Choose Life, Choose Self-Directed Support conference

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Our friends at LivingTogeThere are holding a conference celebrating Self-directed Support and the opportunities it can bring.

LivingTogeThere is a Community Interest Company dedicated to guiding people through Self-directed Support. This conference is sponsored by the Life Changes Trust. The conference will focus on thinking differently, challenging the ‘usual’ and exploring creative ways to make Self-directed Support work. You will learn about Creative examples of Self-directed Support. We will demystify Self-directed Support (policies, jargon and loooooong processes). You will explore the benefits of working together and Advocacy, Brokerage and Mentoring.

How? What? Why?

• Opening and welcome from LivingTogeThere – A Community Interest Company.

• ‘My Self-directed Support experience’. A straightforward, honest insight into the eventually successful journey for

some!

• Advocacy, the evolving and beneficial role of advocacy within Self-directed support. Examples of how to do it well.

• Brokerage, the role it can play in utilising Self-directed Support. Examples of how to do it well.

• Mentoring, how to use this approach to develop skills for the future. Examples of how to do it well.

• ‘It wasn’t out there so we did it ourselves’. A powerful example of peer collaboration using individual outcomes for

service development.

• ‘I may be getting older but it’s still my choice’, a reflective story of a person sharing their difficult journey. What they

needed then, what they need now.

• A forward thinking Local Authority. The areas that are thinking differently!

• Navigating the road – uplifting discussion and contribution focused on making the best use of resources.

• Anyone with an interest in utilising Self-directed Support .

• Anyone currently using Self-directed Support.

• Third sector workers, middle managers and other related staff who work on Assessment and Referral of individuals.

• Individuals working in the fields of Advocacy, Brokerage, Coaching, Mentoring, Social Enterprise, Health and Social

Care service delivery.

• Local Authority Health and Social Work staff, Health and Social Care Partnerships, Assessment and Care Management staff.

• Independent sector staff, Development Managers, Service Managers, Training Managers.

Tickets will be £10, we believe it is important to put a value on attending. The ticket price includes lunch and

tea/coffee. We anticipate approximately 100-125 people will attend.

We will take bookings directly, please email [email protected]. To discuss any aspect of booking your tickets

please telephone Julie – 07949037772

We have allowed for some after event discussion and have booked space for participants to discuss the day from 3.30pm –

5.00pm.

The event will be filmed and views of participants recorded.

A short film of the event will be published, participants will be encouraged to establish contacts and work on ideas. True

partnership working