At the recovery college at Priory learning disability and autism services (LDAs) in Norfolk, we aim to help our patients regain confidence within their existing skills.
Patients will participate in the development of their skills alongside the engagement in their core assessment and treatment sessions. These are delivered by our multidisciplinary team (MDT) through both individual and group therapeutic treatment programmes, and supported by participation in the on-site or community-based real work opportunities (RWOs). These include employment, voluntary placements and the recovery college.
The recovery college courses that we run have been designed to enable patients to work towards their individual recovery goals and are delivered in an educational, supportive and inclusive setting.
The courses are co-produced and have proven to be a safe place to meet other patients and socialise.
Our recovery college courses
Our recovery college courses include:
- Basic maths skills
- Culture cooking
- Mission fit
- Bird watching
- Cooking from scratch
The skills that you can learn as part of our recovery college include:
- How to work as a team
- How to share ideas
- Problem solving
- Building upon your confidence and self-esteem
- Communication
- Independence
- Daily living skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
The services
Burston House provide a service for adults male who are 18+, with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability. The service consists of two low secure wards:
- Kestrel: low secure admission ward (15 beds)
- Eagle: low secure step-down (eight beds)
- Rectory House: eight beds
Lombard House is a nine-bedded high dependency unit (HDU) highly specialist community rehabilitation hospital for adult males. The main house is able to accommodate seven patients and the Lombard House flats offer an extended care pathway for two patients.
Richmond House is an eight-bedded HDU highly specialist community rehabilitation hospital for adult females.
The community rehabilitation services offer treatment for patients who have a history of forensic risk and/or offending behaviour, who have a learning disability and other conditions, which may include autism, personality disorders and mental health conditions.