Role of voluntary organisations such as the Carers Trust in supporting carers who look after individuals with Learning Disabilities
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- Role of voluntary providers such as the Carers Trust in supporting carers who look after individuals with Learning Disabilities
- Provide advocacy services whereby they speak on behalf or represent the family with various agnecies perhaps to gain access to other services such as improved housing, grants, or benefits. They can also support carers by attending medical appointments with the carer and the individual to help explain medical jargon or provide advice regarding treatments discussed
- Provide respite services to enable family carers to get a break from caring and take some time out of their role which allows them to spend time with other family members and this in turn can enable them to recharge and cope better. They can also provide holisitc therapies and treatments to reduce stress and promote well-being for carers, such as aromatherapy, reflexology and massge etc
- Funding and providing workshops to enable parents/carers to develop the skills they need to deal with daily challenges, such as managing challenging behaviour or helping to improve their understanding of the learning disability they are dealing with, which i turn can reduce anxiety and enable the development of coping mechanisms. They can also provide advice, guidance and information e.g. about the disability and how to manage it, the support available and how to access it
- Lobby the government on behalf of service users and carers for better suppoer and resources to be provided by the health and social care providers, This means to influence politicians to act in some way for the good of the community or interest represented by the voluntary organisation
- Provide day centres where a service user with a learning disability can attend and have opportunities to meet with other people whilst providing the carer with an opportunity to have free time
- Services are usually free, or for a very nominal cost, so carers who look after an individual with learning disabilities can experience help and support which they might otherwise not be able to afford e.g. luncheon clubs, heating oil etc
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