Support Brokerage and Self-funders
Support for self-funders in managing and arranging their social care There was a Government announcement in Sept 2021, with the intention of strengthening and enacting section 18 (3) of Care Act, which meant that anyone self-funding their social care could have access to local authority assessment and arranging their support (including residential care). This would […]
People at the Heart of Care- our summary of the new White paper
On the 1st December 2021, the British government published the long-awaited White paper: ‘People at the Heart of Care’. Here is a link for you to read or download the full document. We think it’s really important that people are able to access and understand clear information about things which affect them. Below, we have […]
Small Supports programme- a Strengths-based approach to providing support
We talk about being person-centred in social care, but what does this mean in the context of supporting people with learning disabilities or autistic people to leave a long-stay hospital or assessment and treatment unit? When we talk to leaders in adult social care they openly admit “we can do better for people” with regards […]
Carers Week 2021: Sarah’s story
Sarah’s story Here, Sarah shares some of her story about caring for her young adult daughter who is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tell us about the person who you care for. How old are they? What sort of things do they need help/care with? I care for my daughter who is now 20 , […]
Deaf Awareness Week 2021
In acknowledgement of Deaf Awareness Week 2021; we wanted to share the story of a lady called Emma who is registered as Deaf, that we’ve worked alongside to provide Support Brokerage with. How we work with Emma Emma is registered as Deaf; and she uses British Sign Language and an Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) […]
Support Brokerage in practice
What does Support Brokerage look like in practice? When we’re delivering training or webinars about Support Brokerage we often explain it using the analogy of a car and a journey. The car The car represents a person’s life. The person is the driver of their own car. This represents the core principle of Support Brokerage, […]
Person-centred approaches in the care and support of older people
It’s quite common to hear about ‘person-centred approaches, ‘choice and control’, and ‘self-directed support’ in Adult Learning Disability and Autism services; but we don’t often hear about innovations and personalised approaches in the delivery of older people’s care and support arrangements. Imagineer has been delivering training in person-centred approaches including support brokerage for many years; […]