| tri.x resources | |
| Allocation Support Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Contact or Referral Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Team Suitability Decision Support Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| tri.x resources | |
| Wellbeing Domains | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Advocacy Decision Support Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Care and Support Plan Sign Off Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Ordinary Residence Decision Support Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Urgent or Interim Support Decision Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Other resources | |
| Proportional Assessment Approaches: a guide from the Chief Social Worker and principal social workers | Published August 2023 (DoHSC) |
| Ordinary Residence Guidance | Published August 2018 (LGA and ADASS) |
| Personal budget minimum process framework | TLAP (web based resource) |
| tri.x resources | |
| Review Conversation Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Understanding Needs Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Understanding Wellbeing Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Understanding You Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Other resources | |
| Six Tips to Help You Have Difficult Conversations | Publish date not known (Halo Psychology) |
| Tips for Coping with Difficult Conversations | Published 2023 (Community Care Inform) |
| Evidence for Strengths Based and Asset Based Outcomes: A Quick Guide for Social Workers | Published 2019 (SCIE and NICE) |
| Making it Real | TLAP (web based resource) |
| tri.x resources | |
| CareCubed Aide Memoire | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Other resources | |
| Hospital discharge | |
| Hospital discharge and community support: policy and operating model | Published 05.07.2021 (DoHSC) |
| Discharge to Assess Quick Guide | Publish date not known (NHS England) |
| High Impact Change Model | Updated July 2020 (LGA) |
| Home First: Discharge to Assess and Homelessness | Updated 25.03.2023 (LGA) |
| Guidance: Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness | Published 26.01.2024 (DoHSC) |
| Learning Disability | |
| Helping People Thrive | Published March 2020 (Learning Disability England) |
| Valuing People | Published March 2001 (DoHSC) |
| Autism | |
| Understanding Autism with Children, Young People and Adults | Published 02.04.2024 (Research in Practice) |
| End of Life-learning disability | |
| Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities | web-based resource |
| The Victoria & Stuart Project - End of life planning TOOLKIT | web-based resource |
| Mental health | |
| Mental Health Code of Practice | Published 2015 (Department of Health) |
| Statutory Guidance: Discharge from mental health inpatient settings | Published 26.01.2024 (DoHSC) |
| The Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults | Published 2021 (NHS/Royal College of Psychiatrists) |
| Final Demand: Debt and Mental Health | Published May 2023 (Mental Health & Money Advice) |
| Occupational Therapy | |
| Legal Framework for Equipment Provision Guidelines | Published February 2016 (London Borough Occupational Therapists Management Group) |
| Transition | |
| Preparing for Adulthood: The Role of the Social Worker | Published July 2019 (SCIE) |
| Reablement | |
| Roles and Principles of Reablement | web-based resource (SCIE) |
| Dignity in Care | web-based resource (SCIE) |
| Safeguarding | |
| Being an Appropriate Adult-an independent guide | Feb 2022 (National Appropriate Adult Network) |
| A quick guide for appropriate adults | Feb 2022 (National Appropriate Adult Network) |
| Being an appropriate adult video | Feb 2022 (National Appropriate Adult Network) |
| Homelessness | |
| Care and support and homelessness: Top tips on the role of adult social care | July 2022 (LGA & ADASS) |
| Older adults | |
| Older LGBTQ+ people and social care | March 2024 (SCIE) |
| Carers | |
| Supporting Carers Hub | April 2024 (ADASS) |
| Commissioning Resources | |
| Co-production in commissioning tool | TLAP (web based resource) |
| Reducing restrictive practice | April 2024 (LGA) |
| Asylum Seekers | |
| Asylum Seekers with care needs: caseworker guidance | Published 2004 (GOV.UK) |
| tri.x resources | |
| Action Planning Tool | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| Balance Sheet for Risks and Benefits | 11/10/2017 Last reviewed 15/11/2023 |
| The following organisations provide information on all judgments made in English courts. |
| BAILII: Case Law |
| Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |
| Supreme Court: Decided Cases |
| The following organisations provide summaries and guidance on case law following the latest judgments. You can sign up to receive notifications directly or search their archives. |
| Mental Capacity |
| Court of Protection Hub |
| 39 Essex Chambers: Mental Capacity Cases |
| Mental Capacity Law and Policy |
| The Care Act |
| CASCAIDr |
| Mental Health |
| Mental Health Law Online |
| Other useful sources of information |
| Community Care Inform for Adults: Case law knowledge and practice hub (login required to access all content) |
| Research in Practice (login required to access all content) |
| SCIE: Care Act resources |
| Department of Health & Social Care website |
| Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Adult care services decisions |
| Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2022-2023 |
| Article or briefing | Publish date |
| Adult Social Work and Social Care | |
| Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Forced Marriage - Summary of Learning from AG (Welfare:FMPO), Re [2024] EWCOP 18 | July 2024 |
| The Health and Care Act 2022 - Key Points for Adult Social Care Practitioners | July 2022 |
| When a Care Home Gives Notice-Good Practice for Social Workers | August 2021 |
| Understanding Dementia and Communicating Effectively to Maximise Involvement | May 2019 |
| Understanding Statutory Requirements of the Care Act: Independent Advocacy | October 2018 |
| Understanding Stroke and Maximising Involvement in Care and Support Processes | February 2018 |
| Safeguarding Adults | |
| Reducing the Risk of Mate Crime in Vulnerable Adults | February 2020 |