Let’s make a plan
A good plan starts with you. It gives you the chance to talk about your strengths, interests, relationships and ambitions, alongside any areas where you may need support.
This helps create outcomes that are personal, meaningful and focused on what you want to achieve.
What is an Adult Carer Support Plan?
If you’re an unpaid carer, an Adult Carer Support Plan is the chance to have a chat about your caring role and how you can be best supported.
CoWL are here to support you to create a meaningful plan. We will discuss outcomes, which are the changes or improvements that you want to achieve. Having clear outcomes can make it easier to identify support to help you achieve them. Even small improvements can have a meaningful impact on your quality of life and wellbeing.
As an unpaid carer, you have the right to complete a plan (as part of The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016).
These outcomes might relate to your health and wellbeing, maintaining independence, balancing caring responsibilities, building confidence, accessing education or employment, strengthening relationships, or taking part in your community.
What does making an Adult Carer Support Plan look like?
As part of your conversations with us, you will identify the outcomes that are important to you. Outcomes are a way of expressing what you want to achieve, maintain or improve in your life, based on what matters most to you.
Some possible outcomes include:
Being as well as you can be
Feeling valued
Feeling informed
Having a life outside caring
Being listened to
Once you’ve identified your outcomes, the next step is to explore the support that may help you achieve them. Support can come from many different places, including family and friends, community groups, local services, health and social care professionals, education providers, employers, and specialist organisations.
Your plan can help you recognise the strengths and support already around you, identify any areas where additional help may be needed, and connect you with services, resources and opportunities that align with your goals. Where appropriate, local eligibility criteria may be used to determine access to funded support..
We are here to support you every step of the way and help you complete a plan that is right for you.
How can a plan help me?
