Wellbeing and
Mental Health Leader
Trish Lloyd
Anglicare Victoria
Parenting Support Programs for Term 2, 2024
FREE PARENTING/CARER SUPPORT PROGRAMS scheduled for Term 2, 2024.
For any queries or additional information, please feel free to contact the Group Work Practitioners at 5990 8400 or respond to this email: groupwork.south@vt.uniting.org
The City of Casey Youth Counselling and Support Service (YCaSS)
provides free and confidential counselling support for young
people aged 10-25 with links to the City of Casey.
YCaSS is an accessible service as no Mental Health Care Plan or
Medicare card is needed, so support can commence without delay.
This support is provided face to face at one of our Youth Information Centres (Narre Warren, Cranbourne, Hampton Park) or through telehealth via phone or video call.
YCaSS provides the following supports:
- Youth Counselling: Individual counselling for young people 13-25
- Parent Support Sessions: Brief intervention for parents of children aged 10-25 on parenting strategies and psychoeducation for their children
- Children’s Counselling: For young people aged 10-12, with parent or guardian involvement when needed to support the counselling process
For more information or to request a service:
Call 9792 7279 to speak to an intake worker
Text 0417 347 909 with your name and number
Chat to:
George Tsiongas (Youth Counsellor)
About me: I enjoy playing table tennis, watching comedy shows and I support the Hawthorn Football Club!
Michelle Yang (Youth Counsellor)
About me: I enjoy eating healthy foods, going to the gym and socialising with family & friends!
Tracey Bailey (Youth Counsellor)
About me: I enjoy meditation, going on walks and travelling all over Australia!
Carmen Wilson (Team Leader Youth Counselling & Support Service)
About me: I enjoy skiing, gardening and getting into nature!
For more updates, feel free to check out:
www.instagram.com/caseyyouthservices
www.facebook.com/caseyyouthservices
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Boundaries in healthy relationships are just like boundaries on a sports field or a court. It’s like setting a line that you don’t want someone to cross in the way they treat you, and boundaries work both ways.
Teaching children about consent and boundaries from a young age is key to having respectful relationships and how to treat others.
You can start in age appropriate ways but instilling it as early as possible is important.
Top Tips
1. Personal space - Talk to your child about personal space and body boundaries. What is okay and what is not.
2. Teach your child how to say 'no' and 'stop' - As well as other ways to communicate when they have had enough, don’t want to do something that is putting them in an uncomfortable situation or want to stop something that makes them feel uncomfortable.
3. Trust their feelings - If it doesn’t feel right to them, they should say ‘no’ or ‘stop’ and tell you about it as soon as they can.
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Dad joke of the week
Why do bees have sticky hair?
Because they use a honeycomb
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Actively listening to your child
Asking open-ended questions and practising active listening helps your child to feel that their opinions and what they have to say is valued.
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