Named Social Worker: ten steps to creating your own cost benefit analysis

Part of Named Social Worker

A guide, developed by York Consulting, designed to assist Named Social Worker (NSW) teams to conduct their own economic assessment using a predictive cost benefit analysis (CBA) methodology.

Innovative models of health, care and support for adults

This briefing explains that innovative, often small-scale models of health, social care and support for adults could be scaled up to benefit as many people as possible. The challenge is to make scaling up successful. The briefing is based on research conducted during the spring of 2017 by Nesta, SCIE, Shared Lives Plus and PPL. It includes real life stories.

Person-centred care for people with learning disabilities

Part of Named Social Worker

Webinar about what it takes to deliver truly person-centred care for people with learning disabilities. Part of the Named Social Worker programme. Bringing together learning from teams from around the country.

Person-centred care training course

Part of New ways of working training for health and care

SCIE’s CPD-accredited person-centred care course as outlined by the Care Act 2014. Know what person-centred care is and learn how to apply it – book now.

Person-centred care for older people in care homes

This resource summarises information, advice and guidance to support care home owners and managers delivering person-centred care for older people in residential care and nursing homes.

Personalisation: Introduction e-learning course

Part of e-Learning courses

Personalisation e-learning course aimed at social care professionals and people receiving social care support. It will help you to understand personalisation and to explore what you can do to make personalisation happen.

Mental Capacity Act: using the key principles in care planning

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

The film looks at the five key principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), and how these can be applied to the care planning process.

Care Act: assessment and eligibility: strengths-based approaches

Part of Strengths-based approaches

This guide summarises the process and the key elements to consider in relation to using a strengths-based approach. Sections provide information on what a strength-based approach is; the information practitioners need to carry out an assessment; using strength-based mapping; and key factors that make a good assessment. It also looks at how local authorities can extend the use of the strengths-based approach from assessments to meeting needs and provides a summary of core local authority duties in relation to conducting a strengths-based approach. It should be read in conjunction with the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014 and Chapter 6 of the 'Care and support statutory guidance', published by the Department of Health.

Restraint: a human rights issue

In this video for health and care providers and staff, we examine how good practice needs to take account of an individual's human rights. Using a person-centred approach by putting people at the centre of decisions about their care can minimise restraint.

Personalisation: promoting independence in care homes

Part of Personalisation

This short social care training video is about balancing risks and freedoms for a resident of a care home. It is aimed at frontline care staff, particularly care workers in care homes. Actors have been used in the drama.