Sport for Confidence supports self-isolating vulnerable adults

Social enterprise Sport For Confidence has re-deployed its team of occupational therapists and sports coaches to deliver a specialist ‘at home’ service to support thousands of vulnerable adults in Essex isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funded by Essex Country Council, Stay Connected is supporting the 2,500 Sport for Confidence clients and is working with the Essex Welfare Service, accepting referrals across the 14 Active Networks from learning disability and autism social work teams and Supported Living providers.

Stay Connected offers participants a weekly, personalised telephone support call from an occupational therapist. The calls cover such topics as how to establish a daily routine; the importance of self-care, healthy eating, rest and physical activity; goal setting and alternative ways to engage with family, friends and neighbours.

The telephone support service is backed by information, advice, video workouts and signposting to other support services, posted on a dedicated Stay Connected page on the Sport For Confidence website, with selected materials also pushed out through Sport For Confidence social media channels.