HoneyHeroes!
for parents

In the meetings with parents held alongside the therapy and in the course of the close involvement of the parents in the treatment, we want to answer their questions, clear up any uncertainties and allay fears. Parents also have the opportunity to find out about further support services as part of the jointly managed social counselling service provided by the Refugee Centre (State Ministry of Schools and Vocational Training).

Initial consultation

The initial consultation (with no obligation) gives parents the opportunity to ask questions and find out about how the therapy is structured. Here, the reasons for seeking a therapist are examined and potential areas of conflict in everyday life are discussed.

Parent meetings alongside the therapy

Monthly meetings with the parents (or close family members) are held throughout the therapy, during which information is given on the course of the therapy. This also provides the space to report on progress and difficulties. In addition, the therapist can provide support in involving the family in the child’s healing process.

We advise parents, who …

… have registered their child/children with HoneyHeroes! for therapy.

… show culturally specific differences in the understanding of mental disorders and their various treatments.

… are not very acquainted with the local health and support system and have difficultly accessing appropriate help due to language barriers.

… are suffering from the effects of traumatic experiences themselves.

He sleeps better and he eats a lot. But his teacher says that his learning is poor and he is forgetting things that he has already learned. Will Amin ever get better?

The mother of nine-year-old Amin

from Iraq

I would like to do a training course. In Afghanistan I was a car mechanic. I would also like to work as a car mechanic or a chef here. We are already too old to study here, but our children are still young and attending school. For them, anything is possible.

Father

from Afghanistan

A typical story

‘My name is Samira. My son is eight years old. His name is Omar. We come from Afghanistan. Three years ago, we fled because my family was threatened and my husband was killed. We were constantly in danger while fleeing. I was unable to prevent my child from witnessing violence. I was alone, I didn’t have a husband or brother by my side to help me. I was always afraid for my child and also for myself. What would my child do without his mother?’

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Voices

Our eldest son is receiving art therapy and his behaviour has improved as a result. Only a year ago, in Year 1, he was fighting with other children at break time and often not listening to the teachers. Sometimes he was not feeling well and he cried. He is doing much better now. We are very happy about this and we are very grateful that you are helping him.

Father of a nine-year-old boy

from Afghanistan

Everyone involved agrees that therapy is only successful if the children’s environment can also be made stronger. That is why the parents, among other people, are also an important part of the child’s therapy.

Juliane Röhrs

Social Worker, State Ministry of Schools and Vocational Training