Beira’s Place offers a range of free training courses that we deliver online or in person in your workplace. Our training includes a half-day session on Vicarious Trauma for workers who may be supporting survivors. Please contact us to discuss training if you are interested.

You can also phone our office on 0131 526 3944 Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm or email us on support@beirasplace.org.uk for information or advice on supporting a survivor or to discuss possible training for your team or workplace.

You can also complete our online referral form below.

Beira's Place Client Referral Form

If you are making a referral to Beira's Place for a woman you're working with, please provide the following information where possible.

Client details *

Please confirm that the woman’s residential address is in Edinburgh and the Lothians *

Address (if possible)

Telephone number *

Email address (if relevant)

Preferred method of contact, e.g. phone, email, text? *

Have you discussed this with the woman and have her consent to refer her to Beira's Place? *

Is it safe for us to identify ourselves and/or leave a message when we phone the woman? *

Does the woman have any access needs, e.g. wheelchair access? *

Does the woman need an interpreter? If so, which language? *

Agency details

Name of worker *

Name of agency *

Agency telephone number *

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Please ensure you have completed all of the fields and press submit. One of our team will be in touch soon.

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Resources

Understanding the impact of RSA
Rape and sexual assault – Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Under Scots Law, rape is a crime considered so serious that it could, possibly, result in a life sentence for the perpetrator. It’s defined in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 as penetration by the penis of the vagina, mouth or anus ...
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Understanding Flashbacks
What is a ‘flashback’? We often use the word ‘flashback’ to describe a memory that pops into our heads, perhaps when we’re talking about everyday experiences. We may say. ‘I had a flashback to that holiday in Crete when you fell in the pool’, or ‘That shirt gave me a horrible flashback ...
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Self Harming Behaviours
What is self-harm? “It’s not just cutting your arms.” The term ‘self-harm’ is most often used to describes cutting or scratching, usually across the arms or legs. However, self-harming behaviour includes a wider range of behaviours that cause harm to the self, such as: Self-injury - cutting, burning, scratching, piercing, stabbing, hitting ...
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Managing Anxiety
Almost everyone experiences some form of anxiety in their lives and much of it will be manageable, such as being anxious about meeting new people, going to a job interview, or taking an exam. Some more stressful experiences like taking a driving test or getting on a plane if you’re nervous ...
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Beira’s Place offers a range of free training courses that we deliver online or in person in your workplace. Our training includes a half-day session on Vicarious Trauma for workers who may be supporting survivors. Please contact us to discuss training if you are interested.

Beira's Place Client Referral Form

Resources

Understanding the impact of RSA

Understanding Flashbacks

Self Harming Behaviours

Managing Anxiety

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