Parent Adolescent Counselling

 
The Parent Adolescent Counselling service s of Southern Junction Community Service’s aims to support families with 12-18 year old young people to work with the changes and challenges of adolescence. The goal of the service is to reduce family conflict, prevent family breakdown and work towards preventing young people from experiencing homelessness.
Services offered include Counselling – for individuals and families; Negotiation and Mediation –work towards resolving issues between young people, parents and other family members; Conflict Resolution - Offering independent guidance so that parents and adolescents can both speak and be heard; Problem Solving Strategies - Assisting parents and young people to work together, to explore options and find solutions; Work to prevent homelessness - Working through issues which may prevent young people becoming homeless; Information and Referral – Connecting you with other resources and relevant support
 
These services are offered specifically to families:
·         Experiencing conflict and/or difficulties relating to each other
·         Who want to work towards better relationships
·         Where a young person could remain at home or return home if problems could be 
           resolved