Bradford District Learning Disability Partnership Board

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Bradford DistrictLearning DisabilityPartnership
Board
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The Dynamite Project
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Dynamite In Control

• The Dynamite Project is part of the national In
  Control project
• In Control is about people getting control over
  their support and their lives
• This new way of organising social care is called
  Self-Directed Support

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What is the Dynamite Project?

• Dynamite is a national project that
• supports the introduction of self-directed
  support for young people and families who are
  leaving Childrens Services and entering Adult
  Services.

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The Project Goal

• Young people and families being able to take
  control and shape their own future

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Project Purpose

• Young people with the skills, confidence and
  knowledge to take control because they have had a
  go and a chance to learn

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Who Has Been Involved?

• 6 Young People and their Families
• Vicky Donnelly - CTLD
• Ian Brooke-Mawson Adult services
• Neil Graham CTLD
• Sheila Johnstone - Connexions
• Liz Leach - Mencap
• Maria Rules Partners in Policy Making

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A Good Day Out!

• Each of the 6 young people were given 200 to
  plan a good day out
• They were also given a camera and were asked to
  take some photographs
• These are some of the photographs the young
  people took

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A Good Day Out
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A Good Day Out
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The Transition Pathway

• The West Midlands Transition Pathway is a
  Resource Pack which can be used by anyone
  supporting young people in transition to adult
  life.
• The people who wrote the Pathway came to Bradford
  to talk to people who were part of the Dynamite
  Project.
• Some people are already using the Pathway.

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The Transition Pathway
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What Needs to Happen?

• Everybody who supports young people at transition
  to adult life needs to agree to use the same
  approach.
• We think the West Midlands Transition Pathway is
  a good example of how to approach transition in a
  person centred way.

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Resource Allocation System

• A Resource Allocation System (RAS) is a way of
  working out how much money each person is
  entitled to.
• Some staff from the Community Team looked at lots
  of support packages to see how this would work
  in Bradford.

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Resource Allocation System
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What Needs to Happen?

• We need to agree a final Resource Allocation
  System for Bradford.
• To do this we will have to work out how much
  current services cost.
• This means we will be able to work out how much
  money each person is entitled to and TELL THEM!

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An Open Day for Providers

• We held an Open Day so that providers could find
  out more about In Control, Self Directed Support
  and Individual Budgets.
• Around 25 people came from lots of different
  providers including the Voluntary Sector and the
  Care Trust.

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Thinking About Brokerage

• Nicola Hilson came to talk to people who wanted
  to know more about the role of a Support Broker.
• Support brokers are independent guides who can
  help to make sure you can live the life of your
  choice if you are a disabled person.

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Successes

• Families of 6 young people have taken control
  through Individual Budgets
• Young people, families and staff having a chance
  to learn together
• Families have enjoyed the challenge of being
  involved in planning

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Successes
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Successes

• Individual Budgets and Self-Directed Support are
  now on the agenda
• Using the West Midlands Transition Pathway
• Families have been able to develop good support
  networks

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Successes
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Successes

• We couldnt have done these things without
  Dynamite
• Parent of one of the Young People

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Successes

• People are using their Individual Budgets to
  access mainstream activities in their own
  communities rather than going to a Day Centre
• Care Manager, Community Team

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Successes

• The project has helped us to understand better
  how young people and families, who are in
  transition from Childrens Services to Adult
  Services, can take control of how funding is
  spent
• Involvement Manager, Adult Services

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Difficulties
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Difficulties

• Sorting the money out
• Managing the money
• More responsibility for families
• Some things not yet in place (eg Brokers,
  Information, Costs)

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Difficulties

• Getting families on board
• Lack of choices and creativity in services
• Families not used to being In Control
• Commitment from Senior Managers

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What Have We Learnt

• Families need support to be In Control as early
  as possible
• Families need lots of support and we need to
  develop independent support
• Young people are a good place to start!

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What Have We Learnt?

• We need to be realistic about doing this for
  everybody straight away
• There needs to be more for people to choose from,
  particularly near where they live
• We need to work in Person Centred ways

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What Needs to Happens Next?

• We need everybody to agree that we can work in
  ways that put people and families In Control over
  their lives
• We need to decide whether the West Midlands
  Pathway is the best approach to use in Bradford

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What Needs to Happens Next?

• We need to agree a final Resource Allocation
  System for Bradford
• We need to work with Voluntary Sector providers
  so they are prepared for Individual Budgets
• We need to develop support brokerage

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What Needs to Happens Next?

• We need to produce high quality and accessible
  information for young people and families, for
  example
• Writing Support Plans
• Employing Staff
• Managing the Money
• Support Brokerage
• Directory of Services

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Some Ideas from the Families

• A Family Buddy Scheme to help families who are
  finding things difficult
• Use video diaries at Reviews
• Develop visual Transition Planning
• Use Person Centred Planning websites

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This Report Has Been Written By

• Vicky Donnelly
• Bradford District Care Trust
• Community Team (LD)
• 01274 437958
• Ian Brooke-Mawson
• Bradford Council
• Services for Adults
• 01274 437958