Further information and resources - Ensuring assessment is appropriate and proportionate

Assessment guidance

The LGA is producing guidance on assessments, bringing together available resources as these appear.
The Carer’s Trust have produced a guide for carers to the new Care Act.
ADASS Carer’s Policy Network are producing a guide to a whole family approach to assessment
SCIE’s Safeguarding resources.
SCIE’s Advocacy resources.
SCIE's resources on transition to adulthood.
SCIE’s process map and overview of the core principles provide further context on the assessment and eligibility process.
NB C&F guidance on parent carer assessment, due 2015.

Research in Practice for adults has many resources for practitioners in social care around the Care Act, including guides to good decision-making – please note only partner organisations can access these in full.
SCIE’s guide to co-production in social care.
A guide to questioning skills from Mind Tools, which you might find useful when reflecting on the assessment process.
A guide to skilful questioning and active listening from the London Deanery.
The College of Social Work has produced a guide to the implications of the Care Act on practice which includes advice for social workers on the judgements made during assessments.
Think Local Act Personal’s Care & Support Jargon Buster is a plain English guide to social care words and phrases and what they mean

SCIE can deliver inhouse training on assessment and eligibility, and other Care Act related issues.
Skills for Care has developed materials with The College of Social Work to support the adult social care workforce with the changes. This will include topics on first contact.
Skills for Care has developed training slides to cover supporting the person’s involvement, appropriate and proportionate assessment and integrated assessment.
Carers UK have e-learning courses for professionals working with carers which includes the key elements of assessment under the Care Act.