TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. TLC: Talk, Listen, Change are looking to expand their therapeutic services and appoint a CYP Mental Health Practitioner to join their Counselling and Emotional Wellbeing Service.
TLC: Talk, Listen, Change will be providing a range of therapeutic interventions to children and young people aged 5-18 years and their families.
You will be working with children and young people whose mental health is impacting the way they are feeling and living their lives, providing interventions such as solution focused therapy, psychoeducation workshops and peer support groups.
The projects aim to give children and young people a safe and confidential place to speak openly, find healthy ways to manage their emotions and empower them to make positive changes to their lives.
The role
The CYP Mental Health Practitioner will support each child or young person referred into the service by gaining an understanding of the difficulties they are facing, assessing risk and working with them collaboratively to discover what support is best placed to help them at this time.
By understanding the presenting needs of children and young people, you will use your knowledge of therapeutic support to provide effective emotional wellbeing interventions.
You will play an integral part in ensuring that children and young people’s voices are heard and central to the work we do.
You will provide a blend of recovery / solution focused therapeutic interventions that supports the young person and the whole family.
This may include:
- Facilitating psychoeducation workshops for children and young people and parents / carers
- Supporting peer group sessions
- Providing 121 sessions with children, young people and their parent / carer
- Signposting to other relevant support services