Youth Services Offer:

At PBNC we use a family-centred and strengths based approach and take into account cultural considerations of the clients often working towards individual and/or family goals. 

Youth may be given support to:

• Have their perspective acknowledged, feelings validated and be given the opportunity to self reflect.
• Report instances of harm/ self harm/bullying
• Increase their social/emotional competence
• Understand positive socialisation
• Receive information in relation to other agencies that may be able to assist.

 Parents/Carers of youth may be given support to:

• Increase parental knowledge
• Improve the parent -youth relationship
• Increase parenting confidence
• Increase perceptiveness and responsiveness to youths needs
• Develop flexibility in meeting youths needs
• Improve communication skills and problem solving skills
• Increase awareness of resources in the community
• Understand more about child/youth development
• Reduce risk of harm to youth
• Improve positive socialisation with youth
• Develop boundaries/house rules E.g., limits with TV, social media etc
• Recognise the youth's positive attributes
• Identify other sources of formal or informal support.

PBNC offers a range of youth support programs that meet the needs of young people aged 12-18 years. Programs include but are not limited to:

Parenting Teens course (for parents of youths)