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Bepa resumes its preventive, free, and confidential psychological counseling service for young people.
To request this service, you must send an email to bepa.psiososoria@gmail.com.
The youth department is resuming its psychological counseling service for young people, which is preventive in nature, free, and confidential. This project will take place in the Noria building in Parque Ferrera, the headquarters for emotional well-being, self-prevention, and self-care. García and Lucía Feito Blades will be in charge of Psychozes.
The project aims to provide a safe space for young people in Avilés, aged between 14 and 30, to share their experiences, complaints, and to alleviate their discomfort through group experiences or individual advice from January 2025 to December 2026, excluding school holiday periods.
This morning, Raquel Ruiz, the youth advisor in Avilés, presented the project alongside Blima García and Lucía Feito, who are responsible for this psychological service.
To request this service, individuals must send an email to bepa.psiososoria@gmail.com, providing their name and age. Participants can choose between attending group workshops or receiving individual assistance to promote the emotional well-being of young people.
Minors must have signed consent from their legal guardians as an essential requirement to participate. Adults will also have a participation consent form.
Group Workshops
The group sessions will consist of approximately 5 sessions every two weeks. They will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, lasting between one and a half to two hours, depending on the group’s needs and work objectives. Four groups will run simultaneously, with participants grouped by age, each group accommodating a maximum of 15 people.
The group experience aims to empower participants in identifying, expressing, and regulating emotions, improving self-concept, avoiding the impact of social media, and identifying control or abuse in close relationships as strategies to establish healthy relationships.
The content of group sessions will be planned according to the project’s goals and can be flexibly adjusted to the group’s specific preferences or requirements, as long as they align with the objectives mentioned above.
On the last Friday of each month (except in February due to Antroxu), family meetings will be held to address issues and questions related to parenting.
Individual Counseling
Young people who wish to express their concerns in a confidential, individual consultation can do so by requesting an appointment. Each individual counseling session will not exceed 45 minutes, with a maximum of three sessions.
Psycho-Dassured aims to provide information and support participants in finding resources that promote their well-being. The goals worked on in group workshops can be addressed through connections and participation in other resources or municipal entities linked to the youth office.
In cases where situations or risk requirements exceed the project’s limits and objectives, specialized services will be coordinated through specific protocols.
The emotional well-being, self-prevention, and care space (BAPA) are part of the European Union’s 2019/2027 Strategy, which aims to «improve, in terms of its impact on young people, policy decisions in all sectors.»
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