Transforming care and support

Part of Transforming care and support

This paper draws together the emerging evidence and insights from much of SCIE’s recent work about transforming health, social care and support.

Named Social Worker: programme evaluation - final report

Part of Named Social Worker

The Named Social Worker programme aims to build an understanding of how having a named social worker can contribute to people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs achieving better outcomes. This report is a final evaluation of the programme.

Asset-based places

An asset-based approach places the emphasis on people’s and communities’ assets, alongside their needs. We suggest a framework for local areas to enable asset-based approaches to thrive, and highlight emerging models and approaches.

Community-led care and support: a new paradigm

Part of Asset-based places

Report from SCIE Roundtable held on 12 February 2015

Video: Concept of a strengths-based approach under the Care Act 2014

Part of Strengths-based approaches

At the heart of the Care Act is the focus on a ‘Strengths based approach’ (or what some people call an ‘asset based approach’). This film looks at strengths-based interventions, which are holistic, person-centred and outcomes-focused in order to improve people’s lives.