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Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 3 Project name Contact name Address The Gap Project Maeve McDonald Southern Division Education Welfare Office Bungalow 2 Rosstulla School 2-6 Jordanstown Road Newtownabbey BT37 0QF Telephone number 01232 364034 Brief description of project Objectives The Gap Project is a new initiative, piloted in the Newtownabbey/Carrickfergus area, which caters to a total of 10 young people, in their final year of compulsory schooling, whose education has completely broken down as a result of attendance and behavioural problems including truancy, expulsion and school phobia. The primary aim is to provide inclusive development and learning opportunities and reduce disaffection. Weekly structure: • 2 days further education college – basic curricular areas and vocational training. • 2 days extended work experience undertaken in local community. • 1 day personal and social development – training in social and life skills, structured leisure activities. The course commenced September 1998 and is due to run until the end of the academic year – June 1999. • To help young people achieve broadly based and relevant training which leads to an approved qualification. • To enable young people to increase self-esteem and develop their full potential. • To support young people in exploring career options and help equip them for the realities of a working environment. • To achieve progression into further education, training and/or employment. Outcomes: Planned Increased self-esteem, reduced level of disaffection, reduction in criminal behaviour, positive destination after leaving the project, increased qualifications and improved employability, improved quality of life. Evaluation Interim report only. 80
Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 3 Project name Contact name Address Support Project in School Philomena McCormick Portrush Youth Centre Dunluce Avenue Portrush BT56 8DW Telephone number 01265 823030 Brief description of project Objectives Outcomes: Pilot Project A counselling service for individual pupils (on a referral basis) who are experiencing difficulties. The service is about ‘being with’ the young person, a way of helping that may complement the vital teaching role (and Personal & Social Education) within the school. It encourages clients to take responsibility for themselves. • To negotiate and put in place suitable procedures for initiating a Pilot Counselling Service. • By meeting referred clients on a contractual basis. • By evaluating individual cases. In process of being measured. 81
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