{"id":2902,"date":"2024-03-21T17:30:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2902"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:24:56","slug":"your-support-plan","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/your-support-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Support Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your Support Plan is the document that describes the support you need that has been agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Different councils sometimes use different names for a Support Plan. Depending where you live, it might be called something like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outcome Plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Care Plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All About Me<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My Life<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My Life, My Plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is in a Support Plan?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your Support Plan should include all the details about your support that have been agreed with your social worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It should say:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is important to you (sometimes called your Outcomes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What types of support you need to help you achieve this<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How your support budget will be spent<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How much control and responsibility you will have for arranging your support<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How your support will be arranged and managed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What does a good Support Plan look like?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your Support Plan can be recorded in any way, whatever suits you best. It could be written down, on film, drawn, or displayed in another way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A good Support Plan should be based on a description of the support you need and not the amount of time you have been given for you to receive support each week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A good Support Plan should be positive, and not just based on what you cannot do. It should include information about what you can do, and what else you want to do with help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A good Support Plan should include details of what informal support you already get as well as formal, funded support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A good Support Plan should include details of how your support should be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, if you need support showering, this should include details of how you should be supported to take a shower. It should not say just \u2018shower\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You should get a copy of your Support Plan (if you want it) and it should be an accurate summary of what has been agreed with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will my Support Plan change?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Support Plan should change as you go through life. It should be reviewed and updated regularly by you and your social worker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out more about reviewing your support in this article: <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/reviewing-your-support\/\">Reviewing your support<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next steps<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can get an idea of what a good Support Plan should include in the <strong>Resources<\/strong> section below. This is just one example \u2013 everyone is different so every Support Plan will be different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can also read the guide that describes what a good Support Planning process should look like in the <strong>Resources<\/strong> section below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are local Independent Support Organisations who can help you when it comes to creating a Support Plan. You can find their details on using the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/find-help\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find Help<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> search tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the next page: <a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/your-support-budget\/\">Your support budget<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Support Plan is the document that describes the support you need that has been agreed. 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