 Our aim is to: Promote your health and social well  Social Work support to Carers –a The Social Work Service offers: being of older people and their carers in social worker may complete or help the community. someone in a significant caring role help To the Service User: a carer a Carers Assessment with the  Our Service: Carer’s consent.  Information and advice about community The service is available for frail older services / resources people, people with a mental illness aged  Adult Safeguarding:  Comprehensive assessment of need over 65 (or those aged under 65 with a A social worker may become involved  Identification of goals diagnosis of dementia) within the where there is concern about the  Individual care plan, based on nee community or hospital settings. Our aim potential abuse of a vulnerable older  Counselling and emotional support is to respond flexibly to the needs of person. They will support the client and  Family and carer support older people and their carers in order to family and assist in completing a  Protection from abuse plan future care needs or assistance Protection Plan and liaison with other  Onward referral for other needs required . agencies.  Advocacy

 Social Work Support may be offered in

 The Social Worker Can Help You: the following complex situations: To Family and Carers: Family Conflict

 To live as independently as possible. Significant life changes i.e. change in  Support health, loss of independence.  Consultation  To make decisions about your future care Loss of spouse / close family member, particularly if you need to consider grief or adjusting to the loss of a loved  Information and advice sheltered housing, residential or nursing one.  A separate carer’s assessment home care.  Social work support may be offered to To Other Professionals:  In situations where you feel unable to do those clients and their carers awaiting a so yourself. psychiatric assessment regarding  Consultation possible diagnosis of dementia. We may  Joint Working / Shared Care also help beyond the diagnosis until the  Education / Training  Our Services: situation is stable or the person is People applying for a Residential/Nursing referred to the specialist worker where Home placement, a domiciliary care necessary. package can be offered a social work assessment however this may not be necessary in many cases.

Workers are based in the following  Hospital, offices. Please phone the office closest to  Dundonald your home: Social Work Department Tel 028 90484511  North Locality :

Bangor Administration Offices  Lagan Valley Hosptial

Newtownards Road Hillsborough Rd,

Bangor, BT20 4LB Tel 92665141

Telephone: 028 91456 8521

 Downe Hospital

and the Peninsula Area: Road

Ards Hospital

Church Street, Newtownards BT30 BT23 4AS Tel 02844613311 Telephone: 028 9181 2661

 Lisburn, Hillsborough and Dunmurry : Lisburn Health Centre Linenhall Street OLDER PEOPLE’S Lisburn, BT28 1LU Telephone: 028 9266 5181 SOCIAL WORK

 Downpatrick, Newcastle Ballynahinch SERVICE Community Services Pound Lane, Downpatrick BT30 6HY, Tel: 028 4461 3811 Community Services Main Street, Ballynahinch BT24 8DN, Tel: 028 9756 5456

Issue date Dec 2011