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Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre

At the Recovery Centre we seek to provide an alternative to institutional care and look after the whole person, not just their diagnosis.

We welcome people to the Recovery Centre who really want to work with us towards their recovery, by building up skills, knowledge, support networks and confidence in themselves to move on successfully to their own accommodation in the community.

Extensive investment over the past year has seen the conversion of a number of single rooms into flats and studio apartments, the creation of a safe house / crisis bed for individuals needing to move to a safe place for a short period of time, and an upgrading of all facilities within the building.

The Recovery Centre can now accommodate up to 23 service users, who at any one time may represent a range of different ages, though new referrals tend to be of a younger age than was previously the case.

Our staff have experience in supporting adults in the following specialised areas:

severe and enduring mental health needs
mental health service users with forensic history
dual diagnosis
challenging behaviour
acute mental health needs.

Our aim is to assist people in the Recovery Centre to take control of their lives and move forward. We aim to achieve this through recovery ethos which develops positive self-esteem and self-image. The Recovery Centre programme that each of our service user will participate in reinforces this. Learning about practicing recovery is a basic part of the Recovery Centre experience.

Person-centred support plans are individually tailored to the service user to maximise their recovery. This includes:

providing support to help service users take control of their lives and regain confidence, in order to live independently
helping service users to integrate into society, working closely with families, relatives and relevant agencies
providing assistance with social and life skills and gaining access to education and employment opportunities, according to the individual's needs, at a pace comfortable to them
developing an individually customised support plan for each person receiving support, which is regularly monitored and reviewed, as appropriate to their requirements.

We offer help in the following ways:

self-management of domestic routines, such as budgeting, shopping, cooking and cleaning
attendance at meetings
the development of structure in a person's day or week, through employment, social and educational activities
supporting people to use local amenities such as public transport, leisure facilities and libraries
supervising and monitoring people's medication and prompting self-medication
supporting realistic future goals and targets according to individuals' needs and capabilities
supporting and encouraging individuals to make informed choices on their treatment and care.

Pets as Therapy - regular visitors at the Recovery Centre

How to access our services

Most of our referrals currently come from the wards at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness. We also receive self-referrals and referrals through GPs, and we are open to applications from other areasd inthe Highlands, and from Community Mental Health teams.

We expect the referrer to give us Single Shared Assessment documentation to help us get started in planning support for a service user. References are also obtained from each prospective Recovery Centre service user in order to give us a better understanding of their current circumstances. This information then helps us to provide the service user with appropriate support.

You can download the following documents in PDF format:

Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre information leaflet

Assessment and Selection Procedure

Application for Service at Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre

Referral to Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre

To see the Recovery Centre Annual Report 2006 - 2007, please visit the publications page

Recovery - what we mean by the term "recovery" at Birchwood Highland.

Person centred planning - what a person centred plan is.

Our Contact Details

Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre
Muirfield Lane
Inverness
IV2 4AX
Telephone: (01463) 716 600
Fax: (01463) 231 222.

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Head Office: 5 Wells Street, Inverness IV3 5JT | Tel: 01463 236507 Fax: 01463 236522
Email: info@birchwoodhighland.org.uk
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND 105400 | SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SC003198
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.: In This Section Back to Previous .: What's New We have published a new handbook for volunteers (pdf file), containing information about the company, its policies and procedures and the terms and conditions associated with volunteering. 2007/08 Annual Reports from all our services are now available.	.: Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre At the Recovery Centre we seek to provide an alternative to institutional care and look after the whole person, not just their diagnosis. We welcome people to the Recovery Centre who really want to work with us towards their recovery, by building up skills, knowledge, support networks and confidence in themselves to move on successfully to their own accommodation in the community. Extensive investment over the past year has seen the conversion of a number of single rooms into flats and studio apartments, the creation of a safe house / crisis bed for individuals needing to move to a safe place for a short period of time, and an upgrading of all facilities within the building. The Recovery Centre can now accommodate up to 23 service users, who at any one time may represent a range of different ages, though new referrals tend to be of a younger age than was previously the case. Our staff have experience in supporting adults in the following specialised areas: severe and enduring mental health needs mental health service users with forensic history dual diagnosis challenging behaviour acute mental health needs. Our aim is to assist people in the Recovery Centre to take control of their lives and move forward. We aim to achieve this through recovery ethos which develops positive self-esteem and self-image. The Recovery Centre programme that each of our service user will participate in reinforces this. Learning about practicing recovery is a basic part of the Recovery Centre experience. Person-centred support plans are individually tailored to the service user to maximise their recovery. This includes: providing support to help service users take control of their lives and regain confidence, in order to live independently helping service users to integrate into society, working closely with families, relatives and relevant agencies providing assistance with social and life skills and gaining access to education and employment opportunities, according to the individual's needs, at a pace comfortable to them developing an individually customised support plan for each person receiving support, which is regularly monitored and reviewed, as appropriate to their requirements. We offer help in the following ways: self-management of domestic routines, such as budgeting, shopping, cooking and cleaning attendance at meetings the development of structure in a person's day or week, through employment, social and educational activities supporting people to use local amenities such as public transport, leisure facilities and libraries supervising and monitoring people's medication and prompting self-medication supporting realistic future goals and targets according to individuals' needs and capabilities supporting and encouraging individuals to make informed choices on their treatment and care. How to access our services Most of our referrals currently come from the wards at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness. We also receive self-referrals and referrals through GPs, and we are open to applications from other areasd inthe Highlands, and from Community Mental Health teams. We expect the referrer to give us Single Shared Assessment documentation to help us get started in planning support for a service user. References are also obtained from each prospective Recovery Centre service user in order to give us a better understanding of their current circumstances. This information then helps us to provide the service user with appropriate support. You can download the following documents in PDF format: Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre information leaflet Assessment and Selection Procedure Application for Service at Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre Referral to Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre To see the Recovery Centre Annual Report 2006 - 2007, please visit the publications page Recovery - what we mean by the term "recovery" at Birchwood Highland. Person centred planning - what a person centred plan is. Our Contact Details Birchwood Highland Recovery Centre Muirfield Lane Inverness IV2 4AX Telephone: (01463) 716 600 Fax: (01463) 231 222. Back to the top>
Head Office: 5 Wells Street, Inverness IV3 5JT \| Tel: 01463 236507 Fax: 01463 236522 Email: info@birchwoodhighland.org.uk A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND 105400 \| SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SC003198 Design by Identity Design \| Supported by Open Brolly.