Unit 6 LO4

- individual's opportunity to discuss whether the goals have been achieved through the care or if they have changed so the plan may need to be altered

- essential for them to play a major role as only they know what works and doesn't work for them

- everyone involved should share information regarding what is working and what is not

- will provide as full a picture as possible

- collaborative approach means there is an open forum for opinions, suggestions and information to meet the set outcomes

- if areas are found not to be working, something must be done to rectify the issue

- should be in the form of an updated support plan

- documents the next steps toward achieving the revised or new goals

could be arranged to:

• meet changing needs
• review the budget
• ensure care relationships are effective
• review the person-centred description

- if the needs of the individual change, the budget will need reviewing and care relationships may become ineffective

- facilitator supports the individual and considers them to be at the centre of the meeting

focus on the individual by asking:

• what are these person's strengths and capabilities?
• what can we do to help this individual achieve their objectives?
• what is important now for this person?
• what is important for this person in the future?
• what is working/not working from this person's perspective?

• invites contribution from the people at the meeting
• helps the group compare and explore their perspectives, seeing the individual in a different way
• assists the group in agreeing a common direction based on what they learn
• checks with the individual that they are happy with they way the review is going

- giving them a choice over the people present at the meeting

- can invite whoever they wish so the meeting brings together the most supportive people

- timing and location should be the choice of the individual

- should be at a convenient, accessible place for all with suitable timing

• MAPS (making action plans)
• PATH (planning alternative tomorrows with hope)
• Essential Lifestyle Planning
• Personal Futures Planning

- planning tool that builds on a shared commitment to support individual to move towards positive future

stages drawn from areas of their life:

• what is their history?
• what are their dreams?
• what are their nightmares?
• what are their strengths, talents and capactities?
• what are their needs?

- should result in an action plan to meet their wishes

- aims to idenitify the individuals hopes/dreams/goals and what it would entail to achieve these

several stages:

• create a picture of where they want to be
• identify the goals
• first steps to meeting the goals
• people who will help reach the goals
• recognise ways of building strength
• action plan for interim goals
• longer term plan

- focus on the individual's life now and how it can be enhanced

- recognises what is important and what support is needed

seven tools:

• doughnut chart
• relationship circle
• communication chart
• sorting importance to/for an individual
• matching staff
• learning log
• what's working/what's not

- detailed plan developed for an individual with complex support needs

- starts with their current situation and focuses on changes for the future

- way of mapping out how individual will be included in community, highlighting changes to be made within the community to facilitate inclusion

- to find out if the support plan is working

asked the questions:

• what is important to you now?
• what will be important to you in your future?
• what do you need to stay healthy, safe and well supported?
• what is working and not working from different perspectives?

- allows issues and concerns to be addressed early so less chance of escalation

- necessary to keep an individual's support needs under scrutiny

- ensure that these needs are successfully being met by the agreed budget

- issues picked up will have an action plan with specific deadlines

- individual concerned about lack of inclusion in community will have issues targeted