| THE PARENT WATCH FORMULA |
| 1. |
Facilitate an open monthly meeting to help families define
their 'community', to clarify family issues and identify resources
to address them, and to identify Parent Watch group issues and
wider community issues |
| 2. |
Provide telephone support for parents in crisis including
redirecting and referral of parents and children to appropriate
services. This support includes liaison with referral agencies
to ensure consistent support and service |
| 3. |
Provide presentations and consultation to community consultation
committees, parents' associations and school advisory councils
on issues affecting parents and youth |
| 4. |
Parent Watch is an established forum for parent support.
Our regular meetings allow agencies and services to assess needs
and opinions readily, and to 'field test' ideas and proposed
service changes. Parent Watch fosters creative responses to community
issues by linking parents and existing services in a structured,
supportive problem-solving process |
| PARENT WATCH MEETINGS |
| 1. |
Help parents assist each other to develop, direct and promote
the well-being of their children |
| 2. |
Establish strengths-based parent groups within the community |
| 3. |
Improve the ability of parents and police to work together
to reduce harm to children and adolescents by increasing parent
advocacy skills and reducing barriers to service |
| 4. |
Help families respond to problems on a needs-driven basis,
creatively using existing formal and informal resources |
| 5. |
Promote a community/neighbourhood focus on problem resolution
by developing relationships between families and school administration
and staff, community police officers, community consultation
committees, and parent advisory committees |
| 6. |
Teach and inspire, as demonstrated by the energy, commitment
and productivity of parents and adolescents when given an opportunity
to participate in meaningful responses to issues |