Counselling and Interventions for Woman from South Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups at East London NHS Foundation Trust

The service will provide individual brief counselling (up to 12 sessions) and group interventions to women from South Asian and Minority Ethnic (BME) background experiencing and affected by emotional, physical, psychological and sexual abuse and exploitation. The service will liaise with other agencies to manage safeguarding concerns, and ensure Service Users are supported if in need of refuge. The interventions will be delivered directly in the community by suitably qualified bilingual counsellors in major languages spoken by our local population. The provider will operate as an integral part of the IAPT service and adhere to its performance, operational, and safeguarding standards.

Additional information: How do you demonstrate your capability and capacity to offer high quality and culturally sensitive psychological interventions to female Service Users from BAME backgrounds who are experiencing and affected by emotional, physical, psychological and sexual abuse and exploitation? We would particularly like to hear the success of your organisation's experience and strategies in delivering these interventions as an integral part of an IAPT service. How do your interventions adhere to the service's clinical framework and Key Performance Indicators. Please limit your response to 400 words.