This assignment will focus on personalisation which is a social care approach described by the Department of Health meaning “every person who receives support, whether provided by statutory services or funded by themselves, will have choice and control over the shape of that support in all care settings”. (Dunning, 2008) In addition to this, personalisation is about giving people more choice and control over their lives in all social care settings. It also means to recognise the user as a person with strengths and preferences and it starts with the user instead of the service (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2012). The aim of this assignment is to look at both the strengths and weaknesses of personalisation and the service user I have …show more content…
Personalisation allows people living with disabilities to shape their own lives and the services they receive so they are happy and in control of their own care. (Mencap, 2015) An example of doing this is with the creation of a personal pot of funding which is in place so that the individual is able to take control in choosing how the money is spent, as well as choosing the type of services they want to receive to benefit there specific needs. (SCIE, 2015) Another strength of personalisation is that the flexibility of the service is enhanced, meaning that the service provided is fitted around the service user's time on top of their specific needs rather than the care being provided fitted around the carer’s schedule. This is beneficial as the service user is likely to feel valued and more in control of their life as well as making it an effective tool for working with ‘hard to reach clients’. Furthermore, personalisation is also shown to be consistently cost effective. Statistics shows direct payments support is on average 30-40% cheaper than the directly provided services. (Dunning, 2008) In addition to this, the relationship between the individual and their carer is likely to improve as the carer and relatives are able to access the direct payments. This shows confidence in the service and trust between the service user and carer. In addition to this, the quality of care is likely to increase, as the carer will feel more motivated with the confidence that they are doing a good job. (Spicker, 2012) Personalisaiton being in place means that costs can be reduced, as people who control their spending and budget are likely to find better solutions for meeting their specific needs,
We support them to develop and achieve their aims and objectives through involving them in the development of their care plans and in any decisions. We give the clients all the information they need to be able to make choices and support them through the referral process to enable them to get the appropriate information to make decisions.
The case study will identify a number if strategies to apply supportive approaches using the principals and practices of providing person-centred care, reflected against a real client situation within an organisational perspective. The case study is considering the situation with reflection of the two questions chosen from the Person-centred Care Assessment Tool. In relation to one’s ability to engage and be supported in the facilitation and management of person-centred care directives, within the role of a leisure and health officer.
To be person-centred, you must always be at the centre of the individuals care plan. The Individuals that you work with you have to make sure that you always put their views first. Therefore, you can’t have one care plan for two different individuals because every individual is different. Every individual that you may work with must be involved in every activity and in every stage of their care plan; therefore, whichever activities you may put up you have to make sure that if the individual is capable for taking part. To meet the individual’s needs and support that is required you must take feedback on how the care plan is working for the individual.
‘“Now it’s my turn to make it better for generations that come after, which is why I’ve become, involved in disabilities issues”’ (Open University, 2016a).
...e service users, for instance from a supportive role to a safeguarding role. Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services is trying to introduce the idea of the state as an enabling partner rather than a paternalistic authoritarian symbol of power. This is an important aspect of the personalisation, it should not entail only financial freedom from the state in the context of independent care budgets, and it should become apparent within the attitude towards service users. Leadbeater’s understanding of personalisation is astounding, he proposes subtly the application of the Nordic Model which will be discussed later on. “. . . putting users at the heart of services, enabling them to become participants in the design and delivery, services will be more effective by mobilising millions of people as co-producers of the public goods they value.” Leadbeater (2004)
Disability is a ‘complex issue’ (Alperstein, M., Atkins, S., Bately, K., Coetzee, D., Duncan, M., Ferguson, G., Geiger, M. Hewett, G., et al.., 2009: 239) which affects a large percentage of the world’s population. Due to it being complex, one can say that disability depends on one’s perspective (Alperstein et al., 2009: 239). In this essay, I will draw on Dylan Alcott’s disability and use his story to further explain the four models of disability being The Traditional Model, The Medical Model, The Social Model and The Integrated Model of Disability. Through this, I will reflect on my thoughts and feelings in response to Dylan’s story as well as to draw on this task and my new found knowledge of disability in aiding me to become
The Open University (2010) K101 An introduction to health and social care, Unit 3, ‘Social Care In The Community’, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
Social care work is about people’s well being, looking at the whole person and their quality of life. Person centred values should influence all aspects of social care as:
Service user involvement and participation has become a standard principle in guiding social care planning in order to improve in the developing and delivery of service to meet diverse and complex needs in a more effective way. Key pieces of legislation states plainly that service users through a partnership approach should be enabled to have voice on how the services they are using should be delivered (Letchfield, 2009). The Scottish Executive (2006a:32) helpfully state ‘Increasing personalisation of services is both an unavoidable and desirable direction of travel for social work services. Unavoidable in the sense that both the population and policy expect it; desirable in the extent to which it builds upon the capacity of individuals to find their own solutions and to self-care, rather than creating dependence on services’
Health and social care professionals encounter a diverse amount of individuals who have different needs and preferences regarding their health. As professionals they must ensure that all services users, whether it is older people with dementia, an infant with physical disabilities or an adult with an eating disorder (National Minimum Data Set for Social Care, [no date]), are treated in a way that will successfully meet such needs. In fact, health and social care professionals have a ‘duty of care’ towards services users, as well as other workers, in which they must legally promote the wellbeing of individuals and protect them against harm, abuse and injury. (The Care Certificate Workbook Standard 3, [no date]) Duty of care is a legal requirement
Within this essay, I will reflect and critically analyse an OSCE which has increased my awareness, or challenged my understanding, in assessing the holistic needs of a service user (John), referred by his GP, whilst incorporating a care plan using the Care Programme Approach (CPA). By utilising this programme and other sources of current literature, I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to this skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning.
Having choice and control over one’s life and involvement in day-to-day living and the wider community supports autonomy and self-esteem. For example, by giving support to cook a meal will help the person to remain in control. In terms of involvement in the wider community, by supporting the client to continue with routine daily tasks such as shopping, walking a dog or going to a place of worship, as well as involvement in
Possible ways involve exploring what matters to the service users and recognising the best treatment, care and support; and supporting them to set goals and think about actions they can take to reach them. The four stages of the approach are: preparing for a discussion – having the discussion (with the care and support partner) – writing down the main points from the discussion – review. A person-centric approach creates a positive, healthy and beneficial environment for the service users at Fleetwood Hall home. The whole atmosphere becomes cohesive and the things become easy to manage and control. It also helps them become self-motivated and remain happy as they get a feeling of being
Disability is able to be categorized and coded utilizing the ICF-CY framework which develops a direct path towards identifying individuals with disability needs. In this case, I think it is important to document the possible circumstances of people with disabilities across the world as they take measures to encourage their social participants, ranging from rehabilitation methods to educational purposes. Essentially, public health is characterized towards both disabled and non-disabled individuals who incorporate surveys, census, and questionnaires to provide both a meaningful and complete depiction of healthcare needs that they desire. The ICF-CY identifies that environmental factors, such as physical, social, and attitudinal are common facilitators and barriers that hinder a disabled patient’s ability to fulfil their life as they wish by getting appropriate health and education services. Through these services, the development of both the ICF and the ICF-CY have proven to be significant improvements towards the characteristics of patients with disabilities because of the environments of which they live in.
French, S. & Swain, J. 2008. Understanding Disability: A Guide for Health Professionals. Philadelphia: Churchilll Livingstone Elsevier: 4