Supporting mental health service users with DLA claims
Half day
Background
This half day practical workshop will focus on how you can support mental health service users to ensure they are getting the right amount of benefit. A DLA award can make a significant difference toaservice user'sincome and quality of life. It can be paid to someone whether or not they are in work, education or training, enabling people to do some of things they may have found impossible before. Yet the process of claiming DLA and maintaining that DLA entitlement can be very stressful and seen as unhelpful to the therapeutic process of recovery.
Aims
To provide practical ways for you to support service users to claim and maintain their DLA entitlement.
Contents
- Tactics on completing the claim form
- Your role with providing good supporting evidence
- Renewals
- Changes of circumstances
- Reviews and appeals
Suitable for
Health and social care staff who support or advise people with mental health problems. In particular, supported housing, community mental health, assertive outreach and crisis intervention teams.
No prior knowledge needed.
What participants said last year
"Good overview - interesting with practical content"
"the hanouts and example letters will really help with completing the form"
"Would recommend others to do this course"
This page was last updated on 4 October 2009
