Student Wellbeing

Tuning into Kids | 6 Sessions, Mondays

For parents and carers with kids aged under 12

Kids with emotional intelligence have better concentration, make friends more easily and are better able to regulate emotions. In this program you’ll learn to help your child understand and manage their feelings.

Mondays, 1 May - 5 June | 12.45PM - 2.45PM Online Zoom

$60 ($30 Concession)

My Kids and Me | 6 Sessions, Tuesdays

For parents with kids in Out-of-Home or Kinship care

The program covers the following topics: How did we get here?, What’s it like for you?, Looking after yourself, The legal system, What’s it like for your kids? and Where to from here?

Tuesdays, 2 May -6 June | 11AM - 1PM

In-person, CatholicCare Victoria – Bendigo

$20

Tuning in to Teens | 6 Sessions, Fridays

For parents and carers of kids aged 12+

This program helps parents and carers to build strong relationships and ensure positive interactions with their teenager - even in difficult times.

Fridays, 5 May - 9 June | 10AM - 12PM

In-person, CatholicCare Victoria - Bendigo

$60 ($30 Concession)

Our Kids | 6 Sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays

This program explores how ongoing parental conflict affects children, how you can support your children through changing family relationships as well as how to develop effective communication with your co-parent.

Tuesdays, 2 May - 6 June | 6PM - 8PM | Online Zoom Thursdays, 4 May - 8 June | 12.30PM - 2.30PM | In-person, CatholicCare Victoria - Bendigo

$150 ($60 Concession)

Kids and Anger | 19 and 22 June

For parents with kids aged under 12

This free workshop helps parents and carers to understand why children get angry, understand their own response to their children’s anger and gain strategies in assisting children to appropriately express anger.

Monday 19 June | 9.15AM - 11.15AM (9AM arrival) In-person, Quarry Hill Primary School | Free

Thursday 22 June | 1.30PM - 3.30PM (1.15PM arrival) In-person, St Mary’s Primary School, Sea Lake | Free

Understanding Toddlers | 22 June

For parents with kids aged under 4

This free workshop for parents and carers of toddlers covers the developmental stages of toddlers, as well as how you can connect, communicate and manage difficult behaviours in toddlers.

Thursday 22 June | 7PM - 8.30PM (6.45PM registration) In-person, Pyramid Hill College | Free

Psychology appointments available- The Wellness Hub - South Yarra, Victoria

In-clinic and Telehealth Services

The Wellness Hub offers both in-clinic and telehealth services for your convenience. Whether you prefer to see us in person or from the comfort of your own home, we are here to support you.

Accessible and affordable

Located opposite South Yarra Station, our clinic is easily accessible for everyone. We also offer affordable fees, with each session costing just $20. We believe that everyone deserves access to mental health care and we are committed to providing you with the support you need.

Appointments

For appointments, please fill out the web form on our website: https://wellnesshub.mhfa.org.au/enquiry-form You can also enquire about appointments by calling us on 03 9827 5567.

Referrals

All new clients seeking an appointment must provide a GP Referral or a Mental Health Care Plan via email to wellness.hub@mhfa.org.au or through our enquiry form.

Partners in Parenting – Education (PiP-Ed)

Monash University and Deakin University are offering parents a FREE parenting program as part of a research trial, available now to parents of secondary school students.

About the program:

The program is designed to support parents of teenagers struggling with school attendance (often called ‘school refusal’) due to anxiety and/or depression. The program is self-guided and completed entirely online. The program is called Partners in Parenting – Education (‘PiP-Ed’); a new, updated version of the award winning, evidence-based parenting program ‘Partners in Parenting’. PiP-Ed provides parents with personalised and practical parenting strategies to respond to their teenager’s anxiety, depression, and school attendance difficulties, with the aim of improving their parenting confidence and supporting their teen’s mental health and education.