YOUTH & parent mediation
how mirror bridge helps young people & parents
Our Youth & Parent interventions are aimed at parents and young people who are 12-25 years of age
what we offer
We aim to empower families to strengthen their relationships so that lasting change is achieved.
– A mix of individual and joint family sessions
– Mediating conflict
– Assisting parents with parenting strategies
– Family reconnection and healing, focusing on strengthening bonds, improving the quality of parent/child relationship(s), and creating empathy
– Individual support, coaching and guidance for young people
– Restoring safety and promoting respectful behaviours in families through rules and boundaries
– Supporting parents in adaptation and growth to deal with the various transition stages of a child’s development and life progression
assisting youNG PEOPLE & PARENTS
A young person may be exhibiting a range of concerning behaviours such as:
– mood changes
– social withdrawal
– school refusal
– risk taking (out of character)
– low self esteem
– self harming and/or suicidal thoughts –
– substance use.
Feelings of frustration, despondency and self-blame are all common experiences for parents. Mirror Bridge sessional work aims to stand alongside parents in a supportive and non-judgmental way to help them stay emotionally in tune with the needs of their child.
Experience helps
Mirror Bridge Practitioner Dean Ferris has over a decade of experience in Youth & Family interventions. This experience has provided Dean with valuable insights from client work in the following fields: student wellbeing in schools, youth mental health, adolescent family violence, and youth justice intervention programs.
A diverse range of skills results in engagement and service delivery that is quite unique. Dean is skilled in conflict resolution, coaching, counselling, restorative practice, family reconnection, and parenting education.
FAMILY RECONCILIATION MEDIATION PROGRAM (FRMP)
Mirror Bridge has partnered with Melbourne City Mission’s (MCM) Family Reconciliation Mediation Program to support young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Together with MCM, our aims are:
1 – To help young people stay or return home, if safe and appropriate; and/or
2 – Recover from trauma related to family conflict and breakdown; and/or
3 – Connect/reconnect with family or other natural supports.
We can offer up to 10 initial therapeutic sessions that can be funded by MCM’s FRMP. When the young person and parent engages well with the sessions, we can continue beyond these initial 10 sessions.
A young person can benefit from these supports if they:
1 – Are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness:
2 – Are aged 16 to 25 years;
3 – Have consented to and are ready to engage in the specified intervention; and
4 – Have a Case Plan which is aligned with FRMP objectives
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