survey 4

Solutions
Listed below are some potential solutions to address this priority. The first 3 solutions assume that some services should have specialist, dedicated workers. Please score the solutions from the perspective of carers for people with learning disabilities

3 = Very Important
2 = Quite Important
1 = Not So Important

Solutions	Score
The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from people with learning disabilities
The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from carers

The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from professionals
Two access points (one in Wick and one in Thurso) for information for people with learning disabilities
Two access points (one in Wick and one in Thurso) for information for carers of people with learning disabilities
The access points to be in the town centre
The access points to provide a drop-in advice centre
The access points to be a base for a volunteer co-ordinator
The access points to be a base for an advocacy worker
The access points managed by people with learning disabilities
The access points to include a cafe
The access points to include computers
The access points to include access to employment options
The access points to include access to leisure options
Financial advice and support would be sought from organisations such as Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise
The service would work in partnership with employment and education services

In your opinion, if the solutions you have given the highest score to, were in place would this address priority three (specialist, dedicated workers for children, young people and adults to be identified within teams across services)?

Yes

Don’t know

Please add the solutions you feel are missing

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If you would like to provide any further comments on services for people with learning disabilities in Caithness, please write them here.

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Solutions

Score

The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from people with learning disabilities

The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from carers

The specialist dedicated worker identified to receive training from professionals

Two access points (one in Wick and one in Thurso) for information for people with learning disabilities

Two access points (one in Wick and one in Thurso) for information for carers of people with learning disabilities

The access points to be in the town centre

The access points to provide a drop-in advice centre

The access points to be a base for a volunteer co-ordinator

The access points to be a base for an advocacy worker

The access points managed by people with learning disabilities

The access points to include a cafe

The access points to include computers

The access points to include access to employment options

The access points to include access to leisure options

Financial advice and support would be sought from organisations such as Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise

The service would work in partnership with employment and education services