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Adult Mental Health Services
The referral process
It is not possible to refer yourself to a course at the workshop. You must be
receiving secondary mental health services and have a vocational goal like those
outlined in this leaflet.
After your worker has completed the referral paperwork, we will contact you to
invite you to come and meet us and have a look around the workshop.
If you’ve got an interest in gardening, there is also an opportunity to get involved
with our gardening project, learn how to grow fruit and vegetables and manage
tubs and hanging baskets at certain times of the year.
Want to know more?
Please phone (01724) 275959 if you’d like to talk to someone about the
workshop.
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After the course
At the end of each course, every service user is supported on to the next stage of
their goal, and we support them to link to other agencies and organisations such
as health trainers, Voluntary Action North Lincs (VANL) and Mencap who can help
with the next part of the recovery journey.
Depending on their individual goals, people who have attended the workshop
have gone on to attend activity groups in the local community, part/full time
further education, voluntary work, work placements and even paid work.
North Lincolnshire Options Team Workshop
Receiving secondary mental health services?
On the road to recovery?
Ready to take the next step?
The North Lincolnshire Options Team Workshop offers activities
in a friendly, supported environment to people who are looking
to develop skills, build confidence and self-esteem.
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The Workshop
Activities on offer
The Workshop is based at Sandfield House in Ashby and provides a vocational
focused service for people in mental health recovery, who have goals such as
going to college, looking for employment, volunteering, or are interested in
taking part in another community-based activity, such as attending social groups.
We have a range of artistic and practical activities available. They are all designed
for beginners – so no previous experience is necessary.
People who attend the workshop are encouraged and supported to:
• Improve concentration.
• Build confidence in social situations.
• Learn self-coping skills in a positive, supportive environment.
We support service users to take part in:
•Woodwork
•Crafts
•Glasswork
All courses run for eight weeks. They are free and there is no charge for anything
made in the sessions.
• Regain skills as a stepping stone to work, education etc.
Activities are run in small groups in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and everyone is
encouraged to work at a pace that is comfortable to them.
When someone starts the course, their goal is recorded and used as the focus of
their time in the Workshop.
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