A Community Learning Disability Team
(CTALD) is made up of Health and
Social Services workers
They can give help and advice to
people with learning disabilities and
their carers living in Somerset
CTALDs can support you to choose
How you would like
to live your life
What you want to
achieve
How to stay safe
CTALDs operate a
referral system
This means that
people who know
you, like your
family or doctor,
can ask for help
Or, you can ask
for help in writing
or by phone
A member of our team
will come and visit you
and talk about what you
need help with
This is written down and
is called an assessment
We will decide if we
can help
We will talk with you
about who might help
We might check to see
if you need to pay for
some services
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Not everyone can
have help
If we can’t help
we will tell you
who can
If we can help, we
can talk with you
about how
If you agree, we will
also talk with your
family, carers or
advocate
Help may be
Assessments,
including carers
assessments
Advice and information
Individual treatment
and therapy
Preparing for
adulthood
Reviews
Referral to other
services
We can help if
you are over
18 and have a
learning
disability
But
To get help from Social
Care you must…
Live in Somerset in your
own home
Or live in a care home
and need help to keep
safe and happy
And
To get Health Services you must have a
doctor in Somerset
The rules say
You must have a
learning disability
which started at
birth or in early
childhood
You must need
help to keep safe
and happy
You must find it difficult to
understand new or
complex information
You must find it difficult to
learn new skills
You must need help to
learn and understand
You should need
help with speaking
and listening
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And things like…
washing
dressing
cooking
going out
getting a job
Social workers
Give advice and
information
Help you to help
yourself during
times of difficulty or
change in your life
Social workers
Promote choice,
rights, control and
independence
Protect vulnerable
people
Social workers
Work with you and
your family/carer to
assess your needs
and plan your
support
Work with you to
review your support,
usually once a year,
but more often if
needed
Social workers
Will ask about what
is important to you?
Will ask you what
you want to achieve?
Social workers
Support you to lead an
ordinary life
Support you to have
friends and relationships.
Support you to have a
social life
Support you to be
independent
Support you to spend time
doing worthwhile things
Social workers can ask other people
to help you
Stay healthy and safe
Find and keep a job or
be a volunteer
Find and keep a home
Be supported with
tenancy rights and
responsibilities.
Community Learning Disability Nurses
Advise you on how to
keep healthy
Support you if you have
epilepsy
Support you with your
medication
Support you if you have
dementia
Give you advice and
information
Psychiatrists
Speak to you and your
family about anything that
is upsetting or worrying
you
Help with problems like
behaviour, eating, sleep,
mental illness, memory
and epilepsy
Help with your assessment
and information
Learning Disability Occupational Therapists
Work out what help you
need
Help you choose things
you like doing
Help you feel ‘just right’
Help you move on
Help you keep your
skills
Speech and Language Therapists
Support you to make choices
and say what you want
Support you with eating and
drinking
Support you when you are
upset
Speak up in the right way
Use signs, symbols and
Photos
Teach others how to support you
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Physiotherapists
Give you equipment
to move around
Help with mobility
(walking)
Provide therapeutic
trampolining
Help you get the right
shoes, boots, splints
Help you keep
comfortable using
24-hour postural
management
Teach people how to
support you
Psychologists
Can talk with you if you are
• Anxious
• Depressed
• Sad
• Frightened
• Angry
Support you and your
carers to understand
and help you
Can teach others how
to help you
The Better Health Team
Help you learn about health
and keeping well
Help with your Health Action
Plan
Give you a health check
Teach staff who support you
about your health and
medical conditions
Support you to make choices
about your health
The Rapid Intervention Team
Provide assessment
and treatment for
people who have
highly complex
challenging behaviour
and mental health
needs
CTALD contact details
South Somerset CTALD
Fiveways Resource Centre, Ilchester Road,
Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BB
℡ Phone 01935 70600
Taunton CTALD
Six Acres Resource Centre, Six Acres Close,
Roman Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2BD
℡ Phone 01823 257908
CTALD contact details
Sedgemoor and West Somerset CTALD
Parkway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RL
℡ Phone 01278 454300
Mendip CTALD
Frome Resource Centre, Manor Road,
Frome, Somerset, BA11 4BS
℡ Phone 01373 456500