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Improving quality of life

Through well-structured risk assessments that incorporate strict boundaries and produce positive measurable outcomes, CSM Independence Ltd. are able to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life and enable them to achieve greater independence.

CSM Independence Supported Lodgings for Young People

Tenancy Training trains frontline workers such as us to deliver and assess accredited outcomes to their service users.

Through well-structured risk assessments that incorporate strict boundaries and produce positive measurable outcomes, CSM Independence Ltd. are able to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life and enable them to achieve greater independence.

  • There are a wide range of units and the programme is unit accredited so a service user can achieve one or all ten

  • A structured approach to engaging the client in their core needs in reference to sustainable move on.

  • Enhances and develops staff skills and knowledge base.

  • Recognises and accredits the work achieved through interaction.

  • Provides common currency between providers and networking opportunities.

  • Client development and progress is recognised and rewarded through certification.

  • A tool for measuring, monitoring and reporting distance travelled.

  • Fully tested and proven, fits directly into existing support structures, demonstrates achievement to commissioners.

  • Objective measure of readiness to move on.

What are the units?

  • Individual proforma of achievement.

  • Accredited by AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance).

  • Part of the Unit Award Scheme. (1000 centres in the UK).

  • Equivalent to level 1 and Entry level awards.

What units are there?

There are many units available and each unit is “unit accredited”.

  • This means that a client can achieve one or more units and will receive a certificate for each one.

  • Unit accreditation allows the client and worker to choose the most applicable unit or units to work on and this also allows them to work at the client’s own speed.

Core Units

There are many units available and each unit is “unit accredited”

  • Resettlement Issues and Independent living

    This unit aims to explore the issues that face a service user when considering the process of resettlement and or settlement. From this exploration a development plan is formed and the appropriate units to address their needs are identified.

  • Budgeting and Debt Management

    This unit develops the skills of budgeting and requires the service user to plan and keep to budget for a negotiated period of time.

  • Moving on

    This unit explores the process of finding suitable accommodation and develops the skills, knowledge and understanding required to secure the placement.

  • Maintaining a Healthy Diet

    This unit focuses on cooking, storing and preparing food as well as the minimum components of a healthy diet.

  • Exploring support networks

    This unit is designed to enable service users to identify what services are available within the community to meet their needs.

  • Planning for Education, Training and Employmentrt networks

    This unit requires the service user to design and follow an action plan to engage with agencies and services that support education, training and employment.

  • Maintaining a Tenancy/with Support

    This unit explores the nature of maintaining a tenancy, rights and responsibilities and in the community the service user will maintain the landlord requirements and standards over a monitored period.

  • Understanding energy costs and savings/Understanding regular expenses in the home

    In these units the service user explores how to set up and manage accounts. The service user is also required to budget for the payments and consider money saving etc.

  • Understanding universal credit

    This unit is about process, procedure, rights and responsibilities.

  • Safety and Risk management in the home

    For this unit the service user must assess, plan and maintain safety for a monitored period. They will also explore aspects that focus on their own behaviour.

  • More units

    Tenancy Training has a range of other units available for use with service users, this list is constantly being added to and it is necessary to check back with the website for developments.

The programme is designed to be user friendly, delivered and assessed by CSM Independence Ltd.
For more information, contact us on 01404 234612

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