Self-Directed Support

People who need support are entitled to be in control of their own lives and any support they need.

Story: 10.12.20 A Self and Family Directed Adventure Fionn and Jonathan are a father and son team who are leading the way in showing what people with Down Syndrome can…
Story: 09.12.20 It's My Choice James has Down Syndrome and he uses an Individual Service Fund (ISF) to maintain control over his support and his life.
Training: 07.12.20 The Sensory Projects Training The Sensory Projects run on the principle that with the right knowledge and a little creativity, inexpensive items can…
Slide: 01.11.20 Why is Self-Directed Support So Hard? An overview of the global and historical development of Self-Directed Support (SDS) published in association with…
Webinar: 14.10.20 Much More to Life than Services Joe Powell All Wales People First and Bob Rhodes LivesthroughFriends explain how people build good lives and the…
Webinar: 15.07.20 SDS Network: Social Service Reform in Wales Damien Bridgeman explains the development of social service reforms in Wales where the ideas of citizenship and…
Webinar: 03.07.20 Citizenship - the Key to a Good Life Wendy Perez and Simon Duffy explain how they have improved the Keys to Citizenship.
Film: 24.06.20 Self-Directed Support A short film by Plena Inclusión on 'Apuyo Autodirigido' the Spanish term for self-directed support.
Webinar: 16.06.20 SDS Network: Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Chris Watson of Self Directed Futures and Gary Kent of New Key and Jacqui Hendra of Devon County Council on ISFs.
Webinar: 11.06.20 SDS Network: Developments in Finland Leaders in self-directed support in Finland explain how systems are beginning to move towards and some of the early…
Webinar: 13.05.20 SDS Network: Developments in Scotland Keith, Danielle & Debbie describe the development of self-directed support in Scotland.
Webinar: 13.05.20 SDS Network: COVID-19 and Overview The first webinar from the SDS network covered the issues of how countries were responding to the COVID-19 crisis, what…
Article: 12.05.20 Contracting for ISFs Chris Watson briefly outlines the main legal features of an Individual Service Fund (ISF) and explores how community…
Inspiration: 09.04.20 Self-Directed Support Resources in Greek Self-Directed Support Resources in Greek
Inspiration: 09.04.20 Self-Directed Support Resources in Spanish Self-Directed Support Resources in Spanish
Album: 11.03.20 Self-Directed Support Graphics in Greek Infographics on self-directed support translated into Greek developed for the SDS Network.
Album: 02.03.20 Self-Directed Support Graphics in Italian Infographics on self-directed support translated into Italian developed for the SDS Network.
Album: 02.03.20 Self-Directed Support Graphics in Finnish Infographics on self-directed support translated into Finnish developed for the SDS Network.
Album: 02.03.20 Self-Directed Support Graphics Infographics on self-directed support developed for the SDS Network.
Paper: 18.02.20 A Commissioners' Guide to Individual Service Funds This guide offers a commissioner's perspective on how to implement Individual Service Funds and widen self-directed…
Paper: 17.02.20 Self-Direction Worldwide Lynn Breedlove observes the competing conceptions of self-directed support emerging around the world.
Inspiration: 19.12.19 Self-Directed Support Resources in Italian Self-Directed Support Resources in Italian
Story: 19.12.19 5 Self-Directed Support Stories in Italian Five stories from Finland about how self-directed support works in practice.
Story: 19.12.19 5 Self-Directed Support Stories in Finnish Five stories from Finland of how self-directed support works in practice.
Story: 19.12.19 3 Self-Directed Support Stories Three stories from Finland of how self-directed support is beginning to work in practice plus other resources
Inspiration: 19.12.19 Self-Directed Support Resources in Finnish Self-Directed Support Resources in Finnish
Inspiration: 19.12.19 Self-Directed Support Resources in English Self-Directed Support resources in English
Film: 18.12.19 Ville's self-directed support story Ville is a mosaic tile artist and self-directed support and personal budgets enabled him to get support to develop as an…
Film: 18.12.19 Pekka's self-directed support story Pekka and his family have been early pioneers of using self-directed support in Finland and found they could get…
Webinar: 04.11.19 SDS Network: Progress in New Zealand Marsha explains how New Zealands' approach to self-directed support has developed from initial exceptional…
Webinar: 04.11.19 SDS Network: SDS in the USA John O'Brien and Robin Cooper share how SDS has evolved in the USA and the lessons therein for other countries.
Slide: 01.11.19 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) in Context An overview of the development of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) - what they are and how they are developing
Slide: 28.10.19 Piloting for Self-Directed Support Simon Duffy, Kate Fulton and Tim Keilty shared their work with leaders in Finland in order to explore how best to pilot…
Slide: 28.10.19 Self-Directed Support and Community Organisations Kate Fulton shares the recent changes to the Australian support system (NDIS) and work by Avivo and others to radically…
Slide: 28.10.19 Self-Directed Support and Social Justice Self-directed support is a matter of social justice... but it is constantly threatened by consumerism and…
Article: 01.07.19 Lobbying for Self-Directed Support Simon Duffy describes some of the strategies that can be used to shift systems towards the use of self-directed…
Map: 29.06.19 World SDS Map A map showing the progress of Self-Directed Support around the world.
Map: 29.05.19 Map of ISFs in England A map showing progress on Individual Service Funds (ISFs) in England.
Paper: 24.05.19 Self-Directed Support for Service Providers This report on Self-Directed Support in Europe sets out strategies for service providers to work in partnership with…
Project: 09.05.19 SKILLS Project Advancing learning on self-directed support in Europe.
Paper: 07.06.18 Self-Directed Support This paper has been written as part of the SKILLS Project to begin the development of an international exploration of…
Paper: 27.02.18 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Guide A comprehensive guide to using Individual Service Funds (ISFs) to provide personalised support.
Paper: 04.12.17 A New Way Home Frances Brown and John Dalrymple provide practical guidance on a personalised approach to leaving institutions.
Paper: 02.10.17 Progress on Personalised Support This report builds on an international survey of support organisations to develop a model of personalised support.
Paper: 03.07.17 Self-Directed Support: Your Choice, Your Right John Dalrymple, Donald Macaskill and Henry Simmons explore the development of self-directed support in Scotland and…
Film: 16.03.17 Films from Claiming Full Citizenship Take a look at this great set of films addressing citizenship from a variety of perspectives.
Inspiration: 31.10.16 In Control Scotland - a library In Control Scotland (ICS) is Citizen Network’s strategic partner in Scotland.
Article: 03.08.16 The Flexibility of Self-Directed Support Simon Duffy, Pat Stack and Peter Gay report on the outcomes of a one day conference organised by the London…
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