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PROFESSIONALS SECTION
Making a referral
- Intake Triage clinics are run jointly with the Drug and Alcohol Services Huntingdonshire (DASH) and Drinksense. They are held at the Drinksense site.
- Third party referrals are accepted from GPs, Social Services, CPNs, housing providers and other professionals involved with clients.
- Referrals can only be accepted with Client consent.
- Referrals must be received in writing via post or fax
- Clients can also refer themselves to any of our services, via telephone attendance at one of our Walk-in sessions (see contacts page for details)
What happens after a referral?
- An appointment will be offered to the client for an Initial Assessment Interview. This interview will be with a trained worker.
- At the weekly team meeting assessments are discussed and suitable treatment options decided.
- The client is then advised of the decision, be it allocation of a keyworker for Counselling and Therapeutic services or referral onto DASH for detoxification, rehabilitation, occupation therapy and group support or referral to our Adult Outreach Services.
More than one of these options may be appropriate, so clients can receive more than one service at the same time. Equally during engagement with the Service the needs of the Client may change and they will be offered treatment options as necessary. All cases are constantly reviewed.
- We will keep you informed of progress with the client.
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lient confidentiality
Unless consent has been obtained from the client Drinksense are unable to disclose any information to you. This includes telling you if the client is attending our services, unless you referred them. You can ring us to discuss this further if you wish.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES
What can Drinksense offer you?
Drinksense can offer a fresh perspective to your students, designed to complement your teaching strategy.
We can deliver formal alcohol and harm minimisation information in a variety of settings, which include schools and youth clubs. These can be tailored to meet the needs of individual groups.
Key themes within the education and prevention work include:
- Alcohol and risk taking behaviour
- Alcohol, sexual health and teenage pregnancy
- Alcohol and anti-social behaviour
- Alcohol awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skill development
We also offer support to those working with young people to identify ways to improve awareness about the risks associated with alcohol misuse.
We accept referrals by e-mail, fax, letter or telephone. There is a charge for this service.
DRINKSENSE & THE NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) PARTNERSHIP
The partnership project operates in Peterborough, Huntingdon, Wisbech, March and Cambridge. A team of counsellors offer one-to-one counselling and support to individuals convicted of alcohol related offences.
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Referrals are made by probation officers; attendance may be a condition of a community order or licence, sessions take place on probation premises.
Work can continue for the entire length of an order or licence, if appropriate, and may include any of the following interventions:
- Alcohol reduction planning
- Alcohol awareness and education
- Counselling
- Goal setting and planning to change
- Help to develop coping strategies
- Support
- Relapse prevention
Drinksense partnership workers are also involved in delivery of the Probation Service accredited Drink Drive Programme.
Where appropriate, partnership workers liaise with Drinksense colleagues to provide any of the following services:
| In-patient detox |
(Peterborough & Fens) |
| Home detox |
(Peterborough & Fens) |
| Social support group |
(Peterborough) |
| Outreach support |
(Peterborough) |
| Clinical assessment, including mental health |
(Peterborough) |
HOW DO I CONTACT THE SERVICE?
Drinksense
1 Ferrars Road
Huntingdon
PE29 3DH
Tel: 01480 456956
Fax: 01480414416
We are currently unable to accept referrals via e-mail, or to enter into a dialogue on e-mail.
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