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Services The Aisling Centre provides a Counselling Service, room hire and Conferencing facilities and a Community Sessional Day Care Facility for children aged 6 weeks to pre-school (Morning Sessions 9am - 1pm, Afternoon Sessions 2pm - 5pm). Access is considered with a ramp at the back entrance for wheelchair users, a stair lift is available to counselling rooms on the first floor and the Function Room is installed with a loop system. Interagency work The Counselling Service is an active member of the following bodies: - Western Trauma Advisory Panel
- Western Interagency Group - Psychosexual Services
- Fermanagh Drug & Alcohol Forum
- Western (SLT) Domestic Violence Interagency Forum
- DHSSPS (NI) Bereavement Strategy Development/Consultation process
The Counselling service has also developed relationships over the years with many voluntary and statutory agencies e.g. the Fermanagh Community Addictions Team. Some of these services are based in the Aisling Centre building. Further mental health related groups use the facilities including Aware Defeat Depression who meet there on the first and third Tuedsay of each month. The Counselling Service The Counselling Service is mainly supported through external funding bodies including the Community Relations Council and the Western Health & Social Care Trust. Voluntary donations are welcome. Clients are also asked to contribute towards each session. Troubles Related Counselling and Counselling related support Individual Counselling is provided for victims and survivors of the 'Troubles' whether they've had direct experience or have been affected by others' experience. This service is availble for people aged from 7 years upwards. A qualified Art Therapist is available for individual Art Therapy or Group Support using art. Non Troubles related Counselling Individual counselling is available for all adults (i.e. 18 years upwards) and children aged 7 to 12 years, regarding various concerns including bereavement, work stress, sexual abuse, family stress, relationship issues, couple counselling, domestic violence, depression. Accessing the Counselling Service - Self referral via completion of a Self Referral Form.
- Referral agent (e.g. GP, Social Worker, CPN) via completion of a Referral Agent Form.
Referral forms are availble at Reception 9am-5pm or may be posted out on request. General information about the counselling Service or other facilities is available via the secretary 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday Standards of Counselling Service Provision The Aisling Centre is an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). In addition each Counsellor is required to hold individual or Accredited BACP standards, the Data Protection Act. The limits to confidentiality regarding the Child Protection Act and the WHSC Protocol for Elder Abuse are highlighted in our 'Client Information Leaflet' and again at the initial appoinment between Counsellor and client(s). This ensures clarity and transparency while allowing clients to make an informed choice regarding our policies & service provision. Continued Professional Development (CPD) All Counsellors' undertake CPD as required by the BACP standards. Programmes untaken in recent years included the ASIST programme for suicide prevention/intervention and the Western Drug & Alcohol Training Program and the B-TEE Certificate in Cognitive Methods.
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