Holistic asset and strength based assessment March 2015 Facilitators George Topping Expert by Experience Allison Rosenthal Project Consultant Rose-Marie McDonald Expert by Experience Mary Keats Making it Real project manager Co –developers Fiammetta Schofield Expert by Experience
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Holistic asset and strength based assessment
March 2015
Facilitators George Topping Expert by Experience
Allison Rosenthal Project Consultant
Rose-Marie McDonald Expert by Experience
Mary Keats Making it Real project manager
Co –developers Fiammetta Schofield Expert by Experience
Information and Advice. Having the information I need, when I need it.I have the information and support I need in order to remain as independent as possible.I have access to easy to understand information about care and support which is consistent, accurate, accessible and up to date.I can speak to people who know something about care and support and can make things happen.I have help to make informed choices if I need and want it.I know where to get information about what is going on in my community
Co-production or working together
We work together as equals to develop policy and services and support each other so each of us can give the best we can offer.
• 'Asset-based' assessments or 'strength-based approaches' offer a new way of doing holistic person-centered assessments.
• Assessments of need often define needs in terms of services. i.e. someone 'needs' day care or residential care.
• Under the Care Act it is no longer acceptable to define needs as an absence of service
• The Care Act articulates needs in terms of health and wellbeing outcomes that have to be achieved, and which focus on the assets or strengths of the person