Provision of a School Age Counselling Service

The service will be child centred and governed by the Inverclyde GIRFEC Practice Guidance with a single point referral system and one door philosophy of help and support. It will deliver key strands of activities including but not limited to the following: a) One to one counselling and assessment and interventions for children and young people (including intensive interventions /crisis-based work depending on need); b) Group work; c) Drop in sessions for children & young people in schools; d) Improved links with GPs, community link workers and primary care and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CAMHS; 2.11. e) Support to parents and families to support children and young persons; f) Support and consultation for teachers and school staff; g) Professional learning and training for teachers and staff to increase capacity and resilience to respond, manage and safety plan for children & young people. h) Utilisation of technology to support engagement, virtual approaches and delivery of the service; i) Preventative activities with the broader population to raise the profile of the service; j) Development and delivery of appropriate promotional and communication media and materials for the service to raise awareness of the service and how to access the service; k) Provision of a service throughout the school holidays; and l) Link and work collaboratively with existing services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015