To promote engagement within the community as a key factor in recovery and self management 5. Promoting choice and control To empower individuals to exercise choice and control, offering a service led by the wishes of the individuals you are working with 6. Technology To maintain and build upon good working knowledge of IT, and to take full advantage of opportunities to use IT to progress Your Way’s working practices 7. Capturing and sharing what we do To record and report on activity and outcomes, sharing examples of good practice To maintain up to date records and share these with individuals at any time 8. Promoting user leadership and involvement To promote and foster opportunities for the people Your Way supports to take the lead in the development of the service To support volunteers necessary including peer supporters 9. Service outcomes To raise aspirations To increase community engagement To enable individuals to lead full and happy lives without relying on conventional mental health services For individuals to complete meaningful self assessments and get the most out of their personal budget For individuals to lead their own journey and have control over their lives Confidentiality Information relating to people we work with must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed with colleagues only with prior consent of the individual, unless in the case of risk Information relating to staff must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed only with other senior staff or line manager. This list is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future policy changes. Opportunities Statement We acknowledge the unique contribution that all Together employees and service users can bring to the work of the projects and the organisation in terms of their culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, age, religion or belief and any physical disability or history of mental health or additional problems. All appointments and promotions are on merit and no job applicant or employee will be treated unfairly or discriminated against. All staff has equal access to staff development.
To promote engagement within the community as a key factor in recovery and self management 5. Promoting choice and control To empower individuals to exercise choice and control, offering a service led by the wishes of the individuals you are working with 6. Technology To maintain and build upon good working knowledge of IT, and to take full advantage of opportunities to use IT to progress Your Way’s working practices 7. Capturing and sharing what we do To record and report on activity and outcomes, sharing examples of good practice To maintain up to date records and share these with individuals at any time 8. Promoting user leadership and involvement To promote and foster opportunities for the people Your Way supports to take the lead in the development of the service To support volunteers necessary including peer supporters 9. Service outcomes To raise aspirations To increase community engagement To enable individuals to lead full and happy lives without relying on conventional mental health services For individuals to complete meaningful self assessments and get the most out of their personal budget For individuals to lead their own journey and have control over their lives Confidentiality Information relating to people we work with must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed with colleagues only with prior consent of the individual, unless in the case of risk Information relating to staff must be treated in the strictest confidence and discussed only with other senior staff or line manager. This list is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future policy changes. Opportunities Statement We acknowledge the unique contribution that all Together employees and service users can bring to the work of the projects and the organisation in terms of their culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, age, religion or belief and any physical disability or history of mental health or additional problems. All appointments and promotions are on merit and no job applicant or employee will be treated unfairly or discriminated against. All staff has equal access to staff development.
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