Service User Involvement Service user involvement is an essential element in the development of treatment services for clients. For the last four months, service user involvement has been developing from strength to strength within Community Teams and Shared Care with a Forum established and 8 service user representatives actively attending. A Service User Representative Pack is in draft form that covers the policies, agreements of Turning Point. Service users have been instrumental in the development of the documentation and it creates a professional ethos for the work they are involved with. Support provided to service user reps by Project Coordinator and Team Leaders have included: Involvement to date - Participatory research into Wakefield District Community Treatment Services
- Participatory research into Wakefield District Needle Exchange Services
- Coordinating and providing drop in sessions at services
- Leading on research with clients into diverted Methadone
- Consultation on User & Carer and Harm Reduction Strategies
- Delegates – Wakefield & Leeds Shared Care Event
- Member of Harm Reduction Strategic Action Group
- Member of KCMF Awards Panel
- Peer led Wakefield Art Group
- Organising and developing a library service - Wakefield
- Establishing a Service User Forum and support network
- Participating in Public Health Training Courses
- Participating in Tackling Drugs Day
- Attendance at NTA Regional Forum
Future Involvement - Writing report on diverted Methadone for SMCG (presentation in June 2007)
- Participating in Health Literacy Workshop and Training (June 2007)
- Leading on Health literacy research with clients (June 2007)
- Creating service user magazine
- Contributing to WISMS website
- Contributing to health needs assessment
- Design a glossary of terms (Jargon Buster) for clients
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