1. Your support – your choice: Planning support for people with Autism

2. Your facilitators Andrew Ellis – Person with experience of having their own budget Kiran Rehal – Community Care Case woker: The National Autistic Society Carly Hinton – Self Directed Support Coordinator: The National Autistic Society

3. Structure of the workshop Introduction to facilitators and to Andrew’s story – Carly DVD of a personal account – Andrew Community Care – Kiran Personalisation & SDS – Kiran & Carly Person Centre Plan to Support Plan – Carly Questions - All

4. Personal Experience My journey – Andrew Ellis

5. Rights to Assessment and Care Services - Adults The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 Key duty under 1990 Act to: Assess an individuals need for community care services Consider community care services to match assessed needs Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 Key duty under 1970 Act to: Local authority to make arrangements for services that are necessary to meet the needs of the person.

6. FACS Eligibility Matrix CriticalSubstantialModerateLow Life is, or will be, threatened Significant health problems have developed or will develop Serious abuse or neglect has occurred or will occur Abuse or neglect has occurred or will occur There is, or will be, an inability to carry out vital personal care or domestic routines There is, or will be, an inability to carry out the majority of personal care or domestic routines There is, or will be, an inability to carry out several personal care or domestic routines There is, or will be, an inability to carry out one or two personal care or domestic routines Vital social support systems and relationships cannot or will not be sustained The majority of social support systems and relationships cannot or will not be sustained Several social support systems and relationships cannot or will not be sustained One or two social support systems and relationships cannot or will not be sustained Vital involvement in work, education or learning cannot or will not be sustained Involvement in many aspects of work, education or learning cannot or will not be sustained Involvement in several aspects of work, education or learning cannot or will not be sustained Involvement in one or two aspects of work, education or learning cannot or will not be sustained

7. Paul’s Care Plan NeedService to meet need Provided byHowExpectationsDays and times Making breakfast, lunch and dinner Help make meals ‘We Care’ care agency PA to come in 3 times day for 30 mins to help Paul make his meals Paul will feel safe and confident to make meals with assistance of PA which could further increase independence 7 days a week at 9am and 6pm. 3 days a week at 1pm also Social stimulation within structured environments Help with volunteerin g at local farm Parklodge farm and ‘We Care’ care agency Parklodge farm will delegate jobs to Paul. PA will help and supervise Paul to carry out the jobs Paul will have the routine of a job 3 days a week from 10am to 4pm. Learning to use a computer so that can communicate with family and friends through email etc I.T classesSomerfield College Paul to attend a class and have 1:1 assistance with a course assistant Paul to learn how to confidently use the internet and send and receive emails etc. 1 day a week from 1pm to 3pm.

8. Complaints If you are unhappy with any aspect of your care, you have a right to bring this up with social services or the manager of the service. 1.The first thing to do would be to speak to the social worker and see if they can do anything to sort out the issue. 2.If nothing is done, you can write a formal letter of complaint to the Director of Social Services, or the manager of the service. You should also copy the local authority complaints manager into the letter so that they can log the complaint. 3. If you are not happy with the response you receive, you can either seek legal help or contact the Local Government Ombudsman. For further information on the complaints procedure., you can read our Complaints and Remedy's information sheet.

9. How did we get to where we are now? NHS & Community Care Act1990Care Management Direct Payments Act1996Legalise DPs Valuing People2001Goal of Citizenship In Control2003Self-Directed Support Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People 2005Individual Budgets Our Health, Our Care, Our Say2006Individual Budgets 198 Performance Indicators2007Self-Directed Support Putting People First2007Transforming Social Care Local Authority Circulars2008/9Individual Budgets and Social Care Reform Grant

10. Putting People First, no longer ‘if’ but ‘How and when’ Personalisation is about a whole system change, not about change at the margins It is about giving the choice and control to the people accessing social care Self Directed Support and Person Centred Planning are integral to Personalisation

11. What is self directed support? Self-directed support (SDS) is a new system of social care. It is about people being in control of the support they need to live the life they choose.

12. The New System Individual has maximum control but with checks Individual knows their budget Planning is real Encourages creative and community solutions Builds partnership with professionals

13. 7 Steps to Self Directed Support

14. What is the difference between a PCP & a Support Plan A Person Centred Plan belongs to the Person and they choose who to share it with A support plan MUST be shared with the local authority

15. What needs to be in a Support Plan? What important to you? What do you want to change? What supports do you need? How will you spend you Individual budget? How will you manage your support? How will you stay in control? Action Plan