Pleroma Trust Intervention and Prevention Programmes

Intervention and Prevention Programmes

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The GAIN Family Programme is an early intervention programme about providing new skills and information for whanau/families with teenagers. This programme caters to both teenagers and parent's/caregivers at the same. The age group for the teenager is between ten and fourteen. This programme can be used as an insurance policy for most families wishing to enhance communication. This can short circuit problems developing.GAIN is not family therapy or counselling but it is an opportunity for families to learn together and build stronger family relationships. Topic's covered include: communication, self-esteem, peer pressure, alcohol and drugs, decision making, rules and consequences, problem -solving. The programme runs for five weeks. G.A.I.N. stands for: Get Alternative Information Now.

The CooL Kids Programme is a prevention initiative to promote attitudual and behavioural change by children between the ages of six to ten. This programme came about due to the increased referrals from Child Youth and Family Services, local Primary Schools and the local CHB District Truancy Service requiring services for anger management. This programme runs for five weeks. The parents/caregivers attend two separate programmes run at the same time as the Cool Kids.