Empower Parents and Caregivers With the Knowledge and Skills to Build a Resilient Family
As a health and support professional, you see the impact of Australia’s mental health crisis first-hand. Working with families who have concerns or who are experiencing challenges across a wide spectrum of needs.
For children in particular, the waitlists for specialist support can be long and many families don’t have practical strategies to try while they wait. Despite the dedicated and passionate efforts made by health and support professionals—the number of Australians living with mental ill-health is rising.
This is where the need for accessible, evidence-informed mental wellbeing tools arises. Tools that can support all children to build skills in emotional regulation, learn coping strategies and develop social skills. These core social and emotional skills lay a foundation for resilience and positive mental wellbeing, and can help children navigate life’s challenges.
The Resilient Families Program supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and their families. Smiling Mind’s psychologists developed the program through extensive consultation with children and their parents. It’s led by evidence and created to fit into everyday family life.
Featuring a variety of modules—each packed with bite-sized activities—the Resilient Families Program is designed to bring families together through the development of a common language. It seeks to help kids develop key social and emotional skills and equips parents and carers with the tools to support them to build their mental fitness.
Discover how the Resilient Families Program can support the mental health and wellbeing of the children and families you support. The ‘Emotions’ module supports children to understand that all emotions serve a purpose, even the unpleasant emotions.
They can practise recognising emotions through stories and activities and work on developing acceptance of all emotions and the role they play in understanding yourself and others.
