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NDT
training on
DIRECT PAYMENTS
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About NDT training on Direct Payments
Workshop combinations
These workshops can be attended one
at a time, in stages under specific headings (breadth or depth)
or combined to suit individual requirements.
Training style
The training consists of a mixture
of short presentations, with much of the time spent in group
work in order to promote reflection, discussion and creative
ideas for action. As part of learning about Direct Payments,
participants are encouraged to look at their own lives and
explore how this can teach them about implementing Direct
Payments with people who use services.
Intended participants
The courses are aimed at statutory,
voluntary or independent sector organisations as well as people
who use services and/or their families and carers. (The NDT
does not provide ‘one-off’ training places to individual
applicants).
If you would like to discuss whether these
courses can meet your training needs, please contact -
Andrew
Bright, Director of
Participation
abright@ndt.org.uk or
contact the NDT
office, phone 01473836440, email office@ndt.org.uk
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Area One:
Broad Training
INTRODUCTORY
DAY ON DIRECT PAYMENTS:
One-day workshop which will provide awareness
training on what direct payments is and is not. Uses presentation
and group exercises to demonstrate the values of direct payments.
Provides opportunity to plan for the future of planning of direct
payments in your local authority. This workshop can be presented
to all people who need to be aware of direct payments and how
it applies to their work in supporting people with learning
disabilities. This course can be provided to similar groups,
i.e., all self-advocates and their supporters, all care managers,
etc. or as a mixed group.
DIRECT PAYMENTS – WHAT IT MEANS FOR
ME? AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
This course provides self-advocates with
the opportunity to learn about direct payments, and how it can
make real changes in people’s lifes. The workshop can support
self-advocates and their supporters in determining how best
direct payments would work for them. The workshop will help
participants to look at what changes need to be made in order
for people with learning disabilities to have better lifes.
The format is interactive, uses graphics and participation by
workshop participants.
DIRECT
PAYMENTS –WHAT IT MEANS FOR ME? AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
This course provides people with the
opportunity to learn about direct payments, and how it can make
real changes in people’s lifes. The workshop can support
people and their supporters in determining how best direct payments
would work for them. The workshop will help participants to
look at what changes need to be made in order for people with
learning disabilities to have better lifes. The format is interactive,
uses graphics and participation by workshop participants.
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Area Two: In-depth
Training
DEVELOPING A
DIRECT PAYMENT FOR MYSELF – TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES
This four-day training includes:
Day 1 –
Gathering Information for yourself
using person-centred planning.
Individual and group work which encourages participants in finding
out what planning style works best for them.
Day 2 –
Responsibilities of a Direct Payment.
Will take participants through a variety of exercises on how
to take control and responsibility for their direct payment.
Will include support in understanding how to be an employer,
keeping records, getting the support you need when things are
not working out. This is an interactive day using video, role-playing
and problem solving.
Day 3 –
Fitting what we have into the
Direct Payment assessment process. Participants will learn about
the Direct Payment Assessment and how to have full participation
of the assessment process.
At the end of the 3rd day of training participants should have
developed a plan for a direct payment and know how to go through
the process.
Day 4 –
A follow up day held approximately
6-8 weeks after the 3rd day of training. Participants will come
together to share what they have learned about the process of
obtaining a direct payment and other supports they need to achieve
a direct payment.
Participants will also share what has worked and what has not
worked so well from their experiences to share with others and
the local authority.
The consultant will provide the contractor with a report on
how to move Direct Payments forward for people with learning
disabilities and their families.
NB: These
workshops can be provided a separate one day events or a four-day
training.
DEVELOPING
A DIRECT PAYMENT FOR MYSELF –TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
HEALTH NEEDS
This training programme is similar to
the one developed for Self-advocates with stronger emphasis
on people with mental health needs.
DEVELOPING
A DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT – TRAINING FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS AND CARERS
This training programme is similar to
the one developed for Self-advocates and people with mental
health needs with stronger emphasis on how to support the family
member to support their relative in having as much involvement
in the choices needed to control their direct payment.
Participants will also learn and be supported
in accessing a direct payment for their relative.
Area Three:
Training The Trainers:
TRAINING THE TRAINERS – INTRODUCTORY DAY TO DIRECT PAYMENTS
This course involves attendance of persons
with learning disabilities, family/carers and professionals.
The course is focused on learning how to facilitate and teach
a one day introductory course in Direct Payments.
A third day is scheduled where the consultant will observe delegates
training the introductory day session.
A forth-day is scheduled to meet with the group when they have
provided at least one training to others to discuss their progress
and support needs in regards to training others.
( Total five days)
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