What’s on a Circle of Support?
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What’s on a Circle of Support?
The person in the middle is the ‘Focus Person’.
What’s on a Circle of Support?
The Circles around the
person are used to illustrate the
different relationships the
‘focus person’ may have with
ALL the people in their lives.
What’s on a Circle of Support
The First Circle is the Circle of Intimacy
The Second Circle is theCircle of Friendship
The Third Circle is the Circle of Participation
The Fourth Circle is the Circle of Exchange
Intimacy
Friendship
Participation
Exchange
The Circle of Intimacy?The first circle is used to represent people who have an INTIMATE relationship with the focus person.
For example……. Husband or Wife, Partner, Lover, Mum, Dad, Brother or Sister etc.....
INTIMACY
The Circle of Friendship?
The second circle is used to represent FRIENDSHIPS* in the lives of the focus person.
FRIENDSHIP
* For example people they speak to and see on a regular basis, but are not as close to them as those in the first circle.
The Circle of Participation?
Participation
The third Circle is used to represent PARTICIPATION in the lives of the focus person.
*For example, people they really like but only see occasionally or people who come in and out of their lives.
The Circle of Exchange?
Circle of Exchange
The fourth circle is the CIRCLE OF EXCHANGE which represents the people who are paid to be in the lives of the focus person.
* For example a Support Worker, a Doctor, a Dentist, the Milkman or a Hairdresser.
Jimmy’s Circle of support
• The following slides show how using a Circle of Support can highlight the different relationships a person we support has in their lives and how we can help to build and maintain those relationships.
GP
Sister Zoe
Brother Max
June & Dave Aunt and Uncle
Social Worker
Ms Chu Dentist
Support Workers
Mum & Dad
How Jimmy’s original Circle of Support looked.
Psychiatrist
LD Nurse
JoeBarber
Dr GilchristGP
Fred & Lorna Neighbours
Max
Mum & Dad
Walking group
Jackie & Paul
June & Dave
Maureen & Bert
Zoe
Jane & Patrick
Sheila & Peter
Ms Chu Dentist
Peter Gym Instructor
DeleepDrinking partner
Lisa
Bob & Barbara
Bill & KathFriend’s from theDisco’
Elsie & Chris Neighbours
Carl & Liz
Denise & David
Patsy
John & Irene
John & Kathy
Joe the Barber
Rob & Freda
Judith & Alan
Today Jimmy’s Circle of Support looks like this.
Carrie
Tony
Debbie
Sam childhood friend
Alex
Support workers