Ability
Day Service
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Centre based
occupational and therapeutic activities
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Supported
community based programme of opportunities
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Brokerage
into other educational and leisure activity
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Work
experience and other training opportunities
The Ability Day Service will
develop and provide the core elements of services offered to people
with a physical disability livi49 in West Lothian, providing a
"Centre of Excellence" in physical disability services.
Within the Ability Centre each
client will have an individual programme, which will work towards
agreed goals. This will go some way to enable clients to recognise
and realise their potential.
There will be work experience
opportunities available at reception and the cafeteria cash desk,
with the potential to develop other work experience placements
outwith the Ability Centre. This initiative has been jointly
developed between the Ability Centre staff and Intowork, who will
monitor placements and provide practical support.
There will be four distinct
sections within the Ability Centre Support Services, namely
-
Extended Rehabilitation
This is primarily aimed at those
people who have experienced a change of life circumstance and who
require a time limited, focused period of rehabilitation.
- Personal Development
Clients will for a time-limited
period, require a supported environment which allows them to build
their self-esteem and confidence.
- Quality Maintenance
Clients who have the capacity to
participate in, with adequate levels of support, a tailor-made
package of opportunities.
- Outreach
Clients will be those who are assessed as being
socially isolated and vulnerable but who are deemed to have the capacity
to benefit from accessing a rang of community based activities given the
appropriate levels of staffing support, advice and information.
Community Links
In order to offer a wider range of
opportunities and to enable an increasing number of people to access
them the Ability Service will not only provide services and
activities, but will support activities already available in the
community to enable people with a physical disabilities to get to
them. Alongside this will be the "local" outreach
support
network. There are presently 10 outreach groups operating in
community locations around West Lothian.
The emphasis is on including people
in their own community, developing their confidence and ability to
participate in and access opportunities within West Lothian for
education, sports, leisure, cultural, employment and other community
activities.
Links have been developed and
strengthened with West Lothian College. The college has been
proactive in developing a course specifically targeted for people
with a physical disability.
How Can
I Find Out More?
By dropping in to the
Ability Centre for a cup of coffee and informal chat anytime between
9.30am and 1.30pm Monday to Friday
By telephoning Marlyn
Young - Day Service Manager on 01506 774066
for an informal chat.
E-Mail: click
here
By contacting the Social
Work Physical Disability Team on 01506 777777 and requesting
an assessment.
