Community Access Westminster (CAW) consists of four-day services that provides support to people with moderate to substantial learning disabilities or/and Autism, some with complex needs, behaviours of concern, or/and mild to substantial physical disabilities. 

CAW works with service users, family members and carers to develop person-centred goals that improve the quality of life for people we support , and which supports them to be the best they can be.  This includes enabling social inclusion, developing communication skills, improving physical and emotional wellbeing, increasing autonomy, choice and control,  building life skills, and cognitive development.  This is achieved through the creation of innovative sessions and activities that support the person to achieve their agreed goals.  Where appropriate the achievement of these goals are supported with the use of assistive and augmentative technology such as Eye Gaze and GRID 3. 

CAW also support people to reduce behaviours of concern that create risk for themselves and others, and which can lead to social inclusion.  By reducing these behaviours levels of risk are minimised and greater social integration with others is enabled.  The team members are highly trained in many areas including Positive Behavioural Support, Person-Centred Active Support, the use and minimisation of physical interventions, and in a range of communication strategies including intensive interaction, Makaton, and Imprint 3.

Community Access Westminster Operations Manager:

Rebecca Driver

(My pronouns are She / Her)  

215 Lisson Grove, London NW8 8LW
Tel: 07971 092 549
Email: rdriver@westminster.gov.uk

My name is Rebecca Driver and I am the Operations & Service Manager of Community Access Westminster.  I have been in post for just over 12 years and continue to find it fulfilling and enriching.  I am passionate about supporting people to have the highest quality of life they can, and believe in working with people to help them achieve their aspirations by enabling them to have improved skills, and as much autonomy as possible.  I am keen to celebrate diversity and strongly believe that by uniting over our differences we can make the world a more harmonious, rich and interesting place, that fuels innovation and success.  One of my proudest achievements in my work to date for CAW are that services work towards person-centred goals for service users and successfully enable them to develop in ways that lead to an enhanced quality of life.  My other proudest achievement is the positive, collaborative and supportive culture within CAW, underpinned by a highly creative and capable staff team, which has made it a happy, wonderful and inspiring place to work.