| Alliancing |
A relationship in which people and/or groups agree to work together because of shared interests and aims. |
| Circles of Support |
A group of people, who are known to an individual, with a disability, and who support the person to identify and achieve their aspirations and goals. |
| Community Led |
Local community members work together to identify shared interests and goals. |
| Continuum |
Something that keeps on going changing over time. |
| Eligibility Criteria |
A framework which determines whether an individual’s needs meet the threshold for support. |
| Empowering |
Giving someone or a group the authority or power to do something. |
| Enabling Approach |
To regain and maintain life skills. |
| Financial Framework |
Detailed financial management arrangements |
| Institutionalisation |
Becoming less able to think and act independently. |
| Mixed Economy Market |
Parts of the services/support are provided and managed by the free market whilst other parts are provided and managed by government. |
| Options Appraisal |
A way of ensuring that we maximise the chances of securing the objectives for the service by identifying the most appropriate set of actions or outcomes. |
| Outcomes |
The consequence of an action. |
| Peer Support |
When people use their own experiences to help each other. |
| Personalised |
Meeting someone’s individual requirements. |
| Person Centred |
Focussing care and support on the needs of the individual. |
| Public Social Partnerships (PSP) |
Voluntary partnerships involving one or more organisations from the public and third sectors. |
| Stakeholders |
People or groups who are positively or negatively impacted by this Strategy. |
| Strengths Based |
Focussing on an individual’s strengths, including personal strengths (skills, knowledge and abilities) and their social and community networks. |
| Sustainable Models |
Developed to deliver value for all its stakeholders. |
| Tiered Approach |
Increasing the intensity of the interventions. |
| Whole System |
Identifying the various components of the delivery plan and working with stakeholders to assess the nature of the links and relationships between each component. |
