We asked our school clients about our service
Each year we collect data from our partner schools to determine the satisfaction levels of our clients and the growth of Child in Time’s network. For the academic year ending in 2023, we were grateful to receive exceptional feedback from our partner schools about the counselling delivered by our therapists.
‘We are proud to share that 100% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with their counselling service’
Since launching eleven years ago, Child in Time has steadily increased its reach year on year. We now work with children, staff and parents in 38 London schools.
As well as providing regular counselling services, Child in Time offers online supervision to school staff, mental health workshops for staff, students and parents, and therapy for children who are ‘looked after’.
Children and Young People’s Counselling
In the academic Year 2022-2023, almost 7,000 counselling sessions took place in our partner schools. The number of children who accessed counselling across our network reached 739 and 413 received weekly 1:1 therapy.
‘93% of our schools were very satisfied with the clinical work of their therapist(s) and counsellor(s)’
In addition to the provision of one-to-one counselling, a number of our schools also offer children/young people drop-in sessions. These have proved valuable in broadening the reach of the service, encouraging self-referral, and providing a space for early intervention. 56.4% of our schools provide drop-in sessions for their students. A total of 1077 visits were made to these drop-in services.
Parents, Carers & Staff Support
At primary school age (and sometimes beyond) most of our therapists engage with parents/carers of the children they work with. This links up support around the child and offers a space for adults to reflect on their emotional response to their child. In 2023 a total of 291 unique parents/carers had meetings with our team.
‘93% of our schools were very satisfied with how their therapist communicated with parents/carers.’
Many therapists also hold drop-in slots where staff and parents/carers of children who have not been referred for counselling can discuss mental health and behavioral concerns. This has proved valuable for staff in deepening their understanding of the emotional aspects of teaching and learning and for parents whose children don’t receive counselling but want to talk through a concern with the school counsellor. There were 240 staff drop-in sessions and 272 parent/carer meetings, making a total of 512 staff/parent/carer meetings across our network.
To find out more about our School Counselling, Staff Supervision and Looked After Children sessions please get in touch.
