Help with practical difficulties

Attached to the community substance misuse team are support workers who are based across Aberdeenshire. The support workers work with you on tasks agreed in your care plan. These can include:

• helping you to sort out your finances (benefits, arrears etc.)
• confidence building (activities appropriate to the individual)
• help with household or family routines
• nutrition or healthy eating
• budgeting
• enabling you to establish activities away from the drug / drinking culture

Help from a support worker is arranged by your care manager and forms part of your care plan. There will initially be a time limit on this assistance.

Progress will be look at regularly with you and your care manager to determine how successful the work has been and what future work maybe required.