Comments for Wales Alliance for Citizen Directed Support

Comment on Social Care Institute for Excellence by paulswann

paulswann — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:19:18 +0000

Thanks for highlighting this SCIE report Debbie…useful reading ahead of our 28 June seminar which aims to link the personalisation and Independent Living agendas more closely.

Comment on Social Services (Wales) Bill – Our views are needed by Rick

Rick — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:22:20 +0000

Thanks Ruth – I agree entirely, the right to be informed exists within the us and them world of services and service users. For us to move to a approach which is really about services and supports being created by citizens working together using each others skills and assets supported by both money and shared time then ‘A stronger voice and real control’ must mean something much more active.
If there are places left I would thoroughly recommend going along to ‘All in this Together 2′ this Thursday http://allinthistogether2.eventbrite.co.uk/

Comment on Social Services (Wales) Bill – Our views are needed by ruthdineen

ruthdineen — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:46:59 +0000

I’m concerned that the citizen empowerment aspect of the bill seems to be limited to the right to be informed and that service-users are defined as ‘people in need’ albeit in an ‘active’ sense (whatever that means!).
I’ve just come back from a superb co-production service-user involvement training course in Glasgow, and a meeting with staff in the Institute of Research in Social Services (IRISS). Scottish legislation is involving service users in the design AND delivery of their services: it’s effective, sustainable, flexible and genuinely empowering.
The All in this Together event in Cardiff on 4th is part of a movement to make co-production/service-user involvement the major form of delivery in Wales. Please do join us to ensure that the opportunity to embed this values-based approach is not missed.

Comment on Scotland is using its legal powers to support citizen directed support by ruthdineen

ruthdineen — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:59:35 +0000

Deeply cheering news: they are also funding a part-time post to support their co-production practitioners network. Shall we all apply for passports?

Comment on Co-Production Open Meeting & Seminar by Paul Swann

Paul Swann — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:51:41 +0000

Unfortunately (?) this event is already fully booked, but it may be worth adding your name to the waiting list for cancellations.

Comment on Developing Citizen Directed Support in Wales by Maria Bell

Maria Bell — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:58:53 +0000

Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this.

I think the following sentence could be enhanced; from:

” CDS is seen to provide the opportunity to rebalance the nature of the social worker/client relationship, developing a transactional/co-productive partnership …”

” CDS is seen to provide the opportunity to rebalance the nature of the social worker/client relationship and/or the support service /service user reationship, developing a transformational /co-productive partnership …”

I also think it would be great if the LIN could recognise that as part of the whole system approach; effective care co-ordination and commissioning would inlude a reduction of the input / output monitoring burden on providers, enabling them to focus more on promoting person centred practices and outcomes based approaches.

Maria Bell

Comment on Developing Citizen Directed Support by Rick

Rick — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:08 +0000

I agree that this is the question. At the last Council meeting we discussed proposing a process (which I am working on) that involves citizens widely in developing the outcomes that would be the foundation of the Assembly’s approach to outcomes. An approach like this was used in Scotland and was called Talking Points. If this really involved people it would give people to tools to work with providers and commissioners equally to say ‘why are my services / experiences not like these outcomes’. This process might give a real way in to the process of individual citizens and citizen groups.

What do you think?

Comment on Developing Citizen Directed Support by luke conlon

luke conlon — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:50:39 +0000

The graphic is well designed and easy to follow and in essence defines a process. My thoughts are: Where is the Citizen in this? We have to be Citizen driven not process driven or at least have the Citizen driving the process.

Comment on CDS Myths – There aren’t alternative services! by Luke Conlon

Luke Conlon — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:58:02 +0000

Support Request:(re developing Alternative Services)

Seeking to develop a community and citizen run Micro Bakery enterprise.in Pembrokeshire.
I have developed a few training modules around Baking Bread and have trialed them in 2 Day Centres in the County. I would like to take this initiative into the community and link up with 3 rd sector Support Providers to identify a group of men willing to come together on a regular basis to learn about the art of making bread. This will take place in Newport Memorial Hall at weekends or in the evening.
After the initial sessions the aim would be to
- invite the community to community baking events where we will share our skills and also make plenty of bread together. this will promote inclusion and demonstrate that we all have something to share.
- Develop a plan to open a micro bakery, this is an initiative that will make up to 50 loaves on 2 days of the week and sell to the local community.

Any support providerts in Pembrokeshire, can you assist? Get in touch
luke@communitychoice.org.uk or 07904864818

Comment on Alliance working arragements for Agencies by jayne knight

jayne knight — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:05:45 +0000

let me know what is next. You have worked very hard on this thanks