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Learning Disability Services
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Learning Disability Services



Who Can Help You Who Can Help You

People in the Community Team can help.

Community Teams are people who work together to help people with learning disabilities

To get help ring 0845 345 9133.

Social Worker
Social Worker

A social worker will:-

  • Find out what you need
  • Get the help you need
  • Find out what is going well
  • Find out what is not going well
  • Change things to help make them better

Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and
Language Therapist

A speech and language therapist will:-

  • Help you understand things
  • Help staff to keep you safe when you are eating and drinking

Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps you when you are upset

Pyschologist
Psychologist

A psychologist helps you when:-

  • You are upset
  • You are angry
  • You do not understand things

Community Nurse
Community
Nurse

A community nurse helps you stay well

Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist

A physiotherapist helps you walk and move better

Connexions
Connexions
Transitions Workers

A Connexions transitions worker helps teenagers to make choices about growing up



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