Decision-making is the cornerstone of practice in Adult Support and Protection. The resources and tools in this section support critical thinking and collaborative decision-making. They will also help ensure that all decisions support a person-centred and trauma-informed response.
This short video explains key concepts relating to professional curiosity. It accompanies the resource pack on the same subject.
Please note that this resource is from an English local authority (Waltham Forest). The context is different but its messages are transferable to Scottish Adult Support and Protection.
This resource pack aims to raise awareness about embedding professional curiosity in practice. It can be used in team meetings, as part of group/individual supervision, or for individual professional development.
It includes several practical tips and practice scenarios. There is an accompanying video explaining key concepts.
This presentation, and accompanying defensible-decision making framework, form the basis of a one-day training session.
Topics covered in the session are:
The aim of this document is to provide guidance for multi-agency staff supporting adults with care and support needs who are at risk of harm as a result of self-neglect and/or hoarding. The protocol looks, in detail, about the possible reasons for self-neglect and/or hoarding, the legal context, use of the Clutter Image Rating Scale (CIRS) and the local multi-agency process. The protocol also includes a decision-specific screening tool.
This tool provides a structured way for professionals to consider systematically whether an adult requires a formal assessment of their capacity for decision making. It is designed to support professionals to consider key factors relating to an adult’s capacity at an early point and record that information. This document is featured in the Grampian pathway for capacity assessments for protection-based decisions.
This is a quick guide to the Grampian pathway for capacity assessments for protection-based decisions. The pathway clarifies the process for seeking a capacity assessment where there are protection-based decisions linked to concerns about mental incapacity.
This eight-minute video explains the pathway for capacity assessments for protection-based decisions in Grampian. The pathway clarifies the process for seeking a capacity assessment where there are protection-based decisions linked to concerns about mental incapacity.
This pathway is designed to clarify the process for seeking a capacity assessment where there are protection-based decisions linked to concerns about mental incapacity. Included with the pathway are guidance notes, information on escalation arrangements, and appendices that provide suggested text to request capacity assessments.
This is an ASPire webinar from August 2024. Fiona Brown from the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is talking about the national role and remit of the OPG, and its links to Adult Support and Protection. There is also a presentation from Pearse McCusker and Lauren Gillespie concerning supported decision making. Supported decision making aims to protect a person’s ‘legal capacity’, or their right to have their will and preferences upheld.
