Services’ News
Within Aspire’s Greater Glasgow services this has been a year of changes and development. Community Services have implemented a new management structure which has meant changes of roles to comply with the Joint Protocol being introduced by Glasgow City Council. A new manager has been recruited to the Service to lead this initiative.
A new Resettlement service has opened in Purdon St, Partick. This service offers 17 resettlement places. The new service is in an ideal location for facilitating community inclusion for occupants.
Aspire’s Direct Access Services are thriving with the introduction of occupants’ meetings. These have encouraged further involvement of occupants in the services and the production of a monthly newsletter, “The Wee Blether”. An excellent mural has been designed and put into place at the entrance to our Copland Rd service following a joint initiative by occupants and staff. At the Hillhead St Service the occupants have been preparing meals together and are publishing their own book of recipes.
The ‘On Board’ Group consists of representatives from each of the Glasgow Services, all of whom are receiving developmental support from Aspire. This group encourages individuals to have their say about all issues affecting the services and promotes collaborative involvement in recruitment, staff training and planning and evolving services.
The ‘Active’ Service in South Lanarkshire which developmentally supports individuals who have Alcohol Related Brain Injury has had the service contract agreed for another year. As a part of its work, the Service works closely with South Lanarkshire Council and the NHS to assist people with ARBI, who are currently in Care Homes, to return to the community with appropriate support packages.
In North Lanarkshire our Supported Living Service continues to grow in its developmental support to individuals affected by learning disabilities, autism, and/or physical disabilities, to live fulfilling lives. The service is highly personalised and, working closely with families where appropriate, promotes the maximum degree of self-directed support in respect of individuals being “in control” of their lives and making best use of their budgets allocated from social work services.
