{"id":268,"date":"2021-02-15T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:34:51","slug":"information-for-children-and-young-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/information-for-children-and-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Children and Young People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/students\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students.png\" data-orig-size=\"859,1208\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Students\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-213x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-728x1024.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-592 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-728x1024.png 728w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students-768x1080.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/04\/13145258\/Students.png 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/06\/22210927\/The-Exchange-EASY-READ_Secondary-YP-1.pdf\">The Exchange &#8211; EASY READ_Secondary &#8211; YP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The-Exchange is now providing counselling and emotional and psychological support in all secondary schools in East Ayrshire.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The service provides a private space where you can talk about things which are troubling you. Talking things over with a professional can help you to find better ways to cope with difficulties.\u00a0\u00a0 Usually you would be referred to the counselling service by your guidance teacher.\u00a0 \u00a0 Guidance staff will always talk to you about this before making a referral and will encourage you to involve your parents too. Involvement of parents\/carers is always encouraged as part of the process but is not essential if you don&#8217;t want it to be.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information about The-Exchange by having a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/05\/03142058\/East-Ayrshire-The-Exchange-Secondary-YOUNG-PEOPLE.pdf\">East Ayrshire &#8211; The Exchange Secondary YOUNG PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0 or visiting\u00a0their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exchange-counselling.com\/\">website.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You also have the option of referring yourself to The-Exchange if you feel you would like some support from the counselling service.\u00a0 To make a referral to The-Exchange, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exchange-counselling.com\/new-referral\">here. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How do I make a referral to the Exchange &#8211; Video<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-268-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/29180230\/The-Exchange-Referral-Video-YP-3.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/29180230\/The-Exchange-Referral-Video-YP-3.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/29180230\/The-Exchange-Referral-Video-YP-3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094647\/Referral-Cards-Printable.pdf\">Referral Cards &#8211; Printable<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/information-for-children-and-young-people\/self-referral-poster4-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2021\/11\/10161205\/Self-referral-poster4-01.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,891\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Self referral poster4-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2021\/11\/10161205\/Self-referral-poster4-01-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2021\/11\/10161205\/Self-referral-poster4-01.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/information-for-children-and-young-people\/screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09-47-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22.png\" data-orig-size=\"1158,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-03-21 at 09.47.22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-300x149.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-1024x509.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-831\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-300x149.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-1024x509.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2023\/03\/21094753\/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-09.47.22.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are currently accessing support from The-Exchange remotely, please have a read through the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2022\/05\/05155809\/Remote-Learning-Protocols.docx\">Remote Learning Protocols<\/a> designed to ensure the safety of both yourself and your counsellor.<\/p>\n<p>This video explains some of the work The-Exchange do in schools.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-268-2\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30132845\/The-Exchange-Secondary-Service-1080p.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30132845\/The-Exchange-Secondary-Service-1080p.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30132845\/The-Exchange-Secondary-Service-1080p.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p id=\"_jx0jZ1OccRehQc\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d-exy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">D-EXY<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0is an online support for the mental health of Young People when and where they need it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"_wdYUL12Zp4xZ13\" dir=\"ltr\">We are a digital therapy service designed to help young people\u00a0who are going through a challenging time or who want to keep on top of their wellbeing. We provide online tools and support to help them get back on track with the things that matter \u2013 like friends, mental health, work and study.<\/p>\n<p id=\"_IKx37EcPazYg6T\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d-exy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><strong>D-EXY<\/strong><\/a> provides on-demand support to young people with small bites of proven therapeutic content, videos, activities and practical strategies that work \u2013 all available online, when and where they\u2019re needed.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d-exy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"> <strong>D-EXY<\/strong> <\/a>also offers, safe, moderated online community discussions, and access to counselling \u2013 so they have real people to talk to and helpful information they can work through in their own time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"_gPRahlyGa9vpwW\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d-exy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><strong>D-EXY<\/strong><\/a> is always open 24\/7. Young people are welcome to visit when it suits them<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/information-for-staff\/posters\/screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10-28-54\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54.png\" data-orig-size=\"883,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2024-05-07 at 10.28.54\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-210x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-718x1024.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-871\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-718x1024.png 718w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54-768x1096.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/05\/07102942\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-10.28.54.png 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-268-3\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30133443\/FINAL-D-EXY-Youth-Video.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30133443\/FINAL-D-EXY-Youth-Video.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/schoolcounselling\/uploads\/sites\/18109\/2024\/07\/30133443\/FINAL-D-EXY-Youth-Video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Exchange &#8211; EASY READ_Secondary &#8211; YP The-Exchange is now providing counselling and emotional and psychological support in all secondary schools in East Ayrshire.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The service provides a private space where you can talk about things which are troubling you. Talking things over with a professional can help you to find better ways to cope with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/secondary-schools\/information-for-children-and-young-people\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Information for Children and Young People<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12907,"featured_media":0,"parent":141,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-268","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12907"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":899,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268\/revisions\/899"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/schoolcounselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}