CMSS - Skills Development Centre For People with Disabilities
Referrals
What to do if you are interested in a placement at the Skills Development Centre
You may ring the Skills Development Centre to arrange an informal visit. You will find our phone number on the contact page of this website. We will make you an appointment and you will be shown around the centre by one of the Clients. This visit will take about an hour.
Once you have seen the Centre and would like to apply for a placement you will be asked to fill in an application form. Referrals can be made through your Social Worker (you will need to contact your Social Worker to get funding for an assessment approved) or privately, in which case you will cover the cost of the assessment. If you wish to fund your placement through Direct Payments we will be more than happy to assist you in the process.
Once we have received your application form and the funding for your assessment is approved, CMSS will make an appointment for a 2 day assessment.
During the 2 day assessment you will be given a full timetable of activities and the staff will focus on your abilities. They will then write an assessment and all the individual recommendations make up the final assessment report. Existing clients at The Skills Development Centre will also have an input in your assessment report and they cover your hobbies, interests and social abilities. Based on this report the Skills Development Centre will decide whether we can offer you a person-centred service.
Once we offer you a placement we need to establish whether funding is available for your placement. The fee for attending the Skills Development Centre is a standard daily fee that includes a cooked lunch and refreshments in the morning and afternoon. If you live very far, there maybe an additional transport fee or if you require learning, one to one or dietary support there may also be an extra fee. Do not worry too much about this as we will talk to you about all of this.
Once the funding, is confirmed the Skills Development Centre will contact you with a starting date.
Please note the Skills Development Centre has a waiting list for wheelchair users, but please ring and check to see how long the waiting list is.
Assessment Form
Click the PDF icon to download a CMSS assessment form. Right click and select 'Save Target As...' to save the PDF file to your hard drive. Then you can print off and post to your assessment form to us.
CMSS Latest News
Updated June 2010
Jamboree 2010
Would you like to be involved in a fun packed day for all the family? If your answer is yes then your in luck. CMSS's Jamboree is only three weeks away. On Saturday 3rd July we will be hosting our anual event, with activities ranging from live music, Tombola, horse racing, raffles, food, bbq, Bar and much much more. So come on down and have some fun in the name of a good cause. If you would like to make a contribution or sponsor any part of this event then please contact Naheed on 0208 8663711 or naheedjudge@hotmail.com
CMSS Lease
We are pleased to announce that our CMSS lease has been renewed for another 5 years until September 2014. This will enable us to further develop and utilise our independent living skills area and our computer suite.
PLEASE HELP!
We are currently looking for a community based building in Central Harrow for our Harrow Community Links Project. This will need to be accessible with accessible, disabled toilets, and be available Monday to Friday 9am-3pm. If you know of any building or large hall, which is available, or is likely to become available in the near future, please contact Betty Morris or Naheed Judge on 02088663711 for further details.
Can you help?
Have you been attending CMSS for 50 years? Has your family been involved with CMSS for many years? We are currently in the process of publishing a book about the history of CMSS and we need any old newspaper cuttings, photographs, letters, or anyting related to the history of CMSS. Please could you forward these to Betty Morris and we will photocopy them with your permission, and give the originals back to you.
Northwood Project Piloted Sept 09
We have implemented our 5th Community Based Northwood Service to provide a service to those clients who require a programme of less physically demanding activities.