Coronavirus Update

31st January 2022

The Lifeworks office is now open for booked appointments only. To make an appointment, you must be a client or carer of Lifeworks. You can request an appointment by phone, email, or text. To make a new referral please contact us

To protect our staff, trustees, volunteers, and clients, we are not running any drop-in appointments or groups so we can limit numbers and maintain social distancing.

You must not attend if you feel unwell or have a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss/change in your sense of smell/taste. 

The carer and client groups are taking place remotely on Zoom or in the community.

Carer Groups:

  • Northwood Garden Centre Support Group
  • Middleport Matters Support Group
  • @21 Leek
  • Hazel Trees Carer Group
  • Trentham Gardens meet up
  • Zoom Support and Chat Group

Client Groups:

  • Walks at Westport Lake or other local parks.
  • Community Junction Client Meetup
  • Zoom Quiz Nights
  • Pool Afternoon

For more information see Calendar

Carer Feedback

Lifeworks Covid Support Leaflets

Working with Keele University students Lifeworks produced some leaflets giving advise and guidance regarding how to cope during the pandemic.

Carers Guide COVID-19

CPP - understanding autism

Lifeworks Survival Guide On ADHD Brochure

Local Covid support information

StokeonTrentTogether - Community Support Network https://corona19.vast.org.uk/ 01782 234234. communities@stoke.gov.uk 

​Newcastle-under-Lyme - Covid-19 Helpline - Realise Charity - Covid-19 (realisefoundation.org.uk) Call: 01782 717717 

Staffordshire County Council

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Coronavirus/Help-and-support/Help-and-support.aspx 

​South Staffordshire - The South Staffordshire COVID-19 helpline: 01902 696499 Email: Covid-19@sstaffs.gov.uk https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/environment/coronavirus.cfm

National Autistic Society:

coronavirus (autism.org.uk)

Emergency 999  NHS 111 

Keele University Conference 2017

As part of our Big Lottery Project Lifeworks organised an Autism Spectrum Conference at Keele University which took place on the 5th October 2017. The purpose of this was to raise awareness and to help professionals, students and anyone else interested in autistic spectrum conditions to understand and engage with people on the spectrum more effectively. We endeavoured to highlight the challenges individuals on the spectrum face on a daily basis.

Presentations by our four speakers:
Dr Donna Berry (School of Psychology, Keele University).
Dr Pamela Wood (Snr Clinical Psychologist, Autism Spectrum Assessment Service).
Dr Luke Beardon (Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University).
Louise Zandian (Lifeworks CEO).

To end the conference the speakers formed a panel to enable a question and answer session. Donna's presentation focused on Autism and Policing, Pamela spoke about the Autism Assessment Service, Luke gave his thoughts on how unhappy autistic children can be supported to become happy autistic adults. Louise's presentation was about the development of communication support and mentoring for people with above or average IQ on the Autistic Spectrum.

Conference Gallery

 

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