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Want to bring a Friendship Bench in your community or organization?

The Friendship Bench In A Box package we offer has been broken down into 5 phases, and within each phase exists various stages which get worked in collaboration with possible partners; every delivery will be unique as each community is unique, we've learnt that what sits on either side of the actual Talk Therapy is what creates sustainability and long term community impact.
  • 1.
    Suitability Check
  • 2.
    Signing of SLA/MoU
  • 3.
    Payments & ToC Workshop
  • 4.
    Onboarding and Training
  • 5.
    Pilot and Implementation

Level 1:  
Opening the mind

Content: Listening skills, how to be there for somebody, providing basic psychoeducation, how to summarise & use empathy as a tool to connect with others.

Developing a therapeutic alliance through creating space for people to share their stories.

Level 2:  
Uplifting

All content in Level 1 +

How to use screening tools (SSQ-14, GAD-7, PHQ-9, PCL-5, SRQ-20), identifying a “red flag” listing problems and selecting a single problem, referring to a higher level, to resources available, or to someone trained in level.

Level 3:   Strengthening

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All content in Level 1 + Level 2

Full Friendship Bench Problem-Solving Therapy training (including behaviour activation & Activity scheduling) to equip participants with skills and tools to mobilise through psychoeducation, screen with validated tools, establish referral pathways, provide talk-therapy to clients and establish Circle Kubatana Tose peer support groups, along with monitoring progress through an automated reporting dashboard.