Developing and growing your Shared Lives scheme
Cutting edge development initiative
Shared Lives Plus provides platforms and programmes for schemes and local areas to expand their offers, innovate and experiment with new ways of doing Shared Lives, supported by our team and informed by national expertise and best practice. Our development programmes help schemes expand their services, enhance their offer, and create new opportunities for more people to experience Shared Lives.
Current initiatives include:
Live More for people living with dementia and their families
Consultancy support
For schemes looking for more tailored strategic support, we also offer a flexible menu of consultancy packages at an additional cost. Our consultancy support meets you where you are in your Shared Lives journey, helping your organisation overcome barriers and achieve sustainable growth with measurable outcomes.
We are the only organisation in the UK providing a comprehensive range of support specifically designed for Shared Lives schemes. Our consultancy is backed by up-to-date research, sector data, membership insight, best practice and specialist expertise.
“The support we have had from Shared Lives Plus has been second to none. It has enabled us to work at pace and to implement good practice from other areas which Shared Lives Plus have gleaned for us from their extensive network. The passion that these colleagues have for Shared Lives is evident through all interactions with them.”
Bespoke training resources
Shared Lives Plus offer a suite of accessible online tools, eLearning and bespoke training at an additional cost, offering support to councils, social care, health trusts and local Shared Lives schemes to build solid foundations of best practice on accessible platforms for all stakeholders to understand and deliver high-quality Shared Lives support. It’s a learning and training offer supporting the entire workforce, including Shared Lives carers, Shared Lives scheme staff, social workers and other strategic and operational teams.
The products include:
- Shared Lives carer training portal
- Shared Lives scheme specialised training
- Shared Lives social worker/champions training
And coming soon…
- Shared Lives carer matching platform
You can contact the membership team on 0151 227 3499 or membership@sharedlivesplus.org.uk
