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The 5 F’s – our Response to Anxiety
Jo Brudar, MYPAS Counsellor shares her reflections on anxiety and our responses. Everyone feels anxious from time to time. Although it can feel scary, uncomfortable and even embarrassing at times, it’s normal. In fact our bodies are designed to help us recognise the things that might hurt us and to keep us safe from danger. …
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Job Opportunity: School Counsellor
Exciting opportunity to join our East Lothian School Counselling team! School Counsellor (East Lothian) – 28 hours a week £30,473 – £32,260 (pro-rata) The post is funded for an initial fixed term until 31st March 2023 The postholder will be responsible for providing counselling with children and young people aged 10-18 who reside in East…
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Preparing for assessments, prelims and exams
January marks the beginning of prelim examination in Scottish schools. We’ve put together some ideas to help you manage any understandable anxieties you might be having about assessments and prelims. Make a timetable for studying. If possible, switch off your phone to allow you to focus. Once you achieve your study goal, give yourself a…
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Blog – A New Superpower: Kindness
Alison Mattu, School Counsellor (Midlothian), reflects on practising kindness – to yourself, as well as to others. You may have heard people talking about the importance of being kind. Now, more than ever is a great time to be kind. And not only to others, but also to ourselves. Self-compassion is strongly related to positive…
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Blog – Learning to make the most of winter
Paula Ferguson, School Counsellor (Midlothian) reflects on the coming of winter and offers advice on how to make the most of the season. What does winter conjure up for you? Maybe it’s time of excitement – starting to look forward to Christmas, or enjoying wrapping up warm; you might be excited to think about the…
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Blog – Thoughts on grief at Christmas time
Ailsa Hill, School Counsellor (East Lothian), offers some personal reflection and suggestions for remembering, during National Grief Awareness Week. 2020 has been such a strange and challenging year in so many ways. There has been so much talk of death and dying in the media that it’s a topic that has been more obvious to…
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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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Blog – Covid Needs: Levelling up
Alison Mattu, Midlothian School Counsellor, reflects on Maslow within the context of the covid pandemic. This year has been tough for many people in different ways. If you have felt worried, upset or afraid about what’s going to happen, you are not alone. For adults, children and young people, a lot has changed in our…
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Blog – Banter or Bullying?
Fran Armour, Business Support Officer, offers some personal reflection and sources of support in Anti-Bullying Week. Running from Monday the 16th of November to Friday the 20th, Anti-Bullying Week offers young people a chance to reflect on their experiences, either as the target of bullying or as the source of bullying behaviour. As a young…
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Blog – Out in the Open: The not so hidden issue of Nitrous Oxide use
Paul Hunter, Drugs and Alcohol Team Leader, reflects on the use of Nitrous Oxide and the development of a new MYPAS resource This summer has seen a range of media reports of Nitrous Oxide (more commonly known as Laughing Gas) use. They’ve ranged from the local news story of over 500 discarded Nitrous Oxide canisters…
