GETTING STARTEDWrite down your wishes and aspirations for the future. Explain the support you need to meet them.

PERSONALISATIONIn Health and Social Care

LESSON 2: BUDGETS• Key features • Benefits • Impacts

OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMESLearning Objective: You will understand the key features of personalisation. In particular, personal budgets and the benefits and negative impacts it has on the individual.

Learning Outcome:By the end of this lesson you should be able to explain what benefits and impacts are associated to personalisation in relation to personal budgets.

WHAT IS A PERSONAL BUDGET?

ACTIVITYResearch two forms of personal budget:

• Direct payments

• Managed accounts

Question: On your own, research what each form of personal budget is. Write it down!

Then, in pairs discuss who needs them, and why.

CASE STUDYHandouts given.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of personal budgets?

POSITIVES AND CHALLENGES• Answers Impacts of personalisation in regards to the 2 Case studies.

BENEFITS OF PERSONALISATION• The benefits of personalisation in regards to the case studies.

CHECKING UNDERSTANDING

Using your whiteboards which colour applies to you?

HOMEWORKDo the green box activity on page 114.