Customised Programmes

Individual Budget (IB) Training for Social Care Staff

Aims:

To train staff on the individual budget assessment process.

Objectives:

  • Be able to complete and assessment questionnaire
  • Examine principles of person centred assessment
  • Complete a support plan
  • Reflect on the IB process

Target Audience:

This is for staff who are required to assess individual budgets and formulate support plans, or for those staff who may support individual budget holders.

Course Content:

  • Personalisation agenda
  • 4 domains of social care
  • National picture for IB’s
  • Principles of assessment – person centred way
  • Completed an assessment questionnaire (AQ)
  • Calculating resource allocation system and FACS banding
  • Indentifying outcomes
  • Completing a support plan
  • Reviews and the IB process

Commentary:

This course usual runs over 3 days, with a 1 day introduction to the IB and personalisation agenda, followed by 2 day of working through the process with examples, completing an AQ, support plan and looking at other issues that apply.

To find out more about these courses please contact our office on 01922 683976 to speak to one of our team or email us on info@apex-ct.co.uk or complete our course interest form by clicking here.