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(FAMILIES FIRST) - The-Exchange - Family support services

Last updated: 04/03/2024
Family support services This resource can use the Welsh language
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What we do

The Exchange- is part of the Families First/Flying Start Programme

The-exchange support the psychological and emotional well-being of children, young people and families through counselling and focused interventions.

The-exchange provides counselling for those aged 5-10 yrs and young people 16-25 yrs within the community and schools. The- exchange also provides a school-based counselling service for those aged 10-16 yrs (up to 19 years old if the young person has additional needs). Young people can be seen in the community as an alternative.

The-exchange offers therapeutic support to families which will be focused on building resilience within the family. This will include developing resilient relationships within the family and between parents. The service provides a mixture of one to one work and group work. The counselling will take place either in the school setting or a community base

Who do we support

Families with children aged 5-10 years

Young people aged 11 - 25 years

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

People can refer themselves to the service or can be referred by the school and / or other agencies within the community

Service details for this family support services

Language: English with use of bilingual elements

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs No
     
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

Contact methods

 Opening times

Monday - Fri 8:15am- 5pm

Where do we provide our service?

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For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.