Personalisation videos on Social Care TV
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Personalisation: promoting independence in care homes
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.
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Commissioning for personalisation: London
This video for social care commissioners looks at two inner London authorities where personalisation has led to a total rethink of commissioning. It highlights how the councils have reformulated their commissioning processes allowing people who use the services to be resources in their own right.
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Commissioning for personalisation: Dorset
This film for social workers and social care commissioners and staff highlights initiatives funded by Dorset County Council Innovation Fund. The fund provides start-up money for small independent providers to develop a range of services which local people with personal budgets might purchase.
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This video for social care commissioners and staff shows people with experience of personalised services describing the impact that personalisation has had on their lives. It also looks at what personalisation means for social care workers.
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Personalisation for someone with a physical disability
This film for health and social care commissioners and staff, personal assistants and people who use services, introduces Stephen Page, a man with MS. Having a personal budget has enabled Stephen to continue to attend events which help him to lead his chosen life and preserve his personal identity.
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Personalisation for someone with a learning disability
This film for health and social commissioners and staff introduces a young woman who has Angelman Syndrome and lives with her family in a rural setting. Personal budgets have made a big difference to her life allowing the family to function better and preventing her from going into residential care.
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Personalisation for older people: supported housing
Social care training video showing how personalisation can work for older people living in purpose-built supported accommodation.
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Personalisation for older people: residential care
This film for social care and care home commissioners and staff, is introduced by the manager of a residential care home for older people with dementia who talks about the importance of understanding the individual, their interests, background and personal history to maintain dignity and wellbeing.
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Personalisation for older people: living at home
This video for social care commissioners and staff, people who use services and personal assistants shows Anne MacFarlane, an older disabled woman and disability rights campaigner. She talks about accessible transport, independent living and dignity. Personalisation is about being able to do the ordinary.
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Personalisation - making it happen: user-led organisations
This film for social care and health commissioners and staff, and people who use services and their carers, highlights the importance of user-led organisations (ULOs) in delivering personalisation. ULOs support people to have independence, choice and control over their lives.
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Personalisation - making it happen: the social worker's perspective
This film for social workers and students looks at the work of a personal budget team in Hull. It shows how the team works with people who use services to provide personalised care. Social workers talk about their new ways of working and about the benefits for both them and the people who use their services.
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Personalisation - making it happen: black and minority ethnic (BME) communities
This video for health and social care commissioners and staff looks at Oldham's Link Service, which offers advice, guidance and support to people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities who use services. Highlights importance of communication in understanding cultural and religious needs of BME communities.