Outcomes
So what is an outcome?
You will hear the word outcome a lot when going through the self directed support assessment and follow up reviews but what exactly is it? In self directed support outcomes refers to personal outcomes which are defined by the person as things that are important to them. The outcome is the difference or positive impact any support plans or intervention have on the person.
How do I choose my outcomes?
Your outcomes should relate to the areas identified in your self assessment and with your social worker that you have difficulties with and need help with in order to keep yourself safe and well as well as who will help you with each of these. Here are examples for each of the areas of need in the self assessment:
An example of a person's support plan can be downloaded below
You will hear the word outcome a lot when going through the self directed support assessment and follow up reviews but what exactly is it? In self directed support outcomes refers to personal outcomes which are defined by the person as things that are important to them. The outcome is the difference or positive impact any support plans or intervention have on the person.
How do I choose my outcomes?
Your outcomes should relate to the areas identified in your self assessment and with your social worker that you have difficulties with and need help with in order to keep yourself safe and well as well as who will help you with each of these. Here are examples for each of the areas of need in the self assessment:
- Looking after yourself - if someone is unable to make their own meals their chosen outcome might be to be able to prepare home cooked meals with assistance from a support worker.
- Managing your home - if someone is unable to manage your money because they lack the skills to understand how to handle money someone else may manage your finances but their chosen outcome might be to be able to manage a small weekly budget with assistance from a support worker.
- Managing your safety - an older person might have frequent falls in the house or have health issues which cause concern but they want to stay at home so their chosen outcome might be to remain at home and this could be achieved by having a community alarm installed.
- Your health and well being - someone who has mental health issues and lacks the confidence to go places on their own might choose their outcome to be to improve their mental health and this could be through getting a gym membership and a personal assistant to go along with them.
- Family and friends - if someone has children and recently has become unwell and is struggling to look after their children their outcome might be for the children to remain at home and this could be achieved by having personal assistant to collect their children from school, help them make the evening meal and get the laundry done.
- Having things to do - someone with a learning disability who struggles to go to new places on their own but wants to study to be a beautician might choose their outcome to be to go to college and this could be achieved by having time limited support to assist them with planning their travel, getting used to the travel, settling into their class and slowly backing out after a few weeks once the person is settled and able to travel on their own.
- Getting about at home and outside - someone with poor mobility might struggle to get around outside the house and have a fear of falling or collapsing outside so their chosen outcome might be to improve their mobility outside the home and it could be achieved by putting a support worker in place to assist them to go places e.g. to the doctors by helping them on and off public transport and watching out for anything which could cause them to trip or fall. They might also choose to buy equipment that would help with their mobility.
An example of a person's support plan can be downloaded below
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