{"id":3026,"date":"2024-03-22T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3026"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:04:11","slug":"deciding-how-much-control-and-responsibility-you-and-your-child-want-around-their-support","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/deciding-how-much-control-and-responsibility-you-and-your-child-want-around-their-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciding how much control and responsibility you and your child want around their support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once you have decided what your child needs support with, you can decide how much direct control and responsibility you want to take for arranging the support. This is known as Self-directed Support<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The choice you make about how much control you want to have will depend on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" 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=\"none\">what you and your child would prefer to do<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">what you think will work for you and your child<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the amount of responsibility you feel you can take on<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"29\" 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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">what services are available where you live.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How does it work?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once you have agreed what your child\u2019s outcomes are that they need support to help them achieve, the next step is to think about how best this can happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are four Options to choose from. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These options are designed to give you the level of responsibility you would like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some people want to be responsible for all aspects of their child\u2019s support, even employing dedicated staff to support their child, and they feel able to take on the responsibilities this brings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some people prefer someone else to organise the support for their child, while taking their views into account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some people are in the middle, and want some responsibility, but would like someone else to handle organising other parts of their child\u2019s support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To enable you to have as much or as little responsibility as you want, your social worker must ask you and your child how involved you want to be in organising their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can find out more about each of the options on these pages:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-1\/\">Option 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-2\/\">Option 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-3\/\">Option 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-4\/\">Option 4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What option is best for me and my child?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can get help to think about what option is best for you from a local Independent Support Organisation. You can find their details 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sometimes not all options are available<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In some parts of Scotland, not every option is available. This might be because there are no care organisations that provide the type of support your child needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If this is the case, the social worker should still explain what the options are and whether each one of them is available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your social worker should still ask you how much control and responsibility you and your child want to have in arranging and managing their support. They should work with you to enable you to have as close to the level of responsibility you want, as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Next steps<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more about each of the Options, and how they work, in the next articles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-1\/\">Option 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-2\/\">Option 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-3\/\">Option 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/option-4\/\">Option 4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you have decided what your child needs support with, you can decide how much direct control and responsibility you want to take for arranging the support. 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