to source Independent Training Providers for circa 50% of the like-for-like cost to Authorities. In addition, these combined innovative approaches alone, demonstrate savings in cost benefit in excess of £150k per Local Authority area. To conclude, DPULO’s are not intended to be a replacement for other expertise, however, there is clear evidence that better outcomes are achieved when disabled people are supported via a DPULO with a peer to peer approach; there is greater reporting of disability hate crime when a DPULO is involved and greater uptake of Personal Budgets and Direct Payments when supported by a DPULO to make informed decisions and choices. In addition, procurement legislation Article 19 enables commissioners to support local DPULO’s sustainability whilst saving time and money in the lengthy and costly procurement process. DPULO’s offer Innovative yet Cost effective solutions. More for less a reality?..... YES!
Question/Discussion Time. Please tell your local DPULO’s about the non financial and financial resources available to them through the Strengthening DPULO programme. To conclude, DPULO’s are not intended to be a replacement for other expertise, however, there is clear evidence that better outcomes are achieved when disabled people are supported via a DPULO with a peer to peer approach; there is greater reporting of disability hate crime when a DPULO is involved and greater uptake of Personal Budgets and Direct Payments when supported by a DPULO to make informed decisions and choices. In addition, procurement legislation Article 19 enables commissioners to support local DPULO’s sustainability whilst saving time and money in the lengthy and costly procurement process. DPULO’s offer Innovative yet Cost effective solutions. More for less a reality?..... YES!