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Note: These documents are made available
to assist people who are working to develop IF policy and/or
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sure to acknowledge their source. |
| Title |
Summary |
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 Custom
and Control: The training and accreditation of independent support
brokers |
The outcome of an
NDT project funded by the Department of Health, this report
seeks to clarify the nature and the scope of the independent
broker role, plus the arguments for and against a system that
sets standards for broker training and practice. The report
offers an approach to training and regulation that is designed
to answer common concerns about the development of a new, self-serving
profession. (NOTE: large pdf
file - 1Mb) |
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| Independent
support brokers: The Why, What, and How |
A paper aimed particularly
at councils looking at the best way to add broker services to
their local In Control or
Individual Budgets sites. It identifies the importance of the
role of independent brokers in an individualised funding system,
the scope of their role, and offers a practical programme for
the development of local independent broker services. |
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| Is a broker
just someone who does brokerage? |
A short paper written
by Steve Dowson as a response to the widespread confusion between
the tasks of brokerage and the role of the independent. It argues
that the failure to recognise the broker as a distinct role
in an IF system has resulted in a neglect of this role, putting
the development of self-directed supports/services in the UK
at risk. |
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Independence
and the
support broker role |
This paper explores
what 'independence' means when we talk about independent support
brokers, and concludes that it isn't just a matter of not working
for social services or social care providers. |
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Required
support broker
competencies and characteristics |
The NDT training
for independent support brokers includes an optional assessment
to determine whether a person meets the minimum requirements
to work as a broker. This document - originally developed for
the Life Planning projects - sets out the criteria by which
that assessment is made. (60K pdf) |
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| Individualized
Funding: Emerging Policy Issues |
A paper by Steve
Dowson and Brian Salisbury, commissioned by the Roeher Institute
in Canada, which examines the challenges posed by IF systems
for the various stakeholders. Although published in 1999, the
issues are very relevant to the current UK context. (128K pdf) |
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| Understanding
the role of the broker |
An exploration of
the role of broker, and its place in an individualised funding
system. Written by Steve Dowson and Brian Salisbury, and first
published (2000) in Common Sense, the Journal of the National
Program Office on Self-Determination, University of New Hampshire.
(140K pdf) |
|
| Framework
for the training of people intending to provide brokerage as
a service. |
The draft (as at
February 2007) requirements developed by the National Brokerage
Network for training for independent support brokers. (64K pdf) |
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| NDT broker
training |
Flyer for the NDT's
training course for independent support brokers. (104K pdf) |
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Your broker
and you:
11 useful things to remember about how your broker can help
you. |
Produced as part
of the Life Planning Projects, this leaflet is intended for
people using a broker, and underlines key points about the broker's
role and relationship. |
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A selection of relevant Web pages |
| Name and link |
Summary |
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| Individual
Budget pilots |
The official Department
of Health pages |
|
| In
Control |
The national Website
for the In Control programme |
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| The
National Brokerage Network |
The NBN provides
registration for independent brokers. Though still developing
as an independent body, it has the potential to play an important
role in promoting and defending the role of support brokers
in policy and practice. |
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| Individualized Funding
Information Resources |
Maintained
by Brian Salisbury, this site has a wide range of documents
on IF and brokerage, and links to other relevant sites |
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| The
Seattle 2000 Declaration on Self-Determination & Individualized
Funding |
The Website for
the Seattle 2000 international conference on Self-Determination
and Individualized Funding. The site includes presentations
and linked documents, details of presenters, and The Seattle
2000 Declaration. |
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