Learning Difficulties Services
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The South Gloucestershire Learning Difficulties
Service (SGLDS) is a joint service between
the South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust
and South Gloucestershire Council Community
Care and Housing Department.
The SGLDS pays for services for people with
learning difficulties living in South Gloucestershire.
It also pays for services for people who don't
live in South Gloucestershire but are care
managed by in South Gloucestershire Community
Care and Housing Department.
The Services are delivered by a number of
different providers.
The services are written about below.
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Art & Drama Therapy
Art and Drama Therapy helps the person with learning
difficulties to explore their emotions and feelings.
The art and drama happens in a safe place. It
helps people when they are having a difficult
time or things are changing for them. more
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Day activities
Day activities are services which support people
with learning difficulties to do activities during
the day.more
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Forensic
Forsensic services work with people with learning
difficulties who have have committed a crime or
who might commit a crime. A crime is when you
break the law. It helps them work out why they
do wrong things.more
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Housing related support
Housing related support is support to help people
with learning difficulties to live in their home.more
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Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy involves the use of warm water for soothing pains and treating things like arthritis.more
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In-Patient Assessment and Treatment (Bath
& North East Somerset PCT)
This service looks after people with learning
difficulties when they need to be in a safe place
in hospital. This is usually when they are having
mental health support needs. This is often when
people are having problems with their mind. The
service is only used when they can not be looked
after at home.more
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Music Therapy
Music therapy uses music to help people with
learning difficulties to communicate with others
and tell others how they feel. The music happens
in a safe place. It helps people when they are
having a difficult time or things are changing
for them. It can help people who behave in ways
other people find difficult.more
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Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics helps people to be healthy
by eating and drinking well. more
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Psychiatry
Pyschiatry is a service that can help you if
have mental health support needs. This is when
you have a problem with your mood, thoughts or
behaviour. Pyschiatrists are doctors.more
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Pyschology
Psychology is a service that can help people
to understand themselves.
Psychologists help people to understand their
thoughts and feelings and how they behave. more
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Supporting Independence
Supporting independence helps people with learning difficulties develop skills to become more independent. |
