One of the world’s most advanced facilities for the assessment, treatment and care of offenders with a learning disability. This medium secure unit offers three wards (Lindisfarne, Wansbeck, and Cheviot) with unrivalled standards of care and treatment in a purpose built, self-contained environment containing patient living accommodation, occupation, recreation, leisure and individual therapy areas enclosed around a large, landscaped central courtyard.
The Kenneth Day Unit supports individuals to develop and maintain a lifestyle which is incompatible with offending. This is done through facilitating a multidisciplinary approach, including specialist input from psychiatry, psychology, nursing, speech and language, occupational therapy and social work.
The unit offers a comprehensive treatment programme, which incorporates a wide selection of needs based individual and group treatments as detailed below. These specific therapies are reinforced by a consistent environmental behavioural approach, which encourages individuals to display a positive outlook with respect to themselves and those around them.
Treatment consists of a variety of therapies including:
The theory behind the KDU based therapeutic work is a ‘restorative model’ which includes increasing self esteem, building inter-personal skills and learning new skills to increase self confidence.
How to get referred
Via Referrals Co-ordinator on 01670 394 203
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Cheviot Ward is one of three units within The Kenneth Day Unit which is part of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. It is a medium secure unit which offers assessment, care and treatment for male offenders.
