What Are the Long Term Benefits for Young People and the Wider Community?

The benefits of the service provided by The Centre are:

• Accurate assessment of strengths and weaknesses in a functional situation (as well as by the use of psychometric testing) and on an interdisciplinary and an ongoing basis.
• The development and promotion of cognitive, communication, social and emotional skills which are essential for an independent adult life and the development of compensatory strategies to assist with permanent deficits.
• A consistent, optimal approach by specialist education, therapy and care staff throughout the day and during social or leisure time for residential students.
• Initial and ongoing support for the families of these young people and those responsible for their education provision in order to ensure that their needs are met over the long term at their potential maximised.
• Improved educational achievement, progression opportunities and employment potential.
• Greater independence and less need for additional financial resources in the long term.
• The opportunity for the young people to gain the full benefit of a curriculum and support that will allow them to participate fully in wider society.
• Participation in the local community/economy.
• Provision of training to raise awareness of the issues and to empower educational professionals to meet the needs of these young people more appropriately on a nationwide basis.