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Our
Core Beliefs and Philosophy
We believe that person
centred counselling is of benefit to the vast majority of children
and adolescents.
It is the quality and
nature of the relationship between the counsellor and the young
person that is therapeutic, whether this is long term, to build
self esteem, self awareness and self confidence or shorter term
to address specific issues such as divorce, bereavement or trauma.
As with all forms
of counselling, the highest levels of confidentiality, within
the bounds of Child Protection laws, should be offered at all
times. Therapeutic practice necessitates this, and whilst unlike
the counselling of adults, elements of nurture, support and guidance
are present in the counselling of young people, they do not over-ride
the fundamental right to confidentiality. Record keeping is kept
only to identify client, date and duration of the sessions.
We believe that work
with children and adolescents can be deceptively difficult, and
delicate; therefore we only work with counsellors who have the
highest levels of qualifications and personal qualities.
Self referral is the
most successful form, but on occasions where referral is made
by adults the voluntary participation of the young person is vital.
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