The counselling unit provides a wealth of information on issues affecting young people including:
- self esteem;
- bullying;
- eating disorders;
- drugs;
- alcohol;
- sexual health;
- bereavement;
- smoking;
- and many more.
The service offers a free confidential counselling service to young people, aged 11-19 years.
In the first instance please you can email youth.specialistteam@eastriding.gov.uk
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We will try to find somewhere convenient for you, maybe a youth centre, children’s centres, school, library or community centre. This will be discussed with you prior to your appointment.
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You come to us because you choose to. We do not offer you advice, we do not tell you what we think you should do. You come on your own terms, with your issues, and we work on those with you.
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We offer you up to an hour a week in a one-to-one situation. We do not limit the number of sessions, but initially you and your counsellor will usually decide on a certain number and after that you can agree some more.
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Some people feel a bit worried at the thought of being by themselves and therefore we will try to find a comfortable place where someone can sit and wait for you.
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Once the counselling begins, your counsellor will not pass on anything you say, outside of youth support counselling, with these exceptions.
- Counsellors have supervisors. We might talk about our work with you to that person, without identifying you by name. Supervisors are bound by our confidentiality policy.
- If you are under 18 and tell us that you are being abused, we have to pass on that information to Social Services.
- If you are over 18 and tell us about someone under 18 who is being abused or at risk, we will pass that on too.
- If the counsellor had good grounds for believing that serious harm may occur to the client or to others.
- We work as part of a multi-agency service, therefore other professionals may overhear names or arrangements made for appointments. These people are also bound by our confidentiality policy.
Normally, the decision to break confidentiality will, wherever possible, be with your agreement. We have a full statement of confidentiality in our office. One of us will go through it with you if you wish.
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A few details about you are kept locked up in the office. You can see these if you want to. Individual counsellors keep notes of counselling sessions. You have the right to see them.
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We are not part of the health service and we do not keep medical records.
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