Training
Training with SAFA
SAFA liaise and work directly with the University of Salford and the University of Cumbria to offer placements to students in support of their counselling courses.
This year we have had key staff changes, an ever-growing waiting list and funding issues that are trickier than ever. We have been vocal, proposed solutions and have not always been heard. We have had lots of empty words and engaged in fairy-tale discussions, but with no real change.
Training in Schools and University placements | Contact us for further information
Schools Training
We are currently undertaking a 3 year contract with Cumbria Youth Alliance (CYA) to deliver self harm awareness training to schools in Barrow, Allerdale & Copeland.
The project, funded by Big Lottery, runs from 2019-2021 and the overarching project
aim is to increase the emotional resilience of young people across Cumbria. To that
end, CYA are also working with many other third sector organisations across the county.
These include CADAS, Together We, Dropzone, Action for Children and Always Another
Way
In 2018/2019 we worked with Workington
Academy, Furness Academy & Walney School.
Feedback from the staff and pupils has been
very positive, with an average of 130 children
attending at each school.
Our counsellors who deliver the training
(Monica Jaklin-Taylor & Anita Lonsdale) always
make sure they make themselves free at intervals
during the day for any students to come to speak to
them on issues they’ve raised.
Student Placements
SAFA liaise and work directly with the University of Salford and the University of
Cumbria to offer placements to students in support of their counselling courses.
We normally have 2-3 students at any one time who contribute a combined average
of 336 counselling hours a year. In return, the SAFA team provides clinical guidance,
and mentorship to the students to help ensure they are fully fledged professionals
when they come to qualify.
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