Reach Research
The Reach is research alert and research active, working from an evidence base concerned with efficacy and outcomes, generating and sharing new knowledge for the benefit of clients and colleagues. At the Reach we use outcome measures to gauge the efficacy of the service, and to identify areas of practice that are strengths, and those that might require honing and improvement.
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Primary School feedback 2022-2023
Child Questionnaire (after 20+ sessions)
100% of children in receipt of the Reach felt:
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Safe,
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Helped
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Understood
​Parent Questionnaire (after 20+ sessions)
100% of parents supported by the Reach strongly agreed that:
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they noticed an improvement in their child's wellbeing
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they noticed an improvement in their own wellbeing
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their child was happier coming to school
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they were being supported effectively
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they were better able to manage their child.
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Research Outputs
This book is targeted at all practitioners in the helping and enabling professions working with primary school children, including teachers. It is essential reading for anyone undertaking training where elements of psychotherapy and counselling are requisite to practice.
As well as a guide for trainees in the helping professions, the book also speaks to advancing practitioners insofar as essential elements of the therapeutic relationship, such as containment, trust and transference, are re-cast in light of the modern challenges of working with children, especially young children. The Essentials of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Primary Schools offers a strong theoretical underpinning and is particularly timely in light of the government’s policy emphasis on increasing MH understanding for schools.