Self-directed support is about giving people control of the support they receive and the life they lead. It provides a positive shift in power and decision making that enables people to have a voice, to be heard and be connected to each other and their communities.
After Real’s last successful workshop on Direct Payments, we are pleased to announce a further workshop in the Taking Control of Your Life programme. “Creating Your Own Care Plan” is held by one of our members , who will share her insight into how you can draft your own care plan.
This online session will be delivered by Jean Eveleigh, who is a recipient of social care, and who has been writing her own care plan for the last six years. She finds there is a huge difference in quality when she writes the plan and when it is written by social services. Creating her Own Care Plan has been instrumental in her fight for receiving the right care she is entitled to.
At this session, she will be sharing her story and answering questions on how you can start writing your care plan.
We will also be joined by Real Advocacy service who have over a decade of experience on supporting clients with securing care .
Who the event is for:
Disabled* people and their carers who live in, or have care that is funded by, the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
How to book:
• Sign up here on Eventbrite.
• Email us at TCOYL@real.org.uk
• Call or text either 07305811946 or 07458304616 to secure your place.
Once you’ve booked your place, we’ll send you the Zoom link you need to join (and instructions on how to do this) 24 hours before the event is due to start.
Information about the Taking Control of Your Life project:
Real’s Taking Control of Your Life (TCOYL) project empowers local disabled people to have more control over all aspects of their life . We provide advice and support to help you reach your goals.
Our steering group meets every two months to identify the barriers we face in health and social care. We then design creative solutions to dismantle these, so our services work for all.
Access
If you require support to participate in the event please let us know as soon as you can by email or phone.
Want to get involved but can’t attend due to other commitments? Or maybe you simply don’t feel comfortable using Zoom or meeting in a group setting? Not to worry – please contact our team on the above details and we can support you to participate in whatever way works best for you.
*When we used the word Disabled we consider this anyone who has an impairment, illness, injury or long-term health condition and who may face barriers to being included in society, whether they self-identify as disabled or not.
This includes those with physical, cognitive and sensory impairments, people with learning disabilities; Deaf people, people with visual impairments, mental health system users, and survivors, and others.
About Real:
Real’s mission is to protect and uphold the human rights of disabled people in Tower Hamlets, and overcome discrimination, to enable disabled people to live as equal citizens. We aim to help disabled people to live independently – where they choose, how they want, with all the support they need, and with the money and resources they need to do it.
The name “Real” is not an acronym, but it does stand for the real jobs, real education, real incomes, real choices, and real participation in society that all disabled people deserve. Real does not exist to give disabled people jobs at Real, but we do recognise that having disabled employees and volunteers is one of our strengths because we are more likely to connect and have empathy with the people that we are supporting through shared experience.
