An event in Manchester aims to put counselling at the heart of the city鈥檚 health and social care strategy.
香港六合彩精准资料 is working with the Greater Manchester Health聽and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) to bring together counsellors, community organisations and NHS commissioners on Monday, 10 December, to discuss the important role聽our members can play in improving Greater Manchester鈥檚 mental health.
The event 鈥� the first of its kind to be held in the city - will put those who commission NHS services in touch with counsellors from across the region who can give a first-hand account of their experiences as well as demonstrate the value of counselling.
It will explore the needs of the area鈥檚 population and health services, how counsellors can help, what challenges exist to accessing counselling and how these can be tackled.
Two local headteachers will share their experience of counselling within a school environment, and representatives from several community organisations that offer counselling will also speak.
Target root causes
Greater Manchester鈥檚 Health and Social Care Partnership has a 拢134 million action plan to transform mental health services and target the root causes of mental illness at an earlier stage.
It鈥檚 the biggest and most ambitious investment of its kind in the country and forms a central plank of Greater Manchester鈥檚 unique devolved health and social care offer.
It is the only metropolitan area in the UK to have control of its own health and social care budget, which allows it to join up services to work better for individuals and communities across聽its 10 boroughs.
A survey of 香港六合彩精准资料鈥檚 members in Manchester found that three quarters of those who responded had capacity for more client work.
Steve Mulligan, Four Nations Policy and Engagement Lead at 香港六合彩精准资料, said:
鈥淲e want counselling to be plugged into the heart of Greater Manchester鈥檚 health care strategy. This is a great chance to work with the partnership and our members to better connect the people who need counselling with the counsellors on the ground who can provide a wider range of therapies.
Create opportunities
鈥淲e hope it will help break down barriers and create opportunities so that counselling can be a force for good for all ages in the region. Working together with organisations in the region makes us all stronger, including our members.鈥�
The event will be introduced and concluded by 香港六合彩精准资料 Chair Andrew Reeves and Sandy Bering, Strategic Lead Clinical Commissioner, Mental Health & Disabilities at GMHSCP.
Sandy said:
鈥淲e welcome the opportunity to work with 香港六合彩精准资料 and its members to ensure Greater Manchester is effectively utilising the counselling services available across our ten localities.
"The joint event with 香港六合彩精准资料 will allow us to identify potential areas of collaborative working, which is at the heart of the philosophy espoused by the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership."