http://www.selfdirect.org en-gb Copyright: selfdirect “Don’t you think that things are just amazing?” I plonked down on the sofa, glugging at the large glass of soft red wine.

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post19/amazingly.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post19/amazingly.html Busy times in March for self direct; working in new ways to change thinking about the market-place and making new partnerships

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post18/expanding-thinking-about-the-marketplace.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post18/expanding-thinking-about-the-marketplace.html This is the first blog by Simon Duffy since Simon became a self direct associate. Simon describes how what he does has changed over this year, there is a link to his website for the Centre for Welfare Reform and the first discussion paper produced by the Centre 'Should we ban brokerage?'

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post17/strange-and-unexpected.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post17/strange-and-unexpected.html Don describes a few unexpected changes to the planned week, with some useful links to recent publications / guides

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post16/common-ras-framework-and-other.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post16/common-ras-framework-and-other.html Personal graphic description of Sarah Wood's terrifying experience of speaking at the National Children and Adult Services Conference 2009

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post15/this-is-where-you-will.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post15/this-is-where-you-will.html NEWS BLOG; Simon Duffy becomes a new self direct associate, Don Derrett describes his meeting last week with Simon Duffy to discuss Simon joining self direct

]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post14/simon-duffy-new-self-direct.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post14/simon-duffy-new-self-direct.html A personal look back at a meeting with a new group of people in York who are determined to work together to increase people's choice and control by introducing a new way of working together based on the PLAN process.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post13/plan-plans-planner-planners-planned.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post13/plan-plans-planner-planners-planned.html A personal insight and perspective on what it takes to make us and others feel safe in an often confusing and uncertain world!

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post12/safety-in.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post12/safety-in.html A personal account about a family crisis and how being in control really made all the difference.

]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post11/no-drama-in-a.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post11/no-drama-in-a.html I’ve read the article in last week’s Community Care magazine about Social workers wanting all carers/PA’s to have mandatory CRB checks. Why do Social workers find them so vital and necessary?

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post10/can-somebody-please-explain-to.html http://www.selfdirect.org/blog/post10/can-somebody-please-explain-to.html