What is OACAS and what do we do?
Orkney Alcohol Counselling and Advisory Service (OACAS) is a
charitable company limited
by guarantee working from the Orkney Counselling and Support
Centre, and has been operating since 1975, as part of the network of
local alcohol agencies in Scotland affiliated to Alcohol Focus
Scotland (AFS) with its headquarters in Glasgow.
Based in
Kirkwall OACAS provides a service for all of the Orkney Islands.
Although we are an information and educational resource our main
activity is one-to-one counselling, for those who wish to address
and overcome their own or others’ problems connected with
inappropriate consumption of alcohol and/or the misuse of drugs.
Whilst some of our clients are referred to us by GPs and the Social
Work Department, the majority are self-referred.
Counselling is
carried out by qualified voluntary Counsellors, trained to national
standards set by AFS. Practice Supervisors monitor the work of the
Counsellors. Day to day administration is carried out by paid staff.
Funding & Support
We would like
to thank Orkney Islands Council and NHS Orkney, for their continuing
contributions to our core funding. We would also like to acknowledge
the financial support given by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for
Scotland, Comic Relief, Awards for All, Orkney Youth Crime Review
Group, and the Scottish Executive, for project work. Many thanks
also to private individuals and charitable bodies for their
donations.
Affiliated to:
Website:
www. alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk
E-mail:
enquiries@alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk
Contact
Information
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Telephone: 01856 874738
- Postal address: 4 Gunn's Close, Kirkwall,
Orkney, KW15 1DU
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Webmaster: webmaster@oacas.org.uk
Orkney Alcohol Counselling &
Advisory Service is the operating title of
Orkney Council on Alcohol
A Charitable Company Limited by
Guarantee. Registered in Scotland No 253579
Recognised by the Inland Revenue as a Scottish Charity No SC034585
Orkney Alcohol Counselling & Advisory
Service
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