Streetline opened its doors in 1989 to meet the needs of young people who cannot live at home for a variety of reasons. Entering Streetline aged 14, we provide a residential service until they reach the age of 21 years with on-going support thereafter if required. Over the past 25 years, Streetline has developed its service […]
counselling
Responding to changing needs
Over the past few years Streetline have provided a service for young people with very particular needs, which are often not identified prior to admission. From our experience it appears that young people are being diagnosed with complex disabilities which makes the expectation of adult functioning at 18 years of age unachievable. In response, Dublin […]
The Use of Person Centred Counselling
Brief Description of Therapy Person–centred therapy is one of the Humanistic approaches. Focusing on the ‘here and now’ and not on the childhood origins of the client’s problems, Carl Rogers’ theory emphasised the counsellor’s creation of a permissive and non-interventionist climate in which the client is free to move at his own pace and in […]