Learning disabilities

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How are the services accessed?

Social Services has a duty under the “Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970” to keep a register of people who have a learning disability on Anglesey.

The definition of learning disability adopted within the learning disabilities services is that used in “Health of a Natio: A Strategy for people with Learning Disabilities (1995)”

• reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence) and
• reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning) and
• which started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development

To access services people will need to be assessed against these criteria and their names recorded on the Anglesey Learning Disabilities Register.

A multidisciplinary assessment will be undertaken which includes:

• a social assessment of a persons’ needs in relation to maintaining an adequate standard of independent living in the community
• a nursing adaptive behaviour/skills assessment
• a psychology assessment of cognitive abilities

What Happens Next?

People eligible for the Learning Disability Register will be allocated a case manager to:

• co-ordinate an assessment of the individual and his/her family’s needs
• develop a care plan
• implement, monitor and adjust the plan as necessary;
• formally review the plan at least once every year

The level of service provided will be determined by the complexity of need, the need for a multidisciplinary response, and the capacity of the service user and/or carer to manage the identified need. The Learning Disability Team has a number of specialists that can advise and provide these services including:

• social work case managers
• health case managers
• community nurses
• review and resource co-ordinator
• occupational therapist
• music therapist
• speech therapist
• physiotherapist
• psychologist
• training advisor

Carers are also entitled to receive support. A carer is a person who looks after a relative or friend who has a learning disability, and subsequently, may need assistance.

The case manager will take into consideration the carers’ needs when assessing the needs of the person with a learning disability. Carers can also request a separate assessment of their needs.

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