Features of personalisation LO1

Question 1

what are the 5 key features of personalisation?

Answer 1

1. Personal budgets
2. Co-production
3. Choice and control
4. Self-assessment of needs
5. Changing role of professionals

Question 2

what is meant by personal budgets?

Answer 2

A personal budget is an amount of money agreed by the LA that an individual spends to meet their needs (in their support plan).

Question 3

what are the 2 types of payments for personal budgets?

Answer 3

direct payments & managed accounts

Question 4

personal budgets: what is meant by direct payments?

Answer 4

Direct payments are managed by the person or their family/advocate if they lack mental capacity.

Question 5

personal budgets: what is meant managed accounts?

Answer 5

Managed accounts are managed by the LA on the person’s behalf.

Question 6

what is co-production?

Answer 6

1. The idea is about empowering the individual to contribute to their communities.
2. Using the advice of the individual in their care.
3. multi agency’s working together (service users & service).

Question 7

give an example of co-production?

Answer 7

For example social workers, service users and carers working together to co-produce support organisations.

Question 8

what is meant by choice and control?

Answer 8

Helping people to make more choices over their care.
1. Housing options
2. Person-centred support plans
3. Personal budgets
4. Support in the form of a personal assistant.

This feature is about increasing their autonomy (Independence).

Question 9

what is a self-assessment of needs?

Answer 9

1. About the outcomes the individual wants from their care and support.
2. A professional will work with the individual to suggest preventive measures to reduce risks to them.
3. The professional will also carry out a needs assessment on the Individual.

Question 10

what’s the changing role of professionals?

Answer 10

1. everyone is responsible for personalisation (eg care home or nursey).
2. this wasn’t the case as a few years ago personalisation isn’t followed.
3. Practitioners can now empower individuals rather than disempower them.