Supervised Contact
Facilitating Safety and Comfort
- When concerns arise about a child’s emotional or physical safety during parental visits, supervised contact provides a safeguarding solution. This service ensures that children can visit their parents in a conflict-free environment, all while under the watchful eye of an objective, neutral third party. It’s a crucial support in cases involving allegations of maltreatment, neglect, parental dysfunction, or family violence.
Child Assessments
Insight on Children
- Comprehensive assessments, such as mandated assessment, socio-emotional assessments, etc – tailored to the unique needs of children, providing valuable insights to support their well-being and development.
Care and Contact Investigation
- Care and contact investigations aim to determine the most suitable care and contact arrangements for children and their parents, guardians, or co-holders of parental responsibilities. This investigative process includes gathering input from various sources, such as the child(ren), parents, educators, peers, therapists, and other relevant parties. The conclusions and recommendations prioritize the best interests of the child as outlined in Chapter 2, Section 7 of the Children’s Act 38/2005..
Counselling
Empathetic Support and Guidance
- Counselling provides a client-centered platform for individuals to openly explore and discuss their challenges, concerns, and issues with a trained professional. Mieke offers confidential and secure counselling services for both children and adults, creating a safe space for meaningful conversations.
Mediation
Facilitating Constructive Conversations
- Mediation can be a collaborative process led by a neutral and impartial mediator, chosen jointly by the involved parties and other times it is utilized only when necessary to facilitate constructive resolutions. The mediator facilitates discussions and encourages parties to work through differences, aiming to find common ground and agreeable solutions.