Daily living component activity 9 descriptor B (2 points)
Needs prompting to be able to engage socially with other people.
Daily living component activity 9 descriptor B is most likely to apply to an individual with needs relating to mental health and/or cognitive conditions.
Prompting
Prompting means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person.
Prompting may:
- be given remotely for example over the telephone
- be given to initiate the engagement only
- be required for some of the activity
- be required for all of the activity, but not to the extent that the supporting person takes over the engagement. If this is required, then daily living component activity 9 descriptor C may apply.
Who it may apply to
An example of an individual who may satisfy daily living component activity 9 descriptor B could be an individual who requires another person to act in a reassuring capacity to calm them because they are anxious about interacting with others.
If an individual requires support by another person with training or direct experience of supporting the individual, daily living component activity 9 descriptor C may apply.
Example: an individual with generalised anxiety disorder who satisfies daily living component activity 9 descriptor B
Jallan has generalised anxiety disorder and sees a mental health practitioner every 2 weeks. He takes medication to control his anxiety and takes this when he feels anxious.
Supporting information
He has a letter from his mental health worker that explains that whenever Jallan gets nervous about meeting new people he needs encouragement to engage with them.
Application form
In his ADP application, Jallan explains that:
- all his family and friends know that he has anxiety and
- when he’s going somewhere that might involve meeting new people there are lots of contacts that he can call or text that will help him stay calm
He states that if he was not able to get in contact with at least one of his friends or family members, he would not be able to interact with strangers.
As Jallan needs encouragement to start or continue engaging with others, but that encouragement does not have to come from a specific person, he requires prompting rather than social support to be able to engage with others.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Jallan satisfies daily living component activity 9 descriptor B because of the need for prompting by another person to engage with others.