Engage Update - 10 June

  
We are pleased to inform you that we have now re-opened the RAMH Counselling intervention to new referrals from Friday 07 June 2024 to Adults aged over 16 in Renfrewshire who identify as experiencing challenges in their mental health.

What is RAMH Counselling? 

The Service will include:

• Assessments of risk and needs; provided initially by telephone assessment or face to face. The assessment will include sharing electronic self-help information sent following assessment where appropriate.
• Hybrid delivery of counselling interventions; e.g. telephone or face to face and or online platforms, as agreed between the practitioner and the service user. Good attendance is required and 48 hours’ notice of cancellation must be given.
• Signposting to relevant support services; Where appropriate, at assessment, if it is felt that another support or intervention is more suitable then we would assist in signposting to the agreed service.
• Model of Service Delivery; The service will continue to use a brief 6 session model, using “CORE 10” to show a reliable change in the psychological distress for service users. This model is suitable for mild to moderate mental health issues. The service will ensure as short a wait possible by robust waiting list management, including an opt in process. 
• Service delivery will reflect the learning of the pandemic and offer a hybrid model; this will include face to face, alongside telephone and video platforms being used as a way to deliver counselling.

Should you have any questions then do not hesitate to contact us on 0141 404 7788 where we can give you information not only on our counselling services but also of the other supports and interventions that RCS will continue to offer ranging from; courses and group inputs, support around anxiety management and self-esteem to social groups and physical activity.

Carers Week takes place this week 10th - 15th June 2024

Renfrewshire Carers Centre have lots of events throughout the week - find out more here

If you would like to join in with any of the events during Carers Week, please call the Centre on 0141 887 3643 or email enquiries@renfrewshirecarers.org.uk.

Measuring Digital Inclusion Impact in Renfrewshire 

Latest figures from The Good Things Foundation, highlighted that around 8.5 million people in the UK lack the basic digital skills, 2.4 million households can’t afford their mobile phone contract and 1.5 million people don’t have a smartphone, tablet or a laptop.

However, evidence also shows that Digital Inclusion benefits £13.7 billion to the economy, 76% of people say the internet helps them connect with family and friends, 68% can use online tools to help them manage their health and people with high digital engagement save on average £900 more a year, making them better off.

Digital Exclusion can impact anyone at any time of their life and requires a collective effort by everyone if we are to effectively tackle this issue.

This short survey will help to measure the collective impact of Digital Inclusion activity across Renfrewshire during 2023-2024. 
Please only provide details for the period 01 April 2023 - 31 March 2024 for Renfrewshire.

Open survey here

Surf Awards 2024

The SURF Awards are delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government, with additional support from Creative Scotland, Scottish Procurement Alliance, Institute of Employability Professionals and Scotland's Towns Partnership. 

You can read the press release here: https://surf.scot/2024-surf-awards-launched-online/

The purpose is to highlight, celebrate and share the achievements of initiatives that address physical, social and economic challenges in communities across Scotland.
 
​The 5 categories this year are:

• Community Led Regeneration
• Creative Regeneration
• Improving Scotland's Places 
• Removing Barriers to Employability 
• Housing and Regeneration

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 2nd September. 
 
You may be interested in applying for an Award or you may know a project who might be interested in applying or who deserves an Award. 
 
You can download all of the application materials and find out more about the Awards here: https://surf.scot/surf-awards/surf-awards-2024/ We ask that you download and read the Information Paper with the full criteria.  

Scottish Recovery Network Update

Our latest newsletter is out. Couple of headlines below and here is the whole edition which is full of opportunities https://bit.ly/ScotRecoveryNewsJune24
 
Any promotion to your colleagues and audiences would be fab. Our next newsletter goes out end of June so drop me a line if you have something you wish to promote.
 
Creating Hope with Peer Support – new resource
Scottish Recovery Network have launched a new co-designed resource to help groups, organisations and services further develop their understanding of peer support in the context of suicide prevention and to train more people to facilitate and offer peer support in the community.
Order your free copy here https://bit.ly/OrderCreatingHopeResource
 
Making Peer Practical: expressions of interest are open!
Scottish Recovery Network are now accepting expressions of interest for their Making Peer Practical development programme 2024. This action focused learning experience is for people from community groups, organisations, and services looking for support to plan and implement peer their support ideas. More information on the Peer Recovery Hub  (Closes 17 June).

 

Charity Digital Exchange

Did you know that through the Charity Digital Exchange (subject to eligibility), your organisation can access discounted Microsoft licenses?

Discover a range of features with our Microsoft Cloud subscription, featuring essential collaboration tools and industry-leading applications.

Essential collaboration tools:

-Microsoft Teams: simplify internal and external communication with meetings, webinars, and chats.
-OneDrive & Sharepoint: securely store and share documents for better team collaboration.

Industry-leading applications:
-Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint: access essential office tools for all your productivity needs.

Security and management solutions:
-Defender, InTune, and Azure Information Protection: protect devices, manage security policies, and safeguard sensitive data.

Find out more