Transforming Lives A new strategic approach for social work and social care for adults in Cambridgeshire Proactive, Preventative and Personalised

There are a number of reasons that we need to make changes:  The Care Act  The Social Work Reform Board recommendations  The College of Social Work  Integration  Financial pressures

Our vision We want to:  Enable people to live independently  Support people in a way that works for them  Support the development of strong, connected communities  Recognise the strengths of individuals, families and communities and build upon these  Work in partnership to achieve this

Safeguarding Right Skills, Right People The Transforming Lives Model Help To Help Yourself Accessible, friendly, quick, information, advice, advocacy, support to carers and families, universal services to the whole community, prevention, early identification and early intervention Help When You Need It Immediate short-term help, time limited, reablement, rehabilitation, intense support to help regain independence, minimal delays, no presumption about long term support, goal-focused, integrated support On-going Support for Those Who Need It Self-directed, personal budget based, choice and control, highly individualised, integrated support, strengths based

Information and Advice  Help to keep people living independently  Connecting people with their local communities  Information and advice for all – individuals, carers, families and communities  Advocacy Tier One

Prevention, Early Identification and Early Intervention  Strong, independent communities  Support to families and carers  Early identification of those at risk of crisis  Supporting people to live independently Tier One

Crisis Resolution  A local, rapid response  Focused on the individual and their situation  Short term planning  Outcome focused  “Stick like glue”  Prevents the further escalation of crisis Tier Two

Assistive Technology  To support people  To enable them to maintain their independence  To support them to progress to work towards their aspirations Across All Tiers

Ongoing Support  For those who need it  Effective, integrated long-term planning  Holistic  Self-directed support, choice and control  Plans to build on people’s strengths  Plans to encompass the carer and family as appropriate Tier Three

Progression  Transforming Lives model will look at people’s strengths – what they can do, rather than focusing on what they can’t do.  We will work with individuals to set them goals that are important to them and will be encouraging them to progress and to achieve those goals.  Progressive Support plans are key to achieving this

What is different? Current way of working

New way of working

Innovation Sites  Work is being undertaken to develop the model  ‘Innovation Sites’ in Physical Disability and The East Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership are underway  Testing the key elements of the model and helping to develop the tools required for wider implementation

Transforming Lives A new strategic approach for social work and social care for adults in Cambridgeshire