Welcome to the Self-Directed Support Digital Toolkit. Get the information you need to learn about, access and manage Self-Directed Support. Each of the resources in the toolkit has valuable information about how to get more choice and control over support.
To find out more please contact Laura Finnan-Cowan (Self-Directed Support Manager at Alzheimer Scotland) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Below a series of helpful resources. Click on each thumbnail to read and download each one.
If you’re a citizen:
Alzheimer Scotland Self-Directed Support Leaflet.
An introduction to Self-Directed Support for people living with dementia and their families.
Five important things.
Five things to know about Self Directed Support.
Useful Links.
Useful SDS organisations and websites.
SDS: your guide
My support, my choice: your guide to social care.
Easy Read
An easy read guide to the Self-Directed Support Act
SDS: a guide for carers
A guide to help carers understand SDS for their support needs.
If you’re a practitioner:
SDS: practitioner guidance.
A guide for professionals in their SDS practice
Statutory guidance.
Statutory guidance to accompany the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
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