Procurement

Provision of Scottish Government Counselling in Schools

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ce28

Description

West Dunbartonshire Council are seeking an organisation to provide a Youth Counselling Service in West Dunbartonshire Schools.

The service purpose is to provide confidential counselling for young people in all 6 secondary schools.

The aim is to promote positive emotional health and wellbeing in learners attending secondary school by:

Providing direct counselling to young people following referral to the service for a range of emotional health issues;

Signposting and facilitating onward referrals of young people experiencing crisis to appropriate agencies;

Supporting and enabling staff to support emotionally vulnerable young people;

To improve the overall emotional health of young people using the service;

Raising the visibility of emotionally vulnerable young people in schools, community and at home where appropriate.

The counselling must be provided by an accredited qualified counsellor.