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Brief Description of Page : AGM Monday 31st March 08 7pm, an account of Phoenix counselling service, the AGM annual report, the minutes, the counselling service accounts - read the latest Steering Group minutes and report HERE
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Account of Phoenix counselling service, annual general meeting 2008, the AGM annual report, the minutes, the counselling service accounts
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Co-ordinator’s Report
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Welcome to Phoenix Counselling Service annual report 2008 for the annual general meeting. During the past year we have aimed to offer professional counselling / therapy to ordinary people across London, into Kent & Essex. During the year referrals were received from GP’s, companies, health professionals, solicitors, social workers, statutory and voluntary agencies, many self referred. In 2007 some 379 people (in 2006 it was 420) were offered and used our services in a variety of ways tailored to their specific requirements: one to one; as a couple; in small groups or as part of the package offered to corporate clients - 34 counsellors and therapists offered sessions on behalf of the service.
Thank You
A big thank you to all our staff, counsellors, therapists, associates, partnerships, trainees for making this possible along with all those who provided rooms, referrals the administration, supervision and general support without which the service wouldn’t run
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Achievements through 07/08
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Use of the DNA clinic in Dagenham continued to grow
Our Steering Group met on 4 occasions during the year
Our expansion as a service continued, our associates numbers increased and pleasingly we gained an associate who graduated through our placement training. We now have a counsellor / therapist local to all London and into Essex, still our direct service focuses on East London - Walthamstow, Ilford, Barking Dagenham, Romford
New work established this year included offering more brief counselling courses and more regular anger / stress management courses and we offered an expanded programme for counsellors and therapists contributing to Continuing Professional Development
Our feedback survey continued to show an overwhelming satisfaction rate with our services
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Future Plans
To undergo a Well Being Assessment as an organisation to keep improving the service to all users.
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abridged accounts
Income - 10 months 4.07 - 31.1.08 (Figures in brackets for previous year)
Total Fees received £30842 (£33257)
Expenditure
Subscriptions/Insurance 845 (381)
Staffing Costs 8945 (10310)
Premises expenditure 9816 (6714)
Advertising 1347 (2,572)
Supervision Costs 6640 (8190)
Communication 25 (758)
DNA Clinic 2205 (2801)
Books/Training 0 (1029)
Misc Expenditure 24 (899)
Cash in hand
+ at bank 3107 (1715)
Fees for 2008
Fees for direct work presently are kept at 2007 levels and usually range from £10 to £40 per session and the assessment session is £15 to £50. Referrals from health professionals are seen at reduced rates.
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References
Last year in 2007 Phoenix Counselling Service served over 350 people by phone, face to face, individual therapy, couples work, group therapy, one day courses
We continued to offer a no waiting policy for both assessment and ongoing work, offering clients who contacted an appointment within two or three days and that appointment being for within 7 to 10 days at most, sometimes even within 24 hours
You have the added confidence provided by our being British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited
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counselling London * counsellor London * counselling Essex * counsellor Essex
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Covering Barking, Barnet, Bethnal Green, Camden counselling, Central London, Barking, Barnet, Chingford, Dagenham, Enfield, Finsbury Park, Goodmayes, Hainault, Harold Wood Hornchurch, Ilford, Kilburn, King’s Cross, Leyton, Leytonstone, Newham, Romford, Rainham, Saffron Walden, Southend on Sea, Upminster, Wanstead and Walthamstow West Hampstead accessible to South London, East London, Essex and Kent, accessible most areas inside M25
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Our aim :- is to offer counselling to all regardless of gender, age ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, ex-offender or refugee status
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We urgently need funding for work with clients on low income who presently cannot access counselling or therapy, if you know of funding sources we should approach please e-mail us. Thanks!
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