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Job Vacancy – Counsellor (Young People) – 17.5 hours per week
£33,137 to £35,034 pro rata Contract for six months Based in Dalkeith. The postholder will be responsible for providing counselling to young people aged 12-18 within a holistic service. The postholder will also develop and promote further therapeutic work both within and outwith MYPAS. Qualified to Diploma level (or equivalent) in a counselling therapeutic discipline,…
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Positive Approaches to Risk
Guidance for those working with young people around risk taking behaviours MYPAS is holding two FREE webinars for professionals working with young people in the Midlothian local authority area, exploring themes in the Positive Approaches to Risk handbook. In October 2020, partners across Midlothian, including Midlothian Council, NHS Lothian and the Third Sector, launched the…
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Funding Success
We are delighted to be awarded £63,000 for a 25 hour a week Family Counsellor and a 25 hour a week Art Therapist from the Community Support and Services Framework (Mental Health and Wellbeing) through Midlothian Council. Our award was as part of a bid by the Midlothian Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Consortium (a…
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Positive Approaches to Risk – document launch
Join us for the online launch of the POSITIVE APPROACHES TO RISK DOCUMENT, on Wednesday 4th of November @ 4.00-4.45pm. This Midlothian document contains guidance for those working with young people and a positive approach to risk taking behaviours. The event is Free and will outline the content of the document as well as future…
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BBC Children in Need Next Steps Fund
We are thrilled that we have been awarded £67,851 by BBC Children in Need’s Next Steps Fund. This will fund a full-time Counsellor over the next 18 months. The Counsellor will engage with young people aged 12-18, across Midlothian and East Lothian, adversely mentally affected by the situations brought about by the covid pandemic, with…
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Midlothian School Counselling
We are delighted to announce that we will be working with Midlothian Council on a one year School Counselling pilot. We will deliver counselling for 10-18 year olds in Midlothian, all year round and both within and outwith school environments/times. It is anticipated that the service will start counselling sometime in October. More information on…
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Young Peoples Substance Use During Lockdown – survey
The Drug and Alcohol team at MYPAS recently conducted a SurveyMonkey asking young people in East Lothian and Midlothian about their substance use during the COVID-19 lockdown. The survey has now ended and the results can be found here:Â Young Peoples Substance Use Survey Thanks to all young people who anonymously took part in this survey.…
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Recruitment – Young Mens Therapeutic Worker
20 hours per week £30,473 to £32,260 (pro-rata) Contract initially until July 31st 2021 (continuation dependent on funding) Based in Dalkeith, Midlothian. We are looking for dynamic and flexible Counsellors or Art Therapists to apply for our Young Mens Therapeutic Worker post to work across Midlothian. This project is designed to improve young men’s mental…
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Funding News – Henry Smith Charity
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £139,900 from the Henry Smith Charity. This is three years funding for a full-time Counsellor to deliver counselling with young people aged 12-18 in Midlothian and starts on 1st July 2020. Young people’s mental health is as important now as it ever was and the…
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Eskvale Hockey Club – MYPAS Fundraiser
Those wonderful people at Eskvale Hockey Club, over the month of June, are walking/cycling/jogging a distance the length of Scotland’s coastline – a staggering 9,910km in total. They have generously chosen to do this as a fundraiser for MYPAS. Laura Duffin, Eskvale Hockey Club President: “We have chosen MYPAS as our charity – we value the…
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