Cranbourne East Secondary College Newsletter

Wellbeing

Mind Strength 

Mindstrength is an online course developed by Black Dog Institute

for young people aged 14 - 16. It’s designed to help you understand what resilience is and how it can help you get through the tough stuff in life. This course is most effective when a parent or guardian completes their modules and the role they can play building resilience in the young people they care for. 

 

The course includes:

five short, interactive and engaging

modules supported by helpful

explainer videos

useful resilience building strategies

including mindfulness meditation, controlling emotions, identifying your strengths and a step by step process for problem solving

Please see the attached flyer for  more info

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Krongold program 

During early term 3, a select group of students in year 7 participated in a program run by psychology interns from Monash university - Krongold centre.  These students covered a range of topics including; organisation and getting ready for school, building friendships, help seeking and resilience, confidence, school connectedness and a range of social scenarios.

The students enjoyed playing games, making friends and learning a range of skills that they can apply in their daily routine. At the end of the 5 weeks, students were awarded with a certificate and were very proud of their achievements 

TOPS 

 

Therapist-assisted Online Strategies Program (TOPS) was developed using evidence-based research and is designed to help parents to reduce anxiety and depression in their adolescents. Consequently, TOPS is intended for parents whose adolescents are receiving mental health support for anxiety and/or depression. This research will form part of a doctoral research study and has full ethics approval.

 

Eligible parents will receive:

  • Access to an individually tailored online parenting program
  • Practical strategies to parent more confidently
  • Tailored goals to help put these strategies into practice
  • Regular contact with a TOPS-coach via video-conferencing to help apply the strategies to their situation
  • Parents and participating adolescents will each receive an e-voucher (up to $50 each)

 Who can participate?

  • Parents or legal guardians with their adolescent (aged 12-17 years)
  • The adolescent needs to be receiving treatment for anxiety &/or depression from a mental health service
  • Have internet access, & consider themselves proficient in English
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Breaking the cycle 

 

A group for mothers, fathers, stepparents and carers whose

adolescents are abusive or violent in the home

Do you feel threatened, frightened or even controlled by your son or daughter?

Are family members and younger siblings feeling scared?

Feeling anxious, isolated, ashamed, resentful?

YES? Then join the ‘Breaking the Cycle’ group. It gives you an opportunity to discuss all issues and learn new skills to better manage challenging situations.

 

It’s an eight-week therapeutic program, that’s supportive, informative and affirming.

WHEN: Wednesday 17 October — 5 December 2018

TIME: NIGHT GROUP 6.30pm to 8.30pm

WHERE: 7-11 Shipley St, Box Hill

COST: Gold coin donation

This group is appropriate if you are caring for someone aged between 10 to 23

BOOKINGS: Meridian Intake at Anglicare Victoria on 9896 6322

Feedback from participants? They report the violence stopped or significantly reduced and the group has provided them with ideas for change, ways of handling their situation differently

 Free Reach out  parent support 

One-on-one support at a time that works for you.

They provide support sessions where you can explore any concerns you have with your teenager (12-18) and lay out an action plan to see real results.

If you’re worried and want to build on your relationship with your teenager, reach out can provide a free one-on-one program to help you stay connected. It's called ReachOut Parents Coaching and you can sign up today.

for more info and to sign up, please see the link 

https://parents.au.reachout.com/variant-b/coaching-eligibility

Kids Help line, free support for 5yo-25yo. 

Parentline 

Phone: 13 22 89

Parentline is a confidential and anonymous phone counselling service for parents and carers of children and teenagers in Victoria. We offer counselling, information and support around a range of parenting issues.

Our qualified and professional counsellors are available to: 

  • discuss any issues that impact on parenting and parent/carer-child relationships
  • assist with developing strategies for positive parenting and personal coping
  • promote and contribute to the resilience and wellbeing of families
  • support the linking of families with their local community resources and services.

Parentline is available 8am to midnight, seven days a week, every day of the year, including public holidays. 

 

 

Cranbourne Youth services 

 Cranbourne Youth Information Centre offers young people aged 10-25 and their families activities information, support and referral on a range of issues, concerns and needs.The Youth Counselling and Support team deliver a free, confidential service that provides young people aged 10 to 25 with someone to talk to and assist them when things are difficult to manage.  The program also provides support for parents and carers of young people who are experiencing difficulties or concerned about their child’s mental wellbeing.

Telephone: 5996 7667

Email: caseycc@casey.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/youth

Address: Shop 58 Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre High Street, Cranbourne 

Relationships Australia

Support 

 

Parenting strategies

 

 

ParentingStrategies-ALL.pdf

These strategies are designed to provide parents with meaningful and practical tools to build resilience and connection with their children.