Service co-ordination team
If you have mental health or addiction difficulties and live in your own home or tenancy, this service will provide support, when you need, it to live in your home. Do you need this help? - Life Skill Training
- Organising access to professional help
- Liaise with relatives
- Assistance/advice with personal budgeting
- Completing benefit forms
- Assistance with shopping
- Chatting/social activities with tenant(s)
- Arranging social activities for tenant(s)
- Dealing with neighbour disputes
- Reminding about medication
- Resettlement activities
- Ensuring the security of the property
- Controlling access/security to rooms
- Ensuring the safety of the property
- Arranging adaptations to cope with disability
- Carrying out minor repairs to property and equipment
- Maintaining the home (cleaning rooms)
- Arranging servicing of appliances
Who are we? The service co-ordination team is part of the adults social work team and is based at Strathbrock Partnership Centre in Broxburn. We are linked to the West Lothian supporting people team which is based at Lammermuir House in Livingston. What we do This service provides an assessment of your needs, which can be used to access tenancy / home support directly. The service also makes referrals to other providers to gain tenancy support for you.It also provides a reviewing service once the tenancy support is in place. Who can access this service? Anyone between 18 and 65 years of age who lives in West Lothian and has mental health/addiction difficulties, who lives in their own home / tenancy and who needs support to manage their home. What is the aim? The aim of the service is - To provide information, support and representation
- To link into service providers and community agencies
- To receive assistance from a supportive team
- To help boost confidence/self esteem, self-awareness and independence
- To provide new opportunities by using existing community resources
How to contact us A referral can be made through the duty worker at: Strathbrock Partnership Centre Social Work. Tel: 01506 775666 Livingston Social Work Centre. Tel: 01506 777777. A referral can be made by yourself, or any professional or carer who has had contact with you. Back to top
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