Intensive Support Team

About us

The Intensive Support Team (IST) is a multidisciplinary team that supports both adults and children with a learning disability and behaviours described as challenging or complex. People accessing the service often have a level of need that cannot be safely managed by:

What we do

The IST provides focused support for people with complex needs. This is done through:

  • Specialist assessment
  • Tailored interventions
  • Care planning
  • Support strategies

Support is co-ordinated in partnership with:

  • Service users
  • Carers and families
  • Statutory and non-statutory organisations, including housing, care support, and both primary and secondary healthcare services

Approach to support

The IST works with people for a short, focused period of time. Support is:

  • Person-centred, aiming to understand the individual’s needs
  • Focused on the functions behind behaviours
  • Built on positive behaviour support (PBS) principles
  • Aimed at improving quality of life and
  • Reducing unnecessary admissions to assessment and treatment units, or avoiding the need for a change in a person’s residential setting

Who is in the team

The Intensive Support Team includes:

  • Team Manager
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Assistant Psychologist
  • Behavioural Nurses
  • Behavioural Assistant Practitioners
  • Behavioural Therapist
  • Behavioural Specialist
  • Speech and Language Therapist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Commissioning Lead

Important information

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