You’ve completed the Reach Standards training and now it’s time to put that learning into practice!
This toolkit is here to help you take what you have learned and use it in everyday life and work.
You’ll find practical tools, ideas and resources to help you:
- keep conversations about the Reach Standards going
- reflect on what is working well and what could be better
- work alongside people and families
- support teams to think, learn and make changes
- turn the Reach Standards into real action
You don’t need to use everything at once. Pick what is useful, try things out and come back whenever you need fresh ideas.
The Reach Standards are not just something to learn about. They are about making sure supported living is led by the person every day.
In this toolkit, you will find:
- What each Reach Standard means (Easy Read) here.
- Reach conversation starter cards here.
- CPD Training for Social Workers 2023: Growing Older and Planning Ahead here.
- Cards to help me think what I want my Support Worker to be like here.
- Bringing the qualities of Gr8 Support to life here.
- Ideas for recruiting here.
- Silence: The hidden story of disabled Britain here.
- Solution Circles (Step-by-step guide) here.
- Silent Minority (film) here.
- Bringing Reach to life with actions here.
- Supported Loving Network here.
- What is wrong with supported living? (Citizen Network article) here.
- Mapping the Reach Standards to the CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) here.
- Care and Treatment Reviews: A family Survival Guide here.
- Playing your part in positive cultures here.
