Episode number:
005
During the summer of 2012 North Lanarkshire Council is taking part in a self directed support demonstration project in which 20 families will each receive a budget of £200 to spend on something that will make a difference to their lives.
Following an introductory meeting for the families, Morag Dendy and Carron O’Byrne from North Lanarkshire Council's Social Work Services and Gerry Kelly from In Control explain to Ian Watson of IRISS what the project is about and what it is expected to achieve.
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Listen to families talking about their experience of and views on the project
Self directed support in Scotland
- Self-Directed Support in Scotland. The Scottish Government's website
- Self-directed support: A National Strategy for Scotland
Information about self directed support from North Lanarkshire Council
- Self Directed Support in North Lanarkshire
- Self directed support: Where people have choice and control over their support arrangements
- Self directed support: The bigger picture
- In June 2009 North Lanarkshire Council and In Control Scotland published a report on their early experience of the impact of the In Control approach to SDS
Wider reading on self directed support
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