Carers resources and services

Keeping personal budgets personal: learning from the experiences of older people, people with mental health problems and their carers

A report into the experiences of older people and people with mental health problems in using personal budgets.

Personal budgets briefing: learning from the experiences of people with mental health problems and their carers

This briefing looks at the experiences of older people and people with mental health problems in using personal budgets.

Supporting black and minority ethnic older people's mental wellbeing: accounts of social care practice

Report looking at practitioners' accounts of their practice in promoting the wellbeing of older people from BME backgrounds the UK.

Building user and carer involvement in social work education

Part of Co-production

This At a glance summary looks at the support required to effectively involve users and carers in social work education. It is aimed at both social work educators and service users and carers.

Carers as Partners (CaPs) in social work education

User and carer involvement is mandatory in social work education. SCIE's new report explores the issues and the support available to develop carer involvement

Personalisation briefing: implications for carers

Part of Personalisation

In the fourth of our new series on personalisation for professionals, this briefing produced with Carers UK summarises the implications for carers.

Dementia e-learning: living with dementia

Part of e-Learning courses

One of a series of e-learning resources from the Open Dementia e-learning programme which provides a general introduction to the dementia and the experience of living with dementia. This module aims to increase understanding of  the person with dementia as a unique individual and the importance of knowing their background and life history. It also covers the need to be aware of the abilities people with a dementia retain, how dementia impacts on families, friends and community and the support that is needed.

Learning organisations: a self-assessment resource pack

Learning organisations - a self assessment resource pack for social care

An introduction to the mental health of older people: understanding later stage dementia

Part of e-Learning courses

This learning object focuses primarily on the later stages of dementia and on managing the more significant or prominent challenges - and symptoms - associated with this level of dementia. The material aims to reflect, where possible, the experiences of people with dementia and their family carers. Many of the examples given are located in a care home setting although the issues are also very relevant to supporting a person with dementia in the community.

An introduction to the mental health of older people: understanding the early stages of dementia

Part of e-Learning courses

The main focus of this learning object is the early stages of dementia, including the emotional impact of the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis of dementia on the person concerned and those around them. The learning object also considers the importance of community-based support for people with dementia and how social networks can operate in this context. Towards the end of the learning object, you will look at the values and attitudes associated with person-centred care, particularly in relation to caring for and working with people with dementia as their condition progresses.