Commissioning Befriending: A Guide for Adult Social Care Commissioners
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, London.
2014
| Project ID (Internal) | 15 |
|---|---|
| Project Status | completed |
| Full Reference (text) | Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (2014) Commissioning befriending: a guide for adult social care commissioners. Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Report. [The report can be accessed here] |
| Full Reference (URL) | https://www.thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/Latest/A-Guide-to-Commissioning-Befriending-Services/ |
| Summary / Abstract | A guide developed to inform commissioners of adult social care about how befriending services are being delivered across the South West and how to effectively commissioning high quality befriending services. It describes what befriending is; the different ways it can be delivered; and the positive benefits it can have through improving health, well being and increasing independence. It also explains how people and communities can be involved in delivering and developing services through volunteering. Case study examples of current befriending practice are used throughout. The guide also draws upon materials and guidance produced by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) and feedback from commissioners and befriending providers through a series of consultations undertaken by the MBF. |
| Publication Title | Commissioning Befriending: A Guide for Adult Social Care Commissioners |
| Author(s) | Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
| Publication Details | Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, London. |
| Publication Year / End of Project | 2014 |
| Last Accessed | 03/01/2019 12:00 am |
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