The
National Development Team offers training for independent support
brokers that we confidently believe is the most comprehensive,
well-developed, and authoritative package of its kind in the
UK.
The training builds on direct involvement in the international
development of individualised funding and support brokerage,
including the design and delivery of training for brokers in
Southern California. It has been tested and refined through
delivery as part of the Life Planning projects in Brent and
North Somerset, and is fully consistent with the draft requiremwents
for broker training produced by the National Brokerage Network.
The training reflects this pedigree, and offers features that
have been required to meet the requirements of the Life Planning
projects. Generally these will add to the quality and value
of the training, but the exact content and format will still,
of course, need to be adapted to local circumstances and requirements.
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Features
of the training
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Designed as an intensive 5-day course
that can be delivered in a single block or over a period of
weeks. |
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Course outline
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History
of Individualised Funding (IF) |
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The
IF model and principles |
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The
support broker role - values, limits, and skills |
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The
12 stages of the broker process - |
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Meeting
the person, and their families/allies. |
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2.
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Agreeing
a contract for brokerage services. |
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3.
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Getting to
know the person and their life. |
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Helping the
person decide how they want to live their lives
(person-centred planning). |
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5.
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Converting
the PCP into a Service Design |
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6.
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Finding and
working with community resources and informal opportunities. |
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7.
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Finding and
working with support service providers |
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8.
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Negotiating
with service providers (leading to Service Delivery
Plans) |
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Preparing
and costing the Support Plan. |
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10.
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Submitting
and presenting the Support Plan. |
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11.
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Getting implementation
started. |
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12.
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Saying goodbye. |
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Presents a clear definition of brokerage as a distinct and coherent
role within an individualised funding system. |
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Provides knowledge and skills development for all stages of
the brokerage process, from first contact to implementation. |
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Can incorporate assessment during training as part of broker
accreditation. |
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The
trainers
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Steve
Dowson (Director of Development, NDT)
Steve has been an advocate of individual
funding and support brokerage for over fifteen years, and has
been a significant contributor to the global development of
individualised funding (IF) and support brokerage programmes.
His work on IF included consultancy in North America and Australia,
programme planning for the First International Conference on
Self-Determination and Individualised Funding in Seattle (2000)
and consultancy over three years to the IF program in San Diego.
Since joining the NDT he has been lead consultant for the Life
Planning projects in Brent and North Somerset.
Alison Short
Alison is a skilled person-centred planning
facilitator and trainer, and also works extensively with Helen
Sanderson Associates. She was the lead author of Families Leading
Planning; a resource pack to enable families to take the lead
in person centred planning with and for people with disabilities
that they love. Her knowledge of IF and brokerage is also extensive:
she works as a broker; has acted as consultant and trainer with
the Life Planning projects; was national lead on support brokerage
for the In Control programme, and is now regional coordinator
for the National Brokerage Network for the South West. |
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Costs
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The cost of the training
needs to be agreed for each training course, as it will be affected
by a number of factors, and in particular –
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whether the programme needs to
be adapted for the participant group or context; |
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whether the training will include
assessment for accreditation; |
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the number of participants; |
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the amount of support to be provided
in planning and follow-up. |
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Ideally, all the training will
be delivered jointly by both trainers, and this is especially
important with larger groups, and/or when assessment is required.
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Further
information
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To discuss your training
requirements for support brokers, or help with other aspects
of individual budgets, contact Steve Dowson, phone
0161 718 6632 or email sdowson@ndt
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