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COUI will recruit, orientate, manage and supervise the counsellors placed in the
school.We would generally recommend two counsellors are placed per school, each
offeringadayoffiveorsixcounsellingsessions.

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Counselling sessions usually lasts for one period so as not to disrupt classes, and the
counsellors will work with each child to ensure that they rotate their session times in
order to minimise disruption toanyparticularsubject.
A counsellor will be responsible for liaising with the school around student referrals,
and any child protection issues that mightemerge.COUIarekeentopromotegood
communication between counsellors and school staff so that there is a mutually
beneficial information sharing loop that increases understanding of a particular childs
circumstancesandneeds.
COUI will provide Enhanced Criminal Record Bureauchecksforeachcounsellor.
Some of the issues that the young people have been supported through include:

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Bullying
Conflicts at home
Being young carers at home
Depression
Self-harm
Eating disorders
Aggressive behaviour at school
Excluding themselves from school
Poor performance at school
Low self-image and life goals
Anger management
Cultural challenges and inability to integrate successfully
Struggles with abuse and neglect
Inability to communicate
Struggles with sexual identity

Parental Involvement
COUI will negotiate with each school in what way client and parental consent is
gained.
Should a parent wish to be involved in their childs counselling, they are welcome to
meet with the counsellor to discuss their childs situation (taking in to account the
client-counsellor confidentiality agreement), occasionally it may be beneficial for the
counsellor to offer a session with child and parent where communication problems
would benefit from a mediating intervention.

Potential numbers of young people served

Two counsellors, offering two days of counselling would provide up to 400 sessions of
counsellingperacademicyear.
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Peer Mentoring with Teens & Toddlers Graduates

This programme enables young people, who have completed Teens & Toddlers, to
develop personal and social skills that are practically applicable to the school
environment and their futureemployment.COUIUKfacilitatorsandcounsellorsare
uniquely placed to offer peer mentoring, as they possess the necessary psychological
skills to support students in developing the capacity to support each other.
COUI UKwillsupporttheschooltorecruitandinductyoungmentors.Thefour
training sessions will include: -

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What is mentoring, confidentiality, boundaries, goal setting

Conflict resolution, mediation, communication
Reading body language, non-verbal communication, role play
Coaching skills, see and say, blind spots, journals

Some benefits for the teen mentors:

Leadership skills

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Service to their community

Increased self esteem and aspiration
Capacity to be a positive role model
Ability to mediate conflict

Benefits for those who are mentored:

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Bullying
Conflicts at home
Depression
Aggressive behaviour at school
Excluding themselves from school
Poor performance at school
Low self-image and life goals
Anger management
Cultural challenges and inability to integrate successfully
Inability to communicate

After receiving training the Young people are matched with a mentees, who will either
self referred or be referred by schoolstaff.COUIUKwillholdmonthlygroup
supervisions and National Award assessments, this could include supervision with any
school staff members wanting to support the mentoring programme.
The year long programme will end with an Awards Ceremony to acknowledge the
achievementofbothmentorsandmentees.Themostcommittedandinspired
mentors will be eligible to participate in an international residential programme on
leadership skills partnered with WYSE. (Link www.wyse-ngo.org)

Workforce Training on Personal Social Health Education and Sexual

Relationship Education
A key element of successful teenage pregnancy prevention programmes is the strong
delivery of PSHE and SRE in schools alongside workforce training on sex and
relationship issues within mainstream partner agencies. COUI UK has developed
expertise in training and delivery of PSHE and SRE that is engaging and meaningful to
young people.
COUI UK can deliver PSHE and SRE for multi- agency groups, including school
governors, social workers, foster parents, youth workers, Connexions PAs wanting to
benefit from the unique approach we take to engaging young people.
In a COUI UK qualitative study that followed up young people who had undertaken
the Teens and Toddlers programme in the past, results suggested: -

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A high degree of dissatisfaction with school based and governmental approaches

to sex education and pregnancy prevention.
Four consistent criticisms of the delivery of sexual education in schools: (1)
material is too theoretical; (2) group sizes are too large; (3) teaching methods
are disempowering and necessitate a passive approach in students; (4) the
material itself is considered to be fear based and moralistic (e.g., showing graphic
pictures of sexual infections).
Participants expressed a strong desire for the inclusion of material about
relationships, feelings and the emotional variables associated with becoming
pregnant in sexual education programmes.
The key features of Teens and Toddlers programmes that are valued by young
people are a real life experience, practical knowledge and the opportunity to
dialogueabouttheissues.
Main learning reported by participants about the Teens and Toddler experience:
Self expression - learning to discuss and express opinions, understanding issues
from more than one point of view
Making choices - thinking about when to have a baby and what you want for
yourself
Planning for the future - thinking about security, having a job before having a
child
Responsibility - understanding the responsibility associated with becoming a
parent
Anger management learning positive ways to deal with difficult situations and
feelings
Self esteem - becoming more aware of personal ways of dealing with things and
feeling good about yourself - braving up

For more information on all of the above programmes, contact Kamali Allnutt,
Clinical Services Manager, at the COUI Office (0207 0896180 or email at
info@teensandtoddlers.org.uk)

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