{"id":3073,"date":"2024-03-23T16:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&p=3073"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:01:56","slug":"before-you-start-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/before-you-start-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Before you start"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can decide how much choice, control and responsibility you want in how your support is provided<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

If you are eligible for formal social care support, you should be offered different options for how this is provided.<\/span><\/p>\n

These options are designed to give you the level of responsibility you would like.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people want to be responsible for all aspects of their support, including employing their own support staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people feel comfortable to take on the additional responsibilities this brings. They feel that this option offers the most control, choice and input for how they receive their own support and who delivers it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people prefer someone else to organise their support for them, while taking their views into account.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people are in the middle, and want some responsibility, but would like someone else to handle organising other parts of their support.<\/span><\/p>\n

To enable you to have as much or as little responsibility as you want, your social worker must ask you how involved you want to be in organising your support. They will give you four options to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What option is best for me?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

To help you decide, you can find out more about each of the four options in the articles linked at the bottom of this page.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can get help to think about what option is best for you from a local Independent Support Organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find their details using the <\/span>Find Help<\/span><\/a> search tool.<\/span><\/p>\n

This video was produced by the Scottish Borders SDS Forum to show examples of how people who use the different Options. Although it features local stories, the information about how the Options work is true for all parts of Scotland.<\/p>\n

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