Self-directed Support in Orkney
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Contents
- About this leaflet — 1
- How to get Self-directed Support — 3
- How it is decided if you need Self-directed Support — 5
- What happens if you need support very quickly — 6
- The different types of Self-directed Support — 7
- More information — 9
About this leaflet
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We are the Council’s Adult Social Work Team.
We are part of Orkney Health and Care (OHAC).
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We help people when they need social care. Social care is when you need help looking after yourself.
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Social care can be things like:
- getting dressed
- washing yourself
- getting to doctor and hospital appointments
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But not things to look after your home like:
- cleaning
- fixing things
- gardening
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Social care is also when you look after someone that needs help to look after themselves.
Social care is also called support.
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It is a government rule that you choose how your social care is organised.
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This is called Self-directed Support.
Self-directed Support is the different ways your social care can be organised.
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This leaflet is about Self-directed Support.
And how we can help you to make your choices.
How to get Self-directed Support
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You need a Social Worker to get social care.
A Social Worker is someone from our team who organises social care.
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If you do not already have a Social Worker, you can phone us.
You can phone between 9am and 1pm on Monday to Friday.
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The number to phone is 01856 873535.
When you phone, you must ask for the Adult Services Duty Worker.
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The Adult Services Duty Worker is in our team.
They will organise a Social Worker for you.
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If you already have a Social Worker, they will talk to you about Self-directed Support.
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They will do this at your next review meeting.
Your review meeting is when you talk about how your support is working.
How it is decided if you need Self-directed Support
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Your Social Worker will carry out an assessment.
An assessment is when they ask you questions about your everyday life.
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Your assessment tells your Social Worker if you need more support.
If you need more support, they will talk to you about Self-directed Support.
What happens if you need support very quickly
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Your Social Worker can arrange support very quickly.
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If there is not enough time to do the assessment, they will only ask important questions.
They will ask the rest of the questions later.
The different types of Self-directed Support
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You can choose from 4 different types of Self-directed Support.
These are called options.
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Option 1 is when you organise your own support and you get money from the Council to help pay for it.
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This is called Direct Payment.
Direct Payment is the way you pay a service or a personal assistant for your support.
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This means you are their employer.
An employer is someone who gives someone a job and pays them a wage.
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We work with Age Scotland Orkney.
They will help you to do the things you must do as an employer.
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Option 2 is when you organise your support and the Council manages the money for you.
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Option 3 is when the Council organises your support and manages the money for you.
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Option 4 is when you mix some or all of options 1,2 and 3.
More information
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You can phone us at the Council on 01856 873535.
You must ask for the Adult Services Duty Worker.
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You can email us at:
asw@orkney.gov.uk.
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You can watch videos about Self-directed Support online on YouTube at:
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Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) made this Easy Read for Orkney Health and Care (OHAC).
In this Easy Read we used images from Canva.