Adult Learning Disability Service
Social Workers
Can help you with:
- understanding how you can get support
- talking to you about your needs, this is called an assessment
- making a support plan with you
- getting you the services you need
- speaking up and knowing your rights
- working together to keep you safe
Community Nurses
Can help you with:
- your health, both your body and mind
- your sexual health
- giving you medicines to make you feel better
- support in your home and community
Hospital Liaison Nurse
Can help you with:
- your health, both your body and mind
- your sexual health
- giving you medicines to make you feel better
- getting ready to come into hospital and helping you when you leave
- communication during your time in hospital
- asking for more time at your appointments
Psychiatry
Can help you with:
- finding out if you have a mental health problem that can be treated
- helping you to understand your mental health problem
- making a treatment plan and giving you medicines if you need them
- helping you to make the right lifestyle changes to keep you and your mind healthy
Positive Behaviour Support
Can help you with:
- communicating your wants and needs
- helping others understand you
- helping others support you
- improving your quality of life
Physiotherapy
Can help you with:
- walking and exercise
- muscle strength
- aches and pains
- helping you sit well in your wheelchair if you use one
Psychology
Can help you and your family with:
- understanding how your past can make you feel today
- talking about your feelings and thoughts
- learning how to cope with your feelings
- having positive relationships
Speech and Language Therapy
Can help you with:
- talking, signing and listening
- using objects, pictures and communications aids to help you get your message across to other people
- eating and drinking safely
Occupational Therapy
Can help you with:
- getting better at daily living skills
- changing your home so it is safe or supporting you to move to a new home
- giving you the right wheelchair or aids for your needs
- understanding and supporting your sensory needs
How to contact us
You will need to telephone SPOR (Single Point of Referral) and ask for a form.
Fill out the form and post or email it back to us.
Your family or support staff can do this for you if you say it is okay.
Post it to:
SPOR HSC24
2nd Floor
28 - 30 The Parade Building
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 QQ
We will send you an appointment letter in the post, or call you on your phone.
Sometimes we can see you quickly.
Other times you will be on a waiting list.
We can get very busy.
We have not forgotten about you.
Questions and complaints
If things go wrong and you are not happy with our services:
If you are worried about your health call your doctor or nurse.
If it is an emergency call Emergency Services.
Jersey Adult Autism Service (JAAS)
Jersey Adult Autism Service
Health and Community Services
2nd Floor
Eagle House
Don Road
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 4QD
Tel: 01534 445723
Email: JAAS@health@gov.je
Where to go
- Name
- Adult Learning Disability Service
Other Details
Availability
- Age Ranges
- up to the age of 18 years
- Referral required
- Yes