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| We proudly deliver individual, high quality and best value support to people with a wide range of needs. Our Learning Difficulties and Mental Health services provide support for nearly 2000 people from Aberdeenshire to Portsmouth. | CIC was founded in 1988. With the closure of long-stay hospitals, we saw the opportunity to provide each individual in the community with care and support based upon the principles of choice, dignity and respect (a precursor to the person-centred approaches we champion now).
Our staff teams receive excellent, in-depth training. This equips them to recognise and respond sensitively to the individual needs of the people who use our services.
Our ability to deliver best value and our growing reputation for succeeding in providing services where others have failed, makes us a preferred choice for purchasers.
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| My brother's "In Control" | | We received a letter from Ann from Newcastle, writing to tell us how the CIC In Control project that her brother is taking part in is helping him take charge of his life. Read Ann's letter... | |
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| | Physical and profound disabilities | | CIC support people with physical disabilities in a variety of settings. | Our focus is on what individuals can do and how we can help build on the abilities they have, to ensure they have an active life in the community.
CIC staff have skills, knowledge and experience in:
o moving and handling and tracking systems
o pressure area care
o parental feeding
o specialist diets
o promotion of independence and rehabilitation
o SMART-assistive technology
Further training is provided to meet particular needs: e.g: supporting individuals with spinal injuries; with multiple sclerosis; amputees and those with cerebral haemorrhage including those who have had strokes. We also support individuals receiving renal dialysis at home.
We work with local primary care teams including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists etc. Additionally, we link to Independent Living Centres and physical disability teams.
Read about our new service in Todlaw, Duns, Scotland. More... | |
| | | The governments green paper -'Independence well-being and choice...our vision for the future of social care for adults in England' is welcomed by CIC. This builds upon our existing work around the ongoing agenda from 'Valuing people'. Within Scotland we continue to support the implementation of 'The same as you' and work towards the Scottish Executive national programme to promote the new Mental Health Act. | |
| Autism | | CIC provide support for individuals on the Autistic Spectrum. CIC staff teams receive specialist training to ensure we deliver best quality support. | We are currently seeking accreditation with the National Autistic Society (NAS) for some of our services.
Our property services department provides additional expertise on housing planning and design specific to people on the autistic spectrum.
Read a feature published in Living Well magazine and Connecting Communities about our work on autism and employment. More... | |
| Childrens enablement services | | Our Children’s Enablement Services supports children with autism and learning difficulties to access activities within their community. | We focus on providing support with both life and social skills, including both health and emotional related needs. Our approach is child-centred and family focused, and our aim is to meet the needs of every child we support so they can reach their full potential.
Early Support, Every Child Matters green paper and the National Service Framework for Children informs CIC’s approach to this new service delivery. More... | |
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| Social inclusion and person centred approaches (PCA) - at the heart of all we do. | |
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