SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, BOTT Sue, et al
Publisher:
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Publication year:
2010
Pagination:
63p., bibliog.
Place of publication:
London
User-led organisations (ULOs) are essential to the transformation of adult social care. This guide is aimed at local authority commissioners and explores how to develop and sustain local user-led organisations. It explains why commissioners must develop and sustain ULOs, provides background information about ULOs, offers practical advice for developing and strengthening ULOs and suggests resources that can help. Aspects covered include organisation, diversity, carers, policy issues, barriers to ULOs and how to overcome these barriers. There is a self-assessment exercise enabling commissioners to evaluate their knowledge of ULOs within their own local area. Two case studies are provided, one involving the start up of a new ULO, the other relating to strengthening relationships between existing ULOs. This guide is also available as an online resource.
User-led organisations (ULOs) are essential to the transformation of adult social care. This guide is aimed at local authority commissioners and explores how to develop and sustain local user-led organisations. It explains why commissioners must develop and sustain ULOs, provides background information about ULOs, offers practical advice for developing and strengthening ULOs and suggests resources that can help. Aspects covered include organisation, diversity, carers, policy issues, barriers to ULOs and how to overcome these barriers. There is a self-assessment exercise enabling commissioners to evaluate their knowledge of ULOs within their own local area. Two case studies are provided, one involving the start up of a new ULO, the other relating to strengthening relationships between existing ULOs. This guide is also available as an online resource.
The availability of peer support is essential in the drive to transform adult social care to give service users choice and control in how their individual support needs are met. This review consists of 4 parts. The first part presents the results of a review of literature and research in English since 1995 on peer support and self-directed support and the personalisation agenda. It considers of peer support in relation to self-directed support and the personalisation of adult social care.
The availability of peer support is essential in the drive to transform adult social care to give service users choice and control in how their individual support needs are met. This review consists of 4 parts. The first part presents the results of a review of literature and research in English since 1995 on peer support and self-directed support and the personalisation agenda. It considers the following areas: defining peer support; types of peer support; peer support for people who are caring for others; peer support to achieve a policy goal; peer support for people in challenging social situations; peer support amongst worker groups; and peer support to combat social exclusion. The second part considers recent policy initiatives and their relevance to peer support, looking at self directed support, direct payments, individual budgets, the In Control organisation, and user-led organisations. The third part considers good practice in peer support and presents the deliberations of an expert panel of service users and representatives of service user organisations. Examples of good practice are provided. The final part provides conclusions and recommendations to promote the further development of peer support in relation to self-directed support and the personalisation of adult social care.
Subject terms:
literature reviews, peer groups, personal budgets, personalisation, self-directed support, support groups, adult social care, direct payments, good practice, peer support;