1. Counselling for the Whole Community
Fair, Equitable & Accountable

2. Being responsible for the provision of services paid for through public funds places a pressure on DAPL like never before. Not only do we have to be accountable, we want to be accountable. The easier we make it for everyone to see that counselling benefits our communities the more secure the provision becomes for those we serve.
Being openly accountable, honest and measured in our processes brings the opportunity to review, question and experiment with how we deliver counselling across the whole region.
In shaping the future of DAPL we have three key considerations:
What is best for the clients and the community.
What ensures the security of the service in the community
How do we safeguard our employees wellbeing.
As you will see from this presentation each stage of the process is clearly defined and explicit. We aim to ensure that our service is fairly available across the whole of Fife, that we support the recovery message and that we do everything we can to ensure that our staff are protected from excessive work loads and stress.

3. Our guides for all our processes are:

4. Trauma Informed Service Provision
Client's Expressed Opinion
Evaluation Tools
Counsellor's Professional Judgement
Trauma Informed Service Provision
Structured Decision
Making Model ➤
The counselling service provided by DAPL is based on a six session model. At any point where the client expresses additional or current trauma the counsellor will have the capacity to renegotiate the basic contract to plan up to three additional sessions to support the specific issue.
Through ethical and responsive management of the sessions the client or counsellor can bring the counselling process to an end before the 6 sessions are completed. This may be supported by the evaluation scoring process, change in life events or through the choice of the client. The counsellor will offer appropriate signposting to other agencies that can either enhance the client’s wellbeing or better support the client with their current or ongoing issues.
Further to this initial six session engagement the client may use and reuse the service as often as they feel it is of benefit to them. It is suggested that the client allows six weeks between reconsidering a re-referral. This will ensure that there is some safeguard against the client becoming over dependant on the service. It also ensures that the limited resources that we have can be offered with some parity across the whole of Fife.
This model is applied across the entire service to ensure that there is no discrimination with regards age or geographical location.
The Counselling Team will use YP CORE evaluation to support decision making. This psychological evaluation tool will support the design of the very best service possible for the client. The client’s and the counsellor’s feelings, opinions and experiences will also support the design of the care plan.

5. Assessment Your Pathway to Recovery- Counselling
Universal Services
Issues Specific Services
Further Intensive Services
Your Pathway to Recovery- Counselling
Feeling better and referring on
Can happen at any point
Along the 6 session Journey
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Assessment
Relapse and Trauma can happen
At any point along the 6 session
Journey- Actions Planned
Truama Explored 1
Exploring & management of the trauma 2
Ongoing Planning 3
Relapse Prevention
Trauma Management

6. It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
Following the Pathway
It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
Events
Actions
1st Contact
The client makes contact with DAPL either directly or more commonly through the guidance staff or social workers.
Are they looking for our service?
Gather all required information F1
DATA search on client
Allocate to F2

7. F1 YP
To support the process every stage of the client’s journey is supported by the map, the forms and the expertise of those managing the system.
The system and indeed the Pathway only works when we manage all aspects of communication effectively:
Verbal
Physical
Written
Electronic
By following the system map we will ensure that client’s get the service they need and one we can provide. If we can’t provide it we can direct them to someone who can.

8. It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
Following the Pathway
It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
Events
Actions
The client/referrer has provided DAPL with all relevant information
The Admin Team will allocate the client to one of these options depending on presenting factors:
Accept for ASSESSMENT
Send out U12 Pack
Referred to Area Coordinator for discussion

9. It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
Following the Pathway
It’s the client’s journey & our job to maintain the path
ASSESSMENT
Actions
The client meets with a member of the DAPL team
Using the Assessment process the client’s treatment and care plan will be designed.
They may find the Assessment session enough but will potentially access:
Counselling

10. The Assessment Assessment PAPERWORK & ACTIONS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW
ABI
DBI
SAFETY PLANNING
(2) CONTRACT
(5) CORE YP
(25) DAPL LIFE STORY ASSESSMENT
(10) SMR (Drug Use Only)
TREATMENT
GIVE
INFORMATION
GAIN INFORMATION
Assessment
The Assessment will be delivered using Motivational Interviewing and will incorporate ABI, DBI & Safety Planning throughout as appropriate.

11. Actions Events HOW DID I DO TODAY
Ask the client for feedback after the first assessment
Give the client the “How did I do today” link
Ask them to complete online

12. Therapeutic Client Assessment
Life Story

13. CORE YP
A Measure of Psychological Distress

14. SMR25
The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SMR25) offers a profile of the misuse of drugs, based on anonymous information about new problem drug users seen at a broad range of services across Scotland. Services contributing to the Database consist mainly of specialist drug services and general practitioners. The system has been in operation in Scotland since August 1990.

15. ABI
Brief interventions are not overly complex and can be delivered by professionals in a range of health and social care settings once the adequate training requirements have been met.
(Health Scotland ABI Briefing Paper April 2017)

16. DBI A DAPL YP Drug Brief Intervention must consist of:
Exploration of what drugs are being used
Find out how much is being used
Find out how the client uses
Is this behaviour a child protection issue?
Explore practical ways of reducing harm
Explore practical ways of preventing overdose
Referral to Social Work where appropriate
Referral to Addiction Services where appropriate
Is the client aware of the legal issues around their drug use?

17. SAFETY PLANNING

18. ALLOCATED TO COUNSELLING
Think about what you need?
A digital storage file on a secure computer
A separate digital folder for each client
Read the Assessment Material
Secure storage for any Art Work produced
Think about what you need to do?
Contract
CORE 3 & 6 weeks
SMR 25b (the update)
Final Outcome Form

19. FINAL SESSION PAPERWORK & ACTIONS DAPL FINAL OUTCOME CORE YP SMR 25b
INFORMATION
GAIN
GIVE
FUTURE TREATMENT
PAPERWORK & ACTIONS
DAPL FINAL OUTCOME
CORE YP
SMR 25b
SIGNPOST TO OTHER SERVICES
CLIENTS CAN RETURN TO SERVICE AFTER A BREAK

20. POST SERVICE FEEDBACK

21. Your work is only finished when…
WEEKLY STATISTICS
Your work is only finished when… LT 6 JK 2 SI 32 MD
DNA