About the course

This course aims to help managers and staff within residential, housing support, sheltered housing complexes and floating support services, develop a strategy for working with clients to produce effective Support Plans. It looks in detail at the framework placed on supported housing providers by Supporting People.

This focus course is at an advanced level and is aimed at more experienced staff with at least two years experience. Participants are asked to bring existing support planning documentation in use in their organisations. The course complements an Introductory Support Planning course and participants are expected to have attended this course or at least be aware of the material covered by it.

Course content

• The philosophy of Support Planning.
• The current agenda within the supported housing sector
• User involvement in Support Planning
• The requirements of Supporting People
• Evaluating existing Support Plans
• Possible future developments within support planning
• Evaluation

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course participants will:

• Understand the philosophy of Support Planning
• Be aware of the current agenda within the supported housing sector
• Considered the importance of user involvement in Support Planning.
• Critically examine the requirements of Supporting People
• Evaluate the existing support plans within their organisation
• Become aware of possible future developments within Support Planning

Guy Smith has fifteen years experience in the field of social care. He has worked with a variety of client groups including the under-fives, young people and their families, the elderly and those in mental distress, both in the statutory and voluntary sectors. Within supported housing he has worked on Floating Support Schemes, in Hostels and in projects with hostels, group homes and single tenancies.  Originally a Community Worker he is a qualified Social Worker and counsellor.