What Does Good Support Look Like What people

What Does Good Support Look Like ?

What people said…… Good support means different things to different people……. .

Good Support I interview and choose my own support I lead my own support I have support to achieve my goals I have flexible support I am supported to take risks I am supported to understand information • I am supported to feel and be more confident • I am supported to take part in my local community • I am supported to have relationships with my family and friends • • •

I am Happy

Transforming Care I Statements A high quality service means that people with learning disabilities or autism and behaviour which challenges will be able to say: 1. I am safe; 2. I am treated with compassion, dignity and respect; 3. I am involved in decisions about my care; 4. I am protected from avoidable harm, but also have my own freedom to take risks; 5. I am helped to keep in touch with my family and friends; 6. Those around me and looking after me are well supported; 7. I am supported to make choices in my daily life; 8. I get the right treatment and medication for my condition; 9. I get good quality general healthcare; 10. I am supported to live safely in the community; 11. Where I have additional care needs, I get the support I need in the most appropriate setting; 12. My care is regularly reviewed to see if I should be moving on.

Bad Support…… • Going to bed early when I want to stay up late • Leaving a party at 10 o'clock, when I want to stay until midnight • Keep changing my support • Being supported by people who don’t know me • Having no opportunities • Having no information

What helps when planning good support ?

The Principles of the Mental Capacity Act • I have the right to make my own decision • It doesn’t matter if I lack capacity or not I must be supported to make my own decisions • Supported decision making before best interest meetings.

Taking Risks……… • It is good to take risks • If risk is planned it is good • If staff are supported to take risks they will

The 5 ways to wellbeing

Working together…… • Building confidence through Self-advocacy and group advocacy

Not being in control of your life can lead to wider health problems – physical and emotional • We have some good ideas…….