PERSON CENTRED PLANNING AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT Susan Boddy and Simon Whitehead www'valuingpeople'g

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PERSON CENTRED PLANNING AND SUPPORTED
EMPLOYMENTSusan Boddy and Simon
Whiteheadwww.valuingpeople.gov.uk/employmentguid
es.htm
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THE EMPLOYMENT CONTEXT

• We know that people want jobs
• We know they want decent jobs - not pretend jobs
  or endless training
• We know it is the part of Valuing People where we
  have done least well

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EMPLOYMENT CONTEXT cont

• There are very few people with more complex needs
  in employment
• Many people in jobs work short hours and some in
  jobs they dont enjoy
• We are led by the labour market and structural
  issues that give jobs to most able

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WE NEED A PERSON CENTRED FOCUS

• That gets the money and the skills to help the
  individual person
• When and where they need it
• That helps someone figure out what they want to
  do
• That works with employers to create jobs that
  assist them as well

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THE PERSON CENTRED PLANNING CONTEXT

• Its a philosophy not a programme
• Its about someones life not treatment or care
• Developed by and with the person not by experts
  or professionals
• Builds on strengths and abilities not deficits or
  support needs

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THE PERSON CENTRED PLANNING CONTEXT

• The plan is only the start
• Doesnt work without people being in control -
  self directed support
• Works best when the money comes with it
• Needs complete person centred focus

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PERSON CENTRED THINKING

• PERSON PERSON
• CENTRED PLAN CENTRED
• APPROACHES

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CUSTOMISED EMPLOYMENT

• Looks at persons abilities
• Looks at employers needs
• Starts a negotiation
• Customises a job to fit both the person and the
  employer
• Places and supports

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CUSTOMISED EMPLOYMENT

• Uses direct payments or individual budgets
• Appoints the job coach
• Discovers the person
• Facilitates a person centred employment plan

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CUSTOMISED EMPLOYMENT

• Job development - find employer, negotiate/create
  the job
• Job analysis and employer directed support plan
• Placement and support

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CUSTOMISED EMPLOYMENT

• Negotiation of job duties and/or employer
  expectations required
• Individualisation required must be one person at
  a time
• Customised Plan driven by persons strengths,
  needs and interests
• Discovery as the basis of planning

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CUSTOMISED EMPLOYMENT

• Labour market direction and contribution
  determined by the individual, not openings or
  market demand
• Appropriate for people with complex needs
• Service provided by generic one-stop process