CrossReach is one of only 2 organisations in the UK to have been accepted by the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute to start the process of Organisational Certification. This process is a means to a far more important end: we want to be better able to support the children and young people at our services to deal with traumatic experiences so they can start to see the world around them not as a place of chaos and danger, but as a place of opportunity and potential.
Some of our Daisy Chain families took part in a European-wide photography project designed to challenge the stereotypes surrounding the Roma community, working with a professional photographer to capture ordinary moments. The resulting exhibition was welcomed as a positive way to combat racism and promote good community relationships. The official launch of the Edinburgh Befriending Consortium took place in the City Chambers in October. This is an exciting collaboration between CrossReach’s Sunflower Garden Project, Children 1st and Broomhouse Befriending Project.
Counselling Service Managers Jacqui Lindsay and Anne Goldie completed a research project with Abertay University capturing people’s experience of counselling. They found that many people saw their lives differently developing new coping skills and strategies. They were invited to present their findings at both the British and European Associations for Counselling & Psychotherapy conferences.
Paul Gilroy, DDP Lecture
Daisy Chain photography
CrossReach counselling
It is designed to support young people across Edinburgh who are affected by substance misuse in their family and who may be particularly isolated and unable to take part in activities.
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