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\\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942758\" \u00141\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942758 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942759\" \u00141.1\tCarers’ engagement\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942759 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942760\" \u00141.2\tAims and learning outcomes\t6\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942761\" \u00142\tCarer context\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942761 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942762\" \u00142.1\tDefinition\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942762 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942763\" \u00142.2\tAdult carers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942763 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942764\" \u00142.3\tYoung carers and young adult carers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942764 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942765\" \u00142.4\tPolicy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942765 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942766\" \u00142.5\tLife as a carer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942766 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942767\" \u00142.6\tCarer journey\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942767 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942768\" \u00142.7\tImplications for carer support\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942768 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942769\" \u00143\tIdentifying carers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942769 \\h \u001421\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942770\" \u00144\tCarer’s rights to assessment\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942770 \\h \u001423\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942771\" \u00144.1\tA note about young carers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942771 \\h \u001424\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942772\" \u00144.2\tHelping carers to prepare\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942772 \\h \u001425\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942773\" \u00144.3\tWhat matters conversation\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942773 \\h \u001427\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942774\" \u00144.4\tAdvocacy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942774 \\h \u001429\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942775\" \u00144.5\tActive Offer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942775 \\h \u001431\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942776\" \u00144.6\tPreparing for an assessment as a practitioner\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942776 \\h \u001432\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942780\" \u00145\tCollaborative communication\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942780 \\h \u001438\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942781\" \u00145.1\tValues\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942781 \\h \u001439\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942782\" \u00145.2\tKnowledge\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942782 \\h \u001440\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942783\" \u00145.3\tSkills\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942783 \\h \u001443\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942793\" \u00146\tAssessment\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942793 \\h \u001456\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942794\" \u00146.1\tAssessment and well-being\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942794 \\h \u001456\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942795\" \u00146.2\tEligibility\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942795 \\h \u001459\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942798\" \u00146.3\tAssessment document\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942798 \\h \u001461\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942801\" \u00146.4\tProportionate assessments\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942801 \\h \u001463\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942804\" \u00146.5\tUnderstanding outcomes\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942804 \\h \u001465\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942805\" \u00146.6\tAfter an assessment\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942805 \\h \u001467\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942806\" \u00147\tSupport planning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942806 \\h \u001468\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942807\" \u00148\tDirect payments\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942807 \\h \u001473\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942808\" \u00149\tReviews\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942808 \\h \u001475\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942809\" \u00149.1\tOutcomes circuit\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942809 \\h \u001477\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942810\" \u001410\tCase studies\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942810 \\h \u001480\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942811\" \u001411\tFurther reading and useful resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942811 \\h \u001486\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942812\" \u001411.1\tWebsites\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942812 \\h \u001486\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942816\" \u001411.2\tPractice text books\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942816 \\h \u001489\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942821\" \u001411.3\tUseful publications\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942821 \\h \u001490\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc942822\" \u001411.4\tLegislation and guidance\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc942822 \\h \u001495\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\u0004\n\u000f\nIntroduction\nThis training manual has been developed by the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://ipc.brookes.ac.uk/\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014Institute of Public Care\u0015 (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University and was commissioned by \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://socialcare.wales/\" \u0014Social Care Wales\u0015. 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A slide pack to assist trainers to develop training sessions.\nResourc","cbCaipYFjCubOpGE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipYFjCubOpGE","docx",893159,95,"English","# Introduction\n## Carers’ engagement\n## Aims and learning outcomes\n## Carer context\n## Identifying carers\n## Carer’s rights to assessment\n## Collaborative communication\n## Assessment\n## Support planning\n## Direct payments\n## Reviews\n## Case studies\n## Further reading and useful resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of Resource A in the suite of carers’ support resources?\",\"answer\":\"Resource A provides guidance for trainers to run formal training sessions so practitioners can carry out good quality carers’ assessments.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the manual support trainers in delivering learning sessions?\",\"answer\":\"It includes exercises, facilitation suggestions, and instructions, and it provides written and video resources to support training.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the core focus of the four resources regarding assessments?\",\"answer\":\"Assessments should be carried out in a way that promotes carers’ well-being and enables carers to support the people they care for, while also influencing wider change.\"}]","Assessing Carers’ Support Needs - Resource A - Training Manual | DOCX",1788316495,33]