Assignment
Support individuals with self-directed support
1. Understand self-directed support;
1.1. Explain the principles underpinning self-directed support and how this differ from traditional support:
1.2. Explain the benefits of an individual having self-directed support:
1.3. Explain how legislation, policy or guidance underpin self-directed support:
1.4. Explain what the following terms mean:
a. Indicative allocation
b. Supported self-assessment
c. support plan
d. outcome focused review
1.5. Outline the possible barriers to self-directed support:
2. Understand how to support individuals to direct their own support and develop their support plan;
2.1. Explain how to use person-centred thinking to enable individuals to think about what is important to them, and how they want to be supported:
2.2. Explain how individuals can direct their own support if they do not have a personal budget:
2.3. Explain how person-centred planning can be used to inform a support plan:
2.4. Explain the roles of other who can assist individuals in developing their support plan:
2.5. Describe different ways that individuals can develop a support plan:
2.6. Describe a range of person-centred thinking tools that can be used to help individuals think about different ways they can spend their personal budget:
2.7. Describe what might be included in the costings for support plan:
3. Understand the different ways that individuals can use their personal budget;
3.1. Explain the different ways that individuals can use their personal budget to buy support:
3.2. Research innovative ways that individuals can spend their personal budget other than buying social care services:
3.3. Explain what restrictions may be imposed on personal budgets:
3.4. Describe the criteria that are used to sign off a support plan:
3.5. Describe a person-centred approach to risk that ensures that individuals have what is important to them whilst staying healthy and safe:
4. Be able to support individuals with an outcome-focused review:
4.1. Explain the process of an outcome-focused review.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.