Therapeutic Services: Welcome

Vocational Therapy Creative Therapy Employment Skills Counselling Employment Seeker Training Maintain Health & Wellbeing Work Experience Variety of Life-Skills Courses Volunteering

Our aim is to help people who are going through a
difficult time emotionally, for whatever reason,
or who are recovering from any form of mental ill health.

Vocational Therapy

Vocational Therapy is the core activity at Teamwork and has been proven over many years to achieve the outcomes below and more. Representing a true work environment, the opportunity to develop inner strengths and inter-personal skills is matched by the development of work skills and social networking.

• Build self confidence

• Build self esteem

• Group working develops social inclusion and social skills

• Build work skills

• Build Management/Supervision skills and understanding

• Reduce isolation through meaningful activity.

Creative Therapy

Creative therapy is provided in parallel to Vocational Therapy and uses the medium of Arts, Crafts and Personal Training as an activity. Suitable for for those who are more interested in creativity, it is intended to supplement the core activities at Teamwork.

• Build self confidence

• Build self esteem

• Group working develops social inclusion and social skills

• Build creative skills

• Interesting & enjoyable activity

• Develop life skills and independence

Employment Skills

A range of shorter modules (typically 3 – 6 months) designed to enhance the basic and practical skills an individual needs to seek employment.   Tailored to personal needs, the courses can be carried out one after another or combined in one course.

These activities are aimed at those who have little or no experience of employment in a commercial setting.

• Develop skills to enhance employability of the individual

• Build knowledge of work ethics that employers look for

• Build work skills and productivity in a real work environment

• Develop communication skills

• Modules to suit all needs

Counselling

Teamwork has developed an excellent reputation in providing Counselling sessions. The demand for counselling is growing and is an indicator of it’s success.  We offer a variety of counselling styles and consistency in approach.

• Assessment and recovery planning

• Person-Centred counselling (one-to-one)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Confidentiality

• Welcoming yet discrete setting

• Participate in group activities if required

Employment Seeker Training

 Teamwork offer a range of courses and training sessions to suit individual needs and improve their chances of successfully obtaining employment.

• CV writing Skills

• Job Seeking Training

• Develop Job Interview Skills

• Basic Computer Skills

• Internet Access

Maintain Health and Wellbeing

Vocational day care that maintains individual abilities and behaviours by regular and structured activity.  Combats isolation and boredom that can lead to serious deterioration of abilities and behaviour.  Vocational day care is organised and gives the individual plenty of scope to learn and maintain skills, behave in a group environment and receive guidance and management of activity/objectives.

• Structured day activity

• Meaningful Day activity

• Stimulating and challenging

• Sharpen and maintain Skills

• Enhance mood and personal wellbeing

• Build /maintain social skills and friendship

• Develop life skills and independence

Work Experience

• Experience from a Carer/Support Worker perspective

• Experience from Client / Member perspective

• Develop an understanding of real work environment

• Dispel myths and false beliefs

• Enhance work skills and understanding

Volunteering

Volunteering has a double effect of helping others but also achieves most of the benefits of the above services for the volunteer. It is intended to meet the needs of those who wish to engage in a challenging activity to combat isolation or generate a feeling of doing something worthwhile.

• Structured day activity

• Meaningful Day activity

• Stimulating and challenging

• Sharpen and maintain Skills

• Enhance mood and personal wellbeing

• Build /maintain social skills and friendship

• Develop life skills and independence

In addition to all the above, we offer access to a wide variety of training courses covering life skills and vocational skills.