Supportive Living

Overview

Supported Living is a special variant of services delivered to a person in their own home. It is generally provided for people with learning disabilities, and is characterised by a focus on normalisation, support as opposed to care, and a planned approach to the service user developing their independence.

Objectives

At the end of the lesson delegate will be able to understand:

• 9 Standards of supportive living
• Codes of practice
• Models of Care
• Principles of Normalisation
• Personalisation

Course Structure

• Introduction
• The differences – Care and Supportive Living
• History of care and support services
• Traditional care in hospitals
• Care in the Community
• Medical & Social Model of support/care
• Code of Practice for Social Care workers
• Person-Centred Care
• Structures, Systems and Responsibilities
• Models of caring
• Mental Health Diagnosis
• Bi-Polar Disorder and Schizophrenia
• Summary

Assessment:

During this course each delegate will be taken through all the information and be asked to participate in activities to test understanding. There is also a quiz to complete.