Adult Community Learning Disabilities Team

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You can find information about Intensive Interaction here: https://www.intensiveinteraction.org/

Or speak to a member of the Speech and Language team from the Adult Learning Disability Service.

The Adult Community Learning Disabilities Team work with people over 18 who have a GP in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We offer:

Assessment, treatment and support to people who find it difficult to access other health services because of their learning disability.
Support /advice to other health services when they find it hard to provide the right support to people because of their learning disability.

We are a team of different health professionals who work together to think about the health needs of the whole person.

Nurses

Support Workers

Clinical Psychologists

Occupational Therapists

Speech and Language Therapists

Physiotherapists

Dietician

Psychiatrists

We work with people who have a learning disability and:

We pledge:

To treat people and their families with dignity, value their wishes and listen to them
To provide high quality services
To reduce health inequalities
To work together with the support network around the person to increase their confidence and capability to safely meet the person’s needs and ensure a good quality life
To be clear with others about who we are and what we do
To keep the person at the centre of their care.