Gender: Female
Age: 18+
Beds: 15
On Spencer Ward, our service users are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every individual has the potential for recovery, personal growth and an improved quality of life.
Kelly’s Journey
Read about how the Spencer Ward team’s positive risk taking approach helped Kelly be discharged in to community living.
Our service is underpinned by the following guiding principles:
- Empowerment
- Involvement
- Patient centred care
- Evidence based practice
- Team work
Cygnet Hospital Sheffield is located close to Sheffield city centre, and a wealth of community and transport facilities.
We offer a range of therapies, specifically tailored to the individual’s needs and preferences. Therapies are offered on both an individual or group format with the aim to support the women to feel safe, made sense of their difficulties, and engage in more safe and prosocial behaviours in response to feelings of distress.
Our team of forensic and assistant psychologists offer a variety of therapeutic interventions and personalised packages of therapy to service users. The team provide a range of therapies delivered in group and individual settings, including:
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Schema Therapy
- Trauma Therapy tailored to individuals own needs
- Substance misuse and offending behaviour interventions
- Music therapy
Key elements of our service provision:
- Effective multi disciplinary team (MDT) working
- Effective implementation of the CPA approach
- Individual care planning with service user involvement
- Collaborative risk assessment and risk management with service user involvement
- Close working with local NHS England Specialist Commissioning Team
- Family and carer involvement
Through the above we aim to promote adjustment, prevent relapse and enhance the likelihood of successful reintegration into the community.
Our Facilities:
- En-suite bedrooms
- Large communal lounge
- Separate dining area
- ADL kitchen
- Activities room
- Quiet room / library
- De-stimulus room
- Dedicated child and family visiting area available
- Movie room with a wii
- Garden area
- Access to a gym
