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The Hope Street Centre can offer a range of services to businesses and organisations. For more information on any of the services listed below, please contact Maurice Tomkinson. Counselling Providing counselling to staff has many benefits. It can help them to cope with work related stress, reducing lost time due to stress-related illness. Even personal problems which are not related to work can still have a dramatic impact on a person's productivity, and counselling can help to resolve these. Providing timely support to staff who are experiencing difficulties can help organisations to retain employees who might otherwise leave. Coaching Whereas counselling tends to focus on feelings and emotions, coaching helps individuals to succeed in their personal objectives, through setting goals, increasing motivation, improving morale and overcoming limiting thought patterns and behaviours. Coaching looks more towards the future than the past, is more concerned with what can be achieved than the causes of problems. It will not change fundamental personality traits, but it can contribute to the individual's success and achievement. Supervision For employees working in counselling, caring and support roles (whether formally trained or not) it is generally considered that it is good practice to have some form of supervision. This is particularly true where the clients may be vulnerable, emotionally distressed or challenging. Supervision helps to protect both the support worker and their client, by providing a fresh viewpoint from someone who is less closely involved. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy recommends 1½ hours of supervision per month. For further information contact Kathryn Sim. Smoking Cessation There is increasing pressure on employers, from government policy and legal actions, to reduce the effects of passive smoking in the workplace. With many organisations banning smoking in all or part of their premises, the pressure on smokers to quit is steadily increasing. However nicotine is an addictive substance, and for some smokers it can be very hard to give up. Research has shown that a combination of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and a personal support programme can double the success rate of attempts to quite, compared with going it alone. We can tailor a stop smoking programme for your organisation, combining NRT (patches, gum, lozenges, microtabs and other nicotine replacement products) with counselling and motivational support. Group Facilitation There are many ways in which working with groups can benefit your organisation. We can facilitate groups, either at the centre or at your workplace, on issues such as organisational change, team building, incident debriefing and conflict resolution. For more information on any of our services to organisations and businesses please contact Maurice Tomkinson.
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