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Self-Directed Support: Changing Support Changing Lives Qualification
The Changing Support Changing Lives constortium, is funded by the Scottish Government to increase social care providers ability to deliver Self-Directed Support.
As part of the programme the consortium have developed an accredited course by the Scottish Qualifications Agency on the delivery of personalised support, leading to a Practice Higher National Qualification or Professional Development Award.
The course will aim to give participants an understanding of personalisation and how to deliver support through a Self-Directed approach.
Taster sessions are being delivered to give participants an overview of the expectations of the course, these will be run on the following dates in the locations:
31st July 2012-Glasgow
26th September 2012-Irvine
25th October 2012-Aberdeen
8th November 2012-Argyll & Bute
5th February 2013-Glasgow
19th February 2013-Argyll & Bute
19th March 2013-Irvine
For more information or to register for this course please visit:
http://www.changingsupport.org.uk/events
Source: LTCAS