... presented by current austerity policies. Originality/value The commentary links characteristics and skills of staff valued by people with learning disabilities with person-centred care and VBR. Martin Stevens can be contacted at: martin.stevens@kcl.ac.uk © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald...

... with a disability in Australia. Personalization Support Assessment Intellectual disability NDIS Individualized The disability sector in Australia has been the subject of national and international discussion for several years, with calls for a consistent, nation-wide approach to funding to address...

... to them. Originality/value This is a personal perspective, backed by experience, on a current policy development that is of international interest. My list for Australia (outlined above) could be seen as a response to the free market economics drift of English personalisation. Such a drift has had...

... exists, it doesn’t happen by accident – it takes a full commitment to being person-centred, local and aspirational” (Love, 2017). JIPs were succeeded in 2007 by Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and local area agreements (subsequently Joint Health and Wellbeing Plans) and the guidance...

.... […] assessment in education can be thought of as occurring when one person, in some kind of interaction, direct or indirect, with another, is conscious of obtaining and interpreting information about the knowledge and understanding, or abilities and attitudes, of that other person. To some extent or another...

... on review of literature and personal experience. Findings – The role and purpose of the RAS has changed over time and is unlikely to remain stable. Practical implications – Local authorities may consider whether their RAS will be fit for purpose in the future. Social implications – Social...

... (councils, NHS bodies and others) work together to provide the conditions for success. Originality/value – Evidence is drawn together from a number of current sources. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Change management Personalization Learning disabilities Commissioning...

... Learning disabilities Personalization Individual budgets Self-directed support (SDS) has become a central component of policy concerning social care in England over successive governments. SDS has been defined by In Control (n.d.) , one of its major proponents in the UK, as an approach to social...

... to improve their response to people with severe learning disabilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Learning disabilities Personalization Commissioning Community living Challenging behaviour The Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) is a charity for people with severe...

... be contacted at: richard.parrott@sheffield.gov.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Adult social care Individual budgets Learning disabilities Personalization Policy Social inclusion It is now headline news that pressure on social care budgets is one of the greatest challenges...

... for people with a learning disability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is primarily a personal view, drawing on examples from policy, practice and research, written to be challenging and provocative about the current limitations of policy and its delivery mechanisms in the current political...

...Simon Duffy Purpose The paper's aim is to explain the development of the concept of personalisation and its dependence upon prior innovations such as independent living, person‐centred planning and individual budgets and explore its meaning, limitations and future prospects. Design/methodology...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Transition Personalization Families Social programmes United Kingdom Disabled people Young adults Transition is a fluid process, spread out over a number of years. The age at which young people move from one service to another differs...

.... The success of the My Way programme seemed to result from its focus on implementing actions and “doing” rather than just developing plans. Originality/value This study provides evidence for commissioners, providers and service users of the importance of providing person‐centred facilitators who implement...