Bubbles.. Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Does anyone have a support worker? What do they do? My CPN asked if I want one and I need to let her know next week, I can't find much info about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havehope Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 why don't you ask her bubbles ?? I`m sure she wouldn't mind telling you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles.. Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Yeah I will do when I see her on Sunday I was curious now really Lol, I did forget to ask the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morethanme Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think a support worker helps you manage everyday tasks or with family and home tasks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyheartemma Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think support worker means different things to different people. In my mh place it seems to be a blanket term for anyone who gives you any kind of support- my social worker and therapist were both support workers. Your cpn probably has something more specific than that in mind but it's hard to be sure what. But I can understand about wanting to know what it means right now, it's hard to know if you want one if you don't know what it is. Every cmht should have a welcome pack or something that explains all these terms, they can be really confusing for professionals as well as clients. Once my drama therapist asked who my 'key worker' was, I had never heard the term before but I said it was probably him as he was the only person who gave me support. But he was convinced that must be wrong because he said he wasn't a key worker so he got in contact with the cmht and they told him he was my key worker. So to the drama therapist it obviously meant someone who did a specific job but to the cmht as a whole it was just the person who gave me the most support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles.. Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I am meeting my new support worker tomorrow, CPN is introducing me to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artemis84 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Good luck Bubbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzybee Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I hope your new support worker is nice and you feel comfortable with her, plus she explains what her role with you is, so you feel more in the know :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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