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Personalisation
Welcome to the personalisation pages. These pages are run by Develop's self-directed support inclusive practice forum. This is a partnership of organisations and individuals with an interest in promoting self-directed support by people with mental health problems. This includes direct payments, living wills and advance directives - these are some of the tools that can be used to enable service users to have more choice, real flexibility and greater control over how their support is delivered.
Our forum meets on a quarterly basis to share information, advice and recommendations about implementing a service culture that promotes self-directed support.
What we have to offer:
- We share socially inclusive practice.
- Support developing projects that are implementing self-directed support.
- We run events.
- We offer training opportunities, can signpost you to others training ansd conferences and work on solutions to current local issues around to self-directed support.
In this section you will be able to find:
- Services that offer back-up to services that are encouraging self-directed support.
- Events about self-directed support.
- Evidence and policy - Government policy, implementation guides, access local policies and procedures and the evidence about how services can implement self-directed support effectively and efficiently.
- Guidance and tools that can be used in implementing self-directed support including service user and staff guidance leaflets.
- News - stories about people's experiences of self-directed support in the borough.
- A discussion forum - A place to ask questions, find support, give and get advice and share good practice examples on all matters to do with self-directed support.
- Training about self-directed support.
If you would like to take part in the self-directed support forum please contact: sdsforum@developbromley.com
Supporting Independence in Bromley seeks feedback and suggestions
4th Jul 2010
Supporting Independence in Bromley is how the London Borough of Bromley have branded the Council's transformation of adult social care and the briefings are just one way they are communicating with partners, voluntary and community organisations, BME groups and others about developments.
Your help in reaching target audiences with the first two briefings and other communications has been invaluable and they would be grateful if you could distribute and display this third briefing wherever possible including in any news letters that you might produce.
They are still looking for feedback and suggestions about ensuring the communications about Supporting Independence in Bromley is as effective as possible and any comments or views are very welcome.
Please contact: Amanda Day on 020 8313 4390 or 07947 974358 or email: amanda.day@bromley.gov.uk
You can find the third Talking about Supporting Independence in Bromley here
Bromley Council talk about Supporting Independence in Bromley
17th Nov 2009
Changing adult social care
You may have heard that major changes are being made to adult social care in Bromley. This is also happening across the UK. The changes will give people who need care and support more choice, control and flexibility over how they live their lives. Bromley Council are calling this programme of change Supporting Independence in Bromley.
This briefing is to answer some of the frequently asked questions about Supporting Independence in Bromley. Over the coming months there will be lots of communications to keep people in touch with what's happening.
Paradigm announce course summer sale
26th Jun 2009
Training consultancy Paradigm are having their own Summer Sale, where they are discounting their rates right down to £500 per day for their most popular training courses. This offer is open to anyone who books and has their training delivered by 31st August 2009. The courses included in the sale are:
• An introduction to Person Centred Thinking
• Person Centred planning
• Person Centred Risk Assessment
• Supported Decision Making
• Introduction to Supported Living
• Team Building
• An introduction to Self Directed Support
Please call our Paradigm on 0870 0104933 or email admin@paradigm-uk.org to discuss this offer or make a booking.
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