| Counselling
Abuse Survivors
Late Membership Renewals
Directory Distribution
& Marketing
Placements List
Inject Sussex Counselling With New Blood
A new service for survivors of sexual abuse and rape has just been set
up in Brighton.
Life Centre, a charity currently based in Chichester, is offering information,
telephone counselling and group support programmes. Although they are
not in a position at this time to provide financial support for face
to face counselling they are developing a list of local experienced
counsellors who will offer this service on the basis of a direct contract
between the counsellor and client. If you are interested in joining
Life Centre’s list of recommended counsellors or in helping to
set up a steering committee, ring Jo Dello on 07793 362606 or visit
www.lifecentre.uk.com
Annual membership fees for 2008-2009 were due by 1 April so please return
your form and payment if you have not done so already.
It is too late to be included in the printed version of this year’s
directory of qualified counsellors but entries can still be accepted
for the website directory.
Further copies of the form can be filled in and downloaded from www.sussex-counselling.co.uk.
Click on the special Membership box. If you have difficulties or would
prefer a printed copy, leave your name and address on the SC answerphone
or email membership @sussex-counselling.co.uk.
Return completed forms to the new directory address PO Box 71, Hassocks,
West Sussex BN6 0BR as soon as possible to ensure inclusion in July
when the new directory is launched.
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Sussex Counselling relies on members to spread the Directory of Qualified
Counsellors throughout the county and make it available to potential
clients, but, with increasing professionalism and competition in the
counselling world, we feel we need to put more emphasis on distribution
and publicity. More clients are looking online to find a therapist and
we need to increase the visibilty of our website as well as the traditional
printed version. Do you have the skills and/or enthusiasm to help us
do this?
Directory Co-ordinator:
More than 200 members will be listed in the 2008-2009 Sussex Counselling
Directory. If you are one of them would you be willing to organise distribution
and advertising around the county? With help and support from the committee
and a network of members, could you come up with a targeted marketing
strategy to make sure we reach potential clients and health professionals
who might use our services? If so, please volunteer to become our first
Directory Co-ordinator. Unfortunately we can’t afford to make
this a paid position but all expenses will be met.
Local contacts:
If you are willing to be a pick up point for other members in your area
we can arrange for several boxes of directories to be delivered to your
home. You can then be included on the Local Contacts List which will
be published in the next newsletter.
If you are interested in either of these roles, please email the editor
on newsletter@sussex-counselling.co.uk.
A list of organisations looking for voluntary counsellors (trainees
or newly qualified) is produced by Sussex Counselling as a service to
members. It is printed each year in the November issue and updated regularly
on the website.
Three recent additions in Brighton are Morley Street Health Centre,
the University of Sussex Counselling Services and Brighton Women’s
Centre. Full details of these and eleven other organisations around
the county can be found at www.sussex-counselling.co.uk
If you would like to be included please send details of your organisation
to newsletter@sussex-counselling.co.uk
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New blood is needed for the Sussex Counselling committee – in
fact, not just a drop but a massive transfusion.
After many years hard work for the association, a clutch of people are
leaving to give themselves time for other things so the committee needs
a large injection of people eager to build on the success of the past
few years.
The Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Information Line Co-ordinator
and Membership Secretary are all stepping down, plus several other members.
Although some of the jobs will be shuffled around amongst existing committee
members, at least five new people will be needed and more would be welcomed.
So please put yourself forward to join the committee as a general member
or to take on a specific role. This could be your chance to move the
organisation even further along the effective path it’s been on
for the past few years.
As the directory has grown and developed the job of distributing and
advertising it has also become bigger and more important, so this year
we are looking for somebody willing to take on the job of Directory
Co-ordinator to make sure it is widely known about and available to
the public. If you are concerned about publicising counselling, particularly
if you have ideas or skills in advertising or marketing, please consider
volunteering for this crucial role.
Sussex Counselling has always relied on its voluntary management committee,
although increasingly it has felt the need to pay people to provide
a professional, reliable service for its membership. The directory,
newsletter, website and seminar programme are all produced by freelance
employees but the committee are still responsible for overall planning,
all other organisation and the finances.
The benefits to you of taking part are both personal and professional.
Not only do you get to know other counsellors from all over Sussex but
you can claim the time as Continuing Professional Development for accreditation,
develop other skills and feel more involved with the counselling profession.
As token recognition for your time and effort you are also entitled
to free membership and entry in the directory of qualified counsellors,
free entry to seminars and travel expenses paid to committee meetings.
If you would like to know more about becoming a committee member please
contact Terry Woodhouse on 01273 563977 or email terryjwoodhouse@aol.com,
or get in touch with any existing committee member. Or come along to
the AGM on 12 July and volunteer.
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