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Working with
vulnerable people

   Tenancy Services Meeting
         April 2005
          Cashain David
It’s about helping people !
How do we help ?
♦somewhere to live
♦emotional problems
♦getting through a crisis
♦a full life during the day
♦making and keeping
 friendships
More…
♦getting and holding down a
 job
♦getting a reasonable income
♦Someone to speak on their
 behalf
♦learning new skills
‘All this help is rooted in an
understanding of their culture or
           background’
Signs of vulnerability ?
♦ Rent arrears
♦ High incidence of neighbour
  disputes/complaints
♦ Disorganised lifestyle/environment
♦ Contact mainly through professional
  workers
♦ Police visits/call out to property
‘Treat your information with a
 health level of scepticism, as it
   could mean everything or
             nothing’
Sources of support / joint
working
♦ GPs surgeries, well man/woman
  clinics
♦ Police ‘Community officers’
♦ Community Mental health teams
♦ Age concern, Help aged local groups
♦ Local Drug action teams
♦ Churches, mosques, Gudwaras
Questions / Examples from your
         experience…..

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Working with vulnerable people

  • 1. Working with vulnerable people Tenancy Services Meeting April 2005 Cashain David
  • 3. How do we help ? ♦somewhere to live ♦emotional problems ♦getting through a crisis ♦a full life during the day ♦making and keeping friendships
  • 4. More… ♦getting and holding down a job ♦getting a reasonable income ♦Someone to speak on their behalf ♦learning new skills
  • 5. ‘All this help is rooted in an understanding of their culture or background’
  • 6. Signs of vulnerability ? ♦ Rent arrears ♦ High incidence of neighbour disputes/complaints ♦ Disorganised lifestyle/environment ♦ Contact mainly through professional workers ♦ Police visits/call out to property
  • 7. ‘Treat your information with a health level of scepticism, as it could mean everything or nothing’
  • 8. Sources of support / joint working ♦ GPs surgeries, well man/woman clinics ♦ Police ‘Community officers’ ♦ Community Mental health teams ♦ Age concern, Help aged local groups ♦ Local Drug action teams ♦ Churches, mosques, Gudwaras
  • 9. Questions / Examples from your experience…..