Philippi Guernsey

Dear Friends & Supporters

Counselling: Last year was a busy one for counselling and training. We had 97 new referrals, compared with 122 in 2010. Just over 800 hundred hours of counselling were delivered to new and returning clients. Some of them have been coming for a few years, due to their severe damage. The introduction of the Primary Care Service in September has reduced our referrals from GPs in the last four months. There were also 158 hours of supervision delivered during the year, the lion share having been done by Margaret. This highlights the need for more supervisors to be trained, especially as Margaret & Maura have a full workload and hope to be retiring before too long.

Thanks go to our counsellors; Margaret, Amanda, Fiona, Helen, Janet, Liz, Pat, Sue and Sarah and our supervisors; Margaret, Maura and Brian, who continue to give their time and skills. The level 3 course finished in January, and we welcome Christine, Emma, Felisa, Nigel and Tom, who are joining our team of counsellors. We also welcome Elizabeth and Jane, who trained elsewhere. This means that we will be able to reduce our waiting list over the next few weeks, which is good.

Administration: Rosalind has been kept busy in the office and is expecting a baby in June. She will be on maternity leave until September and we wish her well.

AGM Wednesday 14^thMarch at 6pm in the Reading Room at Les Cotils

If you would like to stay & join us for a meal afterwards, then please let us know and we will send you the menu to order. The cost is £13.

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Dear Friends & Supporters

Counselling: This year is continuing to be a busy one for counselling and training. We have had 80 new referrals so far, compared with 98 at this time last year.  At present, there is a short waiting list of about 6 people. Thanks go to our counsellors; Margaret, Amanda, Fiona, Helen, Janet, Liz, Pat and Sarah and our supervisors; Margaret, Maura and Brian, who continue to give their time and skills.

Some of our counsellors have had their own challenges of illness, work issues and moving house to overcome. Sue, who had answered our designated telephone line since the beginning of Philippi Guernsey, has decided to relinquish it after 7 years of dedicated service. We appreciate and thank Sue for her valuable contribution over the years and extend her our best wishes for the future. The telephone line will now be answered by the manager.

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