Transcript The Counselling Cottage

The Counselling Cottage
What Happens here!!????
• Counsellors at the Cottage:
Linda McDougall, Suzi Keepa, (full-time)
Vance Moore (Thursday),
Wendy van den Berg (Tuesday, Wednesday)
• Clinics:
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INP (Monday 10am – 12pm) , Alcohol and Other Drugs (Wednesday P3 – P6)
• Peer Mediators / Cottage Contacts:
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Yr13 Trained Nayland students
• Groups – SHINE, Travellers, Toolshed, Undercover Agents, Taru waewae
• NZAC – New Zealand Association of Counsellors - Code of Ethics – Supervision.
• Reception:
First point of call for emergencies for staff, students, agencies, parents etc
(dial 547 9769 ext850)
• Triage:
Suicide Identification, Urgent Appointments, Outside Agency Contact.
• Training Seminars:
Getting Their Attention, Becoming Attached, Working With Challenging Behaviours, ASSIT
Training
• Appointments:
for AOD Clinic, Sexual Health Clinic, Outside Agencies are all made at reception.
• Teacher Typist:
Please put work in AGR’s pigeon hole – allow approx 2 days
• KB’s Bakery:
Eating disorders, medication, diabetes, financial need (collection 2.15pm Tue, Wed, Thur ).
• Lucy from INP (formally Independent Nursing Practise) in Nelson
works out of the Cottage every Monday morning
from 10.00am – 12.00pm.
• Lucy has 10min appointments which are booked with
Andrea. Students may either have a note or if their appointment is prebooked they will receive a text to remind them.
• Lucy deals with a range of issues/questions including
giving out the ECP.
• Every Wednesday from 11.15am – 3.15pm
Alice Evatt / Michelle Tukana from AOD come to the Cottage
to see students who have problems with addiction eg: drugs,
alcohol, caffeine drinks.
• Appointments are 1hr / ½ hour long and are made
through Andrea.
• 20 Year 13 Students – 8 Peer Mediators
• 2 days training and weekly meeting thereafter
• Process of mediation – predominantly Year 9 and 10 client
group
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1:1 Support
Attend a class each week in free periods
Advocate for student
Lower level issues ‘listening’ e.g. Relationship stuff
• Meeting Once a week, Tuesday Lunchtimes at “the house across the
road”.
• Youth 2007 data:
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1 in 12 youth are Queer, this number has not changed since the 2001 survey
30% know their sexuality by the time they are 11 years old
80% know by the time they are 15
Queer Youth are 3 times more likely to get depressed and twice as likely to
self-harm
– All students and staff benefit from tolerance in our schools
• What other schools have Diversity Groups:
Motueka, Waimea, Nelson College for Girls, Nelson College
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Ministry of Health – suicide prevention initiative.
Research based.
Year 9 on-line survey.
Group programme that enhances connectedness
and supports changes in life’s journey.
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2009 - middle risk, 4 groups.
2010 – target high risk, 4 groups.
2011 – Two groups each term
2012 – One group each term
SHINE is nurturing programme that builds resilience in each individual, focusing on
valuing ourselves.
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The goals for SHINE are to equip the girls to:
Identify themselves as valuable
Build confidence, self-esteem and self-worth
Develop decision making and problem solving skills
Understand they are able to have a positive influence on their world
Identify personal desires and strengths to motivate them to set and achieve personal
goals
It is run for us by Nicky van de Geest and her team who offer their time and energy to
our girls, out of the goodness of their hearts. Annesbrook Church pays for all materials
etc. We are grateful for their generosity.
Toolshed
is the boys version of SHINE. Toolshed will be run by Shannon Johnston
and his team from Annesbrook Church each week for 6 weeks.
• Positive relationship between Annesbrook Church
and Nayland College.
• Two groups (boys and girls) each year since 2007.
• One day course looks at:
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Goal setting
Problem solving
Resolving conflict
Building on strengths
• Year 9 & 10.
• Last resort after all
other interventions.
• Secret agents infiltrate
class and work to
change the culture.
• ‘No blame’ approach
using narrative therapy
philosophy.
• 14 teams run over last 3
years.
• Targeting a
specific need.
• Belonging.
• Identity.
• Education facility for young mothers under 20
to continue their education:
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Nelson Committee
John McDuff – research
Ongoing issue
Developing a policy on Teen Parents at Nayland
• Assessments
• Referrals to
(Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services)
• Team Management between clinicians
• Therapy – Psychodynamics, Solution-focussed, Psychoanalysis
CBT (Cognitive behavioural therapy), Narrative, Gestalt, TA
(Transactional Analysis), Rational-Emotive, Neuro-Linguistic
Programming, IDT (Interactive Drawing Therapy) for - Addictions,
Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, self-harm, OCD, loss,
grief, phobia, sexual and emotional abuse/neglect, mood disorders, somatic
problems, sleep issues, stress.
• CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services), MCT, SF Nelson –
Support Families in Mental Illness, Tautoko Services, Alcohol and Drug
Services, Early Intervention – psychosis, Ngati Koata, Family Start,
Presbyterian Support, Relationship Services, Nelson District Court; Youth
Court; Family Court, Probation, Whakatu Marae, Te Whare Mahana,
Restorative Justice, Budget Advice, Nelson Injecting Community,
Kawai Clinic, NMDHB – social work services, pregnancy counselling,
radiology, gynocology, paediatrics, Stopping Violence Services,
Whenua-iti, ATEC, GP’s, Public Health Nurse, Hospice, INP, Nelson
HIV/AIDS Support, Women House, Sexual Health Clinic, Needle
Exchange, Barnardos, Beneficiaries and Unwages, CYFS, The Hub,
Annesbrook Church, Rape and Sexual Abuse Network.
• Based on relationships with individual students, also work
with groups.
• Role encompasses good role modelling, being accessible,
“hanging in there” and helping students to make good
choices.
• Meet 1:1 in lunch hours each week.
• Mental Health Procedures for staff.
• Traumatic Incident Process/Crisis Plan.
• Bullying via new technologies, new drug trends (GHB).
• Staff use of Facebook and social networking.
• Young Mothers as students.
• Pastoral Committee.
• Health and Safety Committee.
• Community Consultation – teen mothers, suicide prevention, alcohol
accord.