{"id":3161,"date":"2024-03-23T21:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&p=3161"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:28:29","slug":"if-your-needs-change","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/if-your-needs-change\/","title":{"rendered":"If your needs change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you have support in place, hopefully the support is helping you achieve the things that you agreed with your social worker are important to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s needs and circumstances change from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n

If there is a big change in your circumstances, it might mean you need more or less support, or support with different things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your social worker should usually do a formal review of your support at least once a year. Find out more in this article: <\/span>Reviewing your support<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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If your needs change before you are due for a formal review<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

If your needs change a lot before your next review is due, you can ask your social worker for a review sooner.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to keep in mind that because social work services are very stretched, you may still have to wait some time for a review once you ask for one.<\/span><\/p>\n

A review might not be a straightforward process and it can take some time to be completed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What if I want to change how much control and responsibility I have for organising my own support?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

When support is first put in place, you can choose how much control and responsibility you want to have for arranging it.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can choose from four Options depending on what is right for you and your circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find out more about these Options in this section: <\/span>Your options for controlling your support<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

If your circumstances change, you might want to change the Option you use to organise your support. For example, you might not want to handle money directly any more. Or, you might want to take more control and responsibility for managing your support.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to change the Option you use, you can ask your social worker for a review to look at different Options.<\/span><\/p>\n

In some parts of Scotland, not every Option is always available. This might be because there are no care organisations locally that provide the type of support you need.<\/span><\/p>\n

If this is the case, your social worker should still explain what the Options are and whether each one of them is available in your area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your social worker should still ask you how much control and responsibility you want to have in arranging your support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your social worker should work with you to enable you to have as close to the level of responsibility you want, as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Next steps<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

You can get help from a local Independent Support Organisation if you want to change your support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find their contact details using the <\/span>Find Help<\/span><\/a> search tool.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find out how to request a change to your support if your needs or circumstances change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3161","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3491,"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3161\/revisions\/3491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}