Counselling at Stringer - COMPASS
COMPASS stands for Counselling and Mentoring Provision at Stringer School. This service is available to all students. The main COMPASS team is co-ordinated by Miss Kempt and made up of three professional counsellors, a trainee counsellor and a life coach. All four counsellors abide by the BACP Code of Ethics.
COMPASS has been set up to help you cope with any problems that may be affecting your social, emotional or psychological health such as family breakdown, bereavement, loss, family and peer difficulties, anxiety and bullying etc. COMPASS offers you the support to help you function better both in and outside of school.
How Do I Get Help?
- Ask your form teacher to refer you to Miss Kempt (COMPASS Co-ordinator) or
- See Miss Kempt and ask for counselling or
- Fill in a self referral slip (you can find this in a plastic wallet on the Counselling Office door) and post the slip under the door or
- Come along to the Drop in Service run every lunchtime in the Counselling Room from 12.30pm to 1.05pm
Depending on the nature of your problem you will either be able to see someone that day or be put on a waiting list to see a counsellor/mentor as soon as space becomes available.
The Drop-In Service
We run a lunchtime Drop-In Service for any student who is upset and just needs to talk to an adult. There is always a member of teaching staff available in the Counselling Room (on the ground floor of F Block) every lunchtime if you need to talk.
What Happens in Counselling?
You will meet with a counsellor/mentor on a 1-1 basis in a confidential setting where you will be encouraged to talk about your difficulties. You will be able to express your feelings freely and openly in a way that may not be possible with your family and friends. Feelings such as anger, anxiety, grief and embarrassment can become very intense and exploring these feelings will help you understand them.