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Community Care’s top story today was, “How to make personalisation ‘core business’ in mental health” – an article focusing on how mental health services across the country are lagging behind in terms of Personalisation.

According to studies, Community Care reported that:

Compared to adult social care, mental health is lagging behind on personalisation – partly as a result of the continued dominance of the clinical model of mental health.

In Stockport, things are different. Four years on from the town piloting personal budgets, over 350 people now use them to buy services they feel will boost their mental health recovery, whether it’s a personal assistant, bike or photography equipment.

So, what exactly are Stepping Out doing to implement Personalisation into mental health care services?

Personalisation at Stepping Out

The Personalisation scheme was introduced in 2008. It gives clients the power to personally select care providers via their personal budgets. This replaces the method of the local authority or social service department choosing which care provider best suit the client.

Stepping Out endeavour to aid local authorities with assessing the needs of a client, thus allowing us to determine their individual budget. Additionally, we can help clients draw up their own care & support plans independently.

Stepping Out can assist clients choose which type of support they feel is best suited to their lifestyle. These services can be carried out at one of our offices, at a client’s home or at the offices of the local authority.

We can provide a range of services all of which are covered by your personal budget. To see what we can offer, visit our Domiciliary Care page. Additionally, Stepping Out can help you manage your personal budget via our payroll management service.

To find out more about Stepping Out’s Personalisation efforts, see our Personalisation page, or contact us today.

Stepping Out provides excellent quality Supported Living in Enfield, North London & surrounding areas. We have years of experience relating to a wide range of client bases, along with the provisions and expertise to handle almost any client, even those who pose a high level of risk.

Our comprehensive supported living in Enfield scheme, consists of projects which are located close to transport links and local amenities, and are staffed up to 24 hours a day offering a high level, structured and supervised group living arrangement.

Stepping Out work with various local authorities both inside and outside of London. We specialise in working with both young people & adults whom display all types of challenging & complex behaviours.

Our Supported Housing In Luton provisions are ideal for those whom display challenging behaviour, Sexually Harmful Behaviour, Drug & alcohol abuse, sexualised behaviour, MAPPA cases, self-harm, suicidal tendencies, learning disabilities, Autism and other high support need conditions. Our projects are usually gender and age specific, each project specialises with accommodating and supporting different client groups. We ensure our placements are safe, suitable and have a high probability of producing positive outcomes.

• Support with food preparation.
• Support with maintaining a clean and safe living environment.
• Daily reflective support on behaviour and conduct.
• Managing Incidents.
• Supervised food and grocery shopping.
• Administering money/budgeting.
• Support with Self-harm reduction.
• Support to attend community based appointments.
• Support with engaging in training, education or employment
• Support with attending leisure and health activities.
• And More, Depending On The Client’s Needs.

Through well-structured risk assessments that incorporate strict boundaries and produce positive measurable outcomes, Stepping Out are able to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life and enable them to achieve greater independence & other desired outcomes.

We understand that for most adults in supported housing the transition from supported housing  to full independence can be difficult. Stepping Out can help bridge that gap by working with the service user to build on their strengths and abilities. Where necessary we provide specific move on placements.

To find out more about our supported living in Enfield, or any of our other services, feel free to contact us.

Stepping Out provides excellent quality supported housing in Luton & surrounding areas. We have years of experience relating to a wide range of client bases.

Our comprehensive supported housing in Luton scheme, consists of projects which are located close to transport links and local amenities, and are staffed up to 24 hours a day offering a high level, structured and supervised group living arrangement.

Stepping Out work with various local authorities both inside and outside London. We specialise in working with both young people & adults whom display all types of challenging & complex behaviours.

Our Supported Housing In Luton provisions are ideal for those whom display challenging behaviour, Sexually Harmful Behaviour, Drug & alcohol abuse, sexualised behaviour, MAPPA cases, self-harm, suicidal tendencies, learning disabilities, Autism and other high support need conditions. Our projects are usually gender and age specific, each project specialises with accommodating and supporting different client groups. We ensure our placements are safe, suitable and have a high probability of producing positive outcomes.

• Support with food preparation.
• Support with maintaining a clean and safe living environment.
• Daily reflective support on behaviour and conduct.
• Managing Incidents.
• Supervised food and grocery shopping.
• Administering money/budgeting.
• Support with Self-harm reduction.
• Support to attend community based appointments.
• Support with engaging in training, education or employment
• Support with attending leisure and health activities.
• And More, Depending On The Client’s Needs.

Through well-structured risk assessments that incorporate strict boundaries and produce positive measurable outcomes, Stepping Out are able to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life and enable them to achieve greater independence & other desired outcomes.

We understand that for most adults in supported housing the transition from supported housing  to full independence can be difficult. Stepping Out can help bridge that gap by working with the service user to build on their strengths and abilities. Where necessary we provide specific move on placements.

To find out more about our Supported Housing in Luton services, feel free to contact us.