Maria Thomas. Family Resource Specialist
Maria has worked within Flintshire Social Services for the past 4 years, working as a Family Support Sessional Worker before this role. She also has experience working in early years, school settings and as a volunteer mentor with vulnerable young people. Maria has a First Class Honours Degree in Health and Social Care focusing on child and family modules.
Maria’s role focusses on supporting the therapists in their role and working with all the MST CAN families with any practical support they may need. Some of the areas of support include; housing, debt, benefits, grants, health, employment, education, attending appointments, completing forms and accessing activities. Another big part of my role is to support with regular drug and alcohol testing as part of reinforcement-based treatment (RBT) for substance misuse. This includes supporting individuals to increase constructive and recreational activities and graph each individuals progress.
Outside of work Maria is married with 3 children. She enjoys reading, walking with her two dogs and researching her family history.
Maria Thomas. Arbenigwyr Cefnogaeth Deuluol
Mae Maria wedi gweithio o fewn Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cyngor Sir y Fflint am y 4 blynedd diwethaf, gan weithio fel Gweithiwr Sesiynol Cymorth i Deuluoedd cyn y rôl hon. Mae ganddi hefyd brofiad o weithio mewn lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar, ysgolion ac fel Mentor Gwirfoddol gyda phobol ifanc agored in niwed. Mae gan Maria Radd Anrhydedd Dosbarth Cyntaf mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol gan ganolbwyntio ar fodiwlau plant a theuluoedd.
Mae rôl Maria yn canolbwyntio ar gefnogi’r Therapyddion y neu rôl a gweithio gyda phob teulu sydd yn agored i MST CAN gydag unrhyw gymorth ymarferol y gallent ei angen. Mae rhai o’r meysydd cymorth yn cynnwys; tai, dyled, budd-daliadau, grantiau, iechyd, cyflogaeth, addysg, mynychu apwyntiadau, cwblau ffurflenni a chael mynediad at weithgareddau. Rhan fawr arall o’i rôl yw cefnogi gyda phrofion cyffuriau ac alcohol rheolaidd fel rhan o driniaeth atgyfnerthu (RBT) ar gyfer camddefnyddio sylweddau. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cefnogi unigolion i gynyddu gweithgareddau cymdeithasol a hamdden a graffio cynnydd pob unigolyn.
Tu all allan i gwaith, mae Maria yn briod gyda 3 o blant. Mae hi’n mwynhau darllen, cerdded gydai’i dau gi bach ac ymchwilio i hanes ei theulu.