Service Details
Brief description:
The Haven provides comprehensive emotional, wellbeing and pre/post bereavement supportive services to individuals providing unpaid care to loved ones who are affected by life limiting illness.
Organisation name:
The Haven Caring Counselling Communication Centre
Type of break:
Carer Breaks
Care needs catered for:
Carer Support, Dementia, Medical Condition, Mental Health
Ages catered for:
Adults, Older Adults
How do people access your service:
Services are accessible through self-referral, signposts/ referrals from health and community partners are also accepted – there is no formal referral paperwork required. Haven support is accessible though our hybrid model of telephone, video and in-person based support from within our Haven centres.
Services are accessible by pre-booked appointment.
Full service description:
The Haven's comprehensive programme of services aim to improve clients’ emotional and mental health and wellbeing; build resilience; provide carers with a break from their caring role; and promote and increase self-management skills development.
•Emotional support session, providing clients with dedicated time and space to discuss and process their worries and challenges related to illness, caring and bereavement.
•Wellbeing Sessions - Pre-arranged or ad hoc telephone/video sessions to touch base, check on self-management progress and empower clients to sustain progress towards outcomes. These sessions also provide opportunities to gain feedback and evaluation of wellbeing activities and to identify new/changing needs to help inform their programme of care moving forward.
•Self-management wellbeing sessions – designed to support and empower clients to develop self-management strategies which support their wellbeing, including for example mindfulness practices, therapeutic breathing techniques and guided visualisation for relaxation.
•Relaxation, hands-on therapy sessions - including aromatherapy massage, reflexology, oncology massage and therapeutic touch for people living with dementia.
•Wellbeing resources aim to support the development of self management coping strategies and improve wellbeing.
Price information:
All services are provided free of charge.
Organisation providing this information:
The Haven
Quality Assurance Accreditation:
OSCR
Accessibility Details
Dementia Adaptations:
Staff training
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