Inverclyde Community Learning Disability Team

Inverclyde Integrated Community Hub
12 Brachelston Street, Greenock PA16 9AD

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Main Switchboard:
01475 715295

Getting Here

Opening Hours

Monday to Thursday – 9.00am to 5.00pm
Friday – 9.00am to 4.00pm

Service Overview

Our service is made up of Health and Social Work professionals. It is for Adults, 18 and over, who have a diagnosed learning disability.

What is a Learning Disability?

A Learning Disability is a lifelong condition that affects the way a person understands information, how they can communicate, how they learn skills and how they cope independently.

How can we help?

For adults with a diagnosed learning disability in Inverclyde, we can offer help in a number of ways. This can include accessing community support, help to manage at home, support with managing physical and mental health. This normally includes assessment, treatment and care management. The person with Learning Disabilities is encouraged as much as possible to make decisions about their own care.

Our Team

Administration Staff

Support to make referrals, contact team members, make and change appointments, sending out documents to you.

Nursing

Provide advice, care, and education to help understand your health and any conditions, support to access health services and appointments, monitoring for changes in your physical and mental health.

Occupational therapy

Support people to safely look after themselves at home by providing assessment and education around independent living skills, finding the right activities for you, supporting accessibility and adaptation within homes to enable participation and inclusion in daily life activities.

Physiotherapy

Support people to have a healthy and active lifestyle. To ensure people are able to walk safely, assessing and providing care and advice with any issues around this. Assessing need for equipment when there are issues and providing care and advice around good posture and best practice for those with mobility equipment.

Psychiatry

Assess and treat mental health conditions, through tailored support and medication management. Provide assessment and diagnosis for conditions like Autism, ADHD, Dementia, etc.

Psychology

Support people to understand their feelings, behaviours they can’t understand or need help to manage, issues with relationships. Provide care and education on Mental Health Conditions like Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, etc.

Social Work

Assess needs to work out what support people need to live in the community. Provide information on keeping safe, managing finances, and guidance around processes for Guardianship and Appointeeship. Supporting people with their housing and care provisions, support to enter further education or work options. Promoting independence so people can take part in activities whilst monitoring their safety and raising concerns when needed.

Speech and Language Therapy

Support people to communicate the best they can and how other people communicate with them. Assessing for issues with speech and also with eating and drinking. Making Information easier to understand.

Dietetics

Provide weight management support, advice on healthier diets, assessments for and issues with eating and equipment for eating.

How to be Referred

We have an open referral process which means referrals to the service may come from a variety of sources including Healthcare Workers, Social Work Services, Voluntary Organisations as well as adults and/or their Families & Carers. All referrals should be made with our referral form below and sent to: cldt@inverclyde.gov.uk YOu can also post the form – guidance

Inverclyde Community Learning Disability Team Referral / Cross Referral Form

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens once I’m referred?

Your referral is discussed at our weekly team meeting and if accepted is allocated to the most appropriate professionals. You will received a call back to discuss this referral and be updated with next steps.