Counselling direct Pilot Initiative

1. IEUK 2023: PUBLIC SECTOR:
POLICY AND CHARITY
THE COUNSELLING DIRECT PILOT INITIATIVE
AMALYA SUKIASYAN

2. Task 1: Written report to Alex Green
Counselling Direct Pilot Initiative
This therapeutic programme can be approached from different
perspectives and considerations. In all cases, it is obvious that the initiative
aims at solving societal issues and turning psychological challenges into
rewarding opportunities. To do that, we need to understand the
programme’s advantages and disadvantages, its potential risks and
opportunities in different individual and societal contexts.

3. Benefits of the programme
 This initiative will play an important role in improving the overall mental health level within individuals and
societies. It will provide the following benefits: Technological creativity: In today’s world, technological
solutions are included almost in any field: Mental health services are not exception. Innovative advancements
can really be beneficial and valuable, also in terms of psychological issues.
 Accessibility to mental health services: More people will have easy and quick access to psychological support.
As a result, certain and urgent risks will be neutralized.
 Life quality improvement for people with mental illnesses: Better and accessible services, an improved level
of psychosocial security.

4. Disadvantages of the programme
 Underestimating the role of professionals: Reducing the work of mental
health specialists, some unavoidable problems may occur.
 Confidentiality: To keep some kind of information confidential, is one of
the human rights. When it comes to implementing the Counselling Direct
Pilot Initiative, personal data issues may not be avoided.

5. Implementation plan
 Objectives: to make positive changes in individuals lives through technological solutions
 To Make them more resilient and emotionally flexible
 To make mental health services easily accessible.
 Steps: Gathering necessary information, facts and useful data
 Investigating whether this type of services are already available or not
 Organizing discussion panels which will include professionals from the mental health, consulting,
and technological fields
 Considering only calculated risks and finding the best options to effectively manage them.

6. Practical solutions to the Initiative
 Setting priorities
 Scheduling specific dates to discuss the initiative questions with professionals, as
well as like-minded individuals
 Considering the potential risks and the possibility to manage and minimize them
 Giving it a try: Starting to implement the Counseling Direct Pilot Initiative to
understand its positives and negatives on the practical level.
 Making relevant conclusions and initiating the required changes if necessary.

7. Task 2: A short speech to an external stakeholder
An overview of the project
 The Counselling Direct Pilot is an initiative aims at making positive social
changes, and improving the mental health level of inividuals. The project is
based on the technological creativity and artificial intelligence. People with
mental health issues will be able to easily access the system and get
psychological support.

8. The main benefits
 The initiative will make important changes in mental health services.
Individuals will have a chance to access psychological help more easily and
quickly.
 Another benefit is the opportunity to get mental health support whenever you
want, even at late hours or on the weekend. This project will also make people
more independent in seeking help for their psychological issues.

9. Implementation steps
 The Counselling Direct Pilot Initiative requires certain steps and actions to be implemented.
First of all, gathering the necessary information, facts to consider, and setting the timeline. Then
inviting the professionals from different fields to contribute with their experiences, ideas, notions
and understandings of the project.
 Finding the implementation barriers and trying to neutralize them.
 Taking action and starting the initiative.

10. Checking the credibility of success
Although there is no guarantee for success in any project, some facts help us understand whether the
initiative document will be successful.
 The project will be successful for the following reasons:
 First: It is based on technological solutions. Today’s world is quite technological and innovative.
 Second: The project aims at solving societal problems and helping communities to be more
resilient and mentally strong. Since this will be a great and positive impact, there is a good chance
for success.
 Third: The project will solve accessibility issues for thousands of people which is a success itself.
 To conclude, the Counselling Direct Pilot Initiative will have a positive and lasting contribution to
improving mental health level within individuals and societies.