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 […]
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, […]
The potential and momentum of meaningful connections
How can we understand the potential and momentum of meaningful connections? We connect with the world around us via People, Places and Opportunities. People who receive Health and Social Care service-based support often have limited networks which mainly consist of paid workers, professionals who are in their life on the basis of their label or […]
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; […]
The connection between ‘Rights’ and ‘Choice’
How can you make an informed choice and be in control of your life when you don’t understand what your choices are? Let’s imagine you’re visiting a friend for dinner, and at the end of the meal, they get their box of ‘Celebrations’ out. (Apologies for the English chocolate reference if you are reading […]
What does ‘good’ look like?
Leaders and decision-makers within the health and social care sector generally grasp (and subscribe to) the concept of Personalisation and Self-Directed Support; but often feel ‘stuck’ in relation to the systems, structures and processes that they are required to work within. Having a simple lens by which to review policy and practice could be a […]