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Assessment can be used to:-
- Provide access to
services and finance
- Assess skills
- Monitor Progress
Session 3 Observation and Assessment SECTION 1: 1 Identifying - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Session 3 Observation and Assessment SECTION 1: 1 Identifying - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Session 3 Observation and Assessment SECTION 1: 1 Identifying Adults Needs Assessment can be used to:- Provide access to services and finance Assess skills Monitor Progress SECTION 1: 2 Identifying Adults Needs Assessments
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Assessments to gain services
- Services have access criteria
- People need to be eligible.
- In the future more people will be given
money to purchase their own services. This is known as In Control.
- Family carers have the right to have their
- wn needs assessed.
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Assessments for Independence
- In order to help people it is essential to know
what skills they have and where they need support.
- Many people need to learn how to work in
partnership with their carers so they get the best from their support.
- Learning how to break skills down into small
steps is an essential skill for developing independence.
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Assessments for Independence
- A popular assessment is called Pathways
to Independence
- What assessments do you use in your
service?
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Small Steps
- It is very important
to break independence tasks in to small steps.
- Make sure everyone
supports in a very consistent way.
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Multidisciplinary assessment
- Some adults with
complex needs have lots
- f people assessing them
- Joint assessments
between members of the team are most useful
- They can result in joint