About us
We work to improve the health and wellbeing of young people aged 12-25 years living in Edinburgh and their families. We offer one-to-one coaching support and group based emotional and social support.
Set up in 2013, Positive Realities is now a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and we seek funding to deliver services free of charge to young people and their families. We also work jointly with other agencies to help improve outcomes for young people and their families.
Staff and volunteers are all fully trained and vetted through the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme to ensure their suitability for working with young people and vulnerable adults.
Staff and volunteers are all fully trained and vetted through the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme to ensure their suitability for working with young people and vulnerable adults.
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Our approach
Establishing trustWhen we first meet young people we focus on developing rapport and establishing a trusting relationship so our work is more effective. A key objective during early sessions is getting to know them. When people relate to each other, they are more likely to open up and share their concerns or situations. This is especially important when people feel they have something to 'hide' or have had negative experiences when expressing their feelings and fears to adults in the past.
Promoting mental wellbeingMany people we work with experience high levels of stress and pressure in their lives. As a result we believe that all the work we do should promote flourishing and positive mental health. Our staff are sensitive to the need to address challenges to positive mental health and use a range of techniques to improve personal satisfaction with life and promote mental resilience. Our outcomes show significant improvements in mental well-being after young people and young adults receive coaching.
Measuring improvementAll our work is governed by robust outcomes approaches, with the use of baseline and reviews to measure improvement in outcomes over time. We use various tools to measure improvement, including the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. Our work is evidence based, and we believe that it is only by reporting how our work has improved outcomes that we can effectively demonstrate the impact of our services.
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EmpowermentWe believe long term outcomes can only be achieved when people realise they contribute to situations in which they find themselves (self-awareness) and can find their own solutions to improving life. We support people to explore their own strengths and identify areas for improvement, and then guide, challenge and support them as they take steps towards self generated goals. Sometimes the rights of young people and young adults can be compromised in daily life, and we work with our clients to ensure they are aware of, and know how to exercise their rights. Our individual interventions generally last between 5-10 sessions as we feel this is the optimum length for effective empowerment to take place.
Social network approachesWe believe the best outcomes for young people are grounded in systems approaches, and recognise that individuals with strong social networks have a better chance of being resilient to life's challenges. We can provide family based work, where we can work intensively to improve the parent-child caring relationship or work to develop stronger social skills. For instance we can support:
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Help with funding
We are currently in the process of seeking funding for our services, so they can be offered free to people who wish to use them. If you are in receipt of self-directed support we can help you use it to pay for our services. Places can be spot purchased by organisations.
We are currently in the process of seeking funding for our services, so they can be offered free to people who wish to use them. If you are in receipt of self-directed support we can help you use it to pay for our services. Places can be spot purchased by organisations.
Annual accounts
This pages gives Positive Realities accounts submitted after it became a Charity on 29 September 2015. Click below to see the set of accounts:
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Our accountant:
THOMSON COOPER
3 Castle Court, Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline, Fife
KY11 8PB
01383 628800
THOMSON COOPER
3 Castle Court, Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline, Fife
KY11 8PB
01383 628800
