Direct payments (new course)

Direct Payments

Dates:

2009 dates to be confirmed.  Please contact Carers Scotland to express your interest in attending this training

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm       

Venue:  Carers Scotland Training Suite, Glasgow

Trainer:  Jack Blaik.

Suitable for:

Social workers and care managers, health service staff and voluntary sector workers

Aims:

This course provides an introduction who wish to gain a basic grounding on the legal principles governing direct payments.

It will also provide in depth information for participants already familiar with the basic principles of the scheme.  It focuses on the law and practice as it applies in Scotland

Learning outcomes: 

• Understand how recent legislation fits into the statutory framework
• Understand the qualifying criteria and the ‘capacity’ required to manage a payment
• Understand those services, service users and providers that are excluded from the scheme
• Understand the process for calculating the amount of a direct payment and the conditions that can be attached to such a payment
• Knowledge of likely future trends

Costs:

• £95 voluntary sector   
• £125 statutory sector  
• £125 commercial sector 

Group discount

A 10% discount is available for 3 bookings

Affiliate membership 

A 10% discount is available to Carers Scotland affiliate

Further information

For more information or to book your place, please contact Rena Friel or Anne Conlin or call 0141 221 9141

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