Our Mission
Our Mission
At Matter South Yorkshire CIC we want to change the way people think about homelessness and trauma by promoting psychological awareness, understanding and compassion for people experiencing homelessness.
We provide trauma informed interventions, combining clinical psychology, coaching and practical experience of working in the sector. We deliver services directly to people experiencing homelessness and provide psychological consultation, training and reflective practice to the organisations supporting them.
Partnership Working
We are partnered with organisations working across the UK as well as those operating directly within South Yorkshire and pride ourselves on our flexibility and collaborative working. We have developed packages of support that suit each individual organisation and their identified needs.
Through training, reflective practice sessions, and consultancy we have supported staff to deepen their awareness and understanding of trauma and the present day impacts for their service users and themselves.
We help staff work with their service users more effectively, by understanding the root causes of someone’s presentation. Strengthening relationships, supporting engagement and moving their service users towards more sustainable and healthier choices.
This deepened understanding supports staff to recognise where their own experiences may be creating tensions, to know their own limits and create a more honest and open work environment.
Our work creates ripples; by upskilling and supporting individuals and teams, we have seen increased engagement with external services, passing on that psychological awareness and knowledge.
Any profit made from delivering our training and consultancy services is directly invested into trauma-informed mental health interventions for people experiencing homelessness.
Our Values
Our values are important to us and inform the work that we do. We operate with integrity and respect. We foster an environment of curiosity and creativity. We support people to be their authentic selves and to express themselves in the work they are doing with us.
We promote an inclusive culture, embedded in social connection and collaboration. Above all else, we hold compassion for ourselves and others.