Maureen
Sharkey
Senior Counsellor/ Trainer
I have worked as a counsellor
with SCIM for eight years, six as the senior counsellor and trainer. I have
over 2000 hours of experience of counselling and hold a Post-Graduate Diploma
in Counselling from the
of
certificated to Level 4 in Advice and Guidance and I am a SQA trained assessor
and internal verifier. At SCIM, I train volunteer counsellors and offer
training within the SVQ Advice and Guidance standards. I also provide training
for the NHS health professionals such as midwives.
My counselling involves
working with all ages, males and females, and clients from many different
ethnic backgrounds. I offer Person-centred counselling for families who have
suffered loss through miscarriage. Over the last five years, I have developed a
counselling programme which helps to address the most common emotional issues
following miscarriage. My work encompasses relationship problems, depression,
stress, fertility awareness, pre-pregnancy care, pregnancy care, and
infertility issues. At SCIM, we have had many successful births as a result of
this programme, which works in conjunction with the group work and pregnancy
support offered by my colleague Liz McLean.
Liz McLean.
Vice Chairwoman & Counsellor
I
am the Vice Chairwoman of SCIM and have been a volunteer counsellor with SCIM
since it began in 1994. I hold a counselling skills Certificate from the
Advice and Guidance. I am also a registered SQA assessor within the area of
Advice and Guidance.
At SCIM, I train and assess volunteer counsellors. My
counselling skills are used mainly within the area of pregnancy support where I
facilitate monthly group meetings with women who are currently in another
pregnancy following their loss. I also specialise within the area of Fertility
Management (FM) offering women FM appointments in order that they achieve
pregnancy quickly and target the best possible conditions for the achievement
of pregnancy alongside my colleague Maureen Sharkey.
Management Committee
SCIM is managed by a committee who meet on a monthly
basis to make decisions on the general running and development of SCIM. This committee
is elected at our AGM and is made up of both male and female members who live
within different areas in
and have different skills and managerial experience.
Within SCIM we have a team
of trained volunteers who we have trained up to level four in Advice and
Guidance. These volunteers provide additional support services such as
telephone support, help with fundraising activities, office administration, publicity,
and distribution of our posters and leaflets. We also offer further information
on miscarriage through our booklets and leaflets. Our SCIM Booklets offer a
wide range of information on both the emotional and the medical aspects of
miscarriage. The booklets are: Medical Matters, Caring for those who have
miscarried and The Emotional Experience.
Medical Matters
This booklet covers
medical matters relating to miscarriage and includes the general causes,
different types of miscarriage, medical terms and the physical aspects of
pregnancy loss. Caring for those who have suffered miscarriage This booklet is
a useful guide for people who are caring for miscarriage sufferers. For
example: Partners, carers, GP’s medical staff, health visitors and family
members.
The Emotional Experience
This booklet is Based on our own personal
experiences of miscarriage and our work with families over the last ten years.
This is a personal guide for individuals who have suffered this kind of loss. This
set of all three booklets costs £ 5.00 plus packaging and posting
Information
Sheets.
The subjects covered in our Information Sheets include: Ectopic
pregnancy · Pregnancy and Lupus disease · Rhesus Blood ·Fibroids · Molar
pregnancy · Blighted Ovum pregnancy · Future pregnancies · Diet · Stress
management (following loss, pre pregnancy and during pregnancy)
All
information on the above is available from our main office. Please contact us
by telephone to request an order form.
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