Outpatient parenting support

Yekmal e.V.'s outpatient parenting support service offers families, children and young people in Berlin, Essen, Herford and Bielefeld support with parenting issues, everyday problems and crisis situations. Our approach is resource-oriented and intercultural, based on systemic methods. We focus on helping people to help themselves and promote the independence of families, children and young people. Outpatient help is generally offered in the familiar environment of the child, young person or family.

Our outpatient parenting support services in accordance with SGB VIII include parenting support (Section 30) and socio-pedagogical family support (Section 31), with the aim of strengthening parenting skills, promoting conflict resolution strategies and developing sustainable solutions for everyday life.

The multilingual services in German, Kurdish (Kurmancî, Soranî, Kirmanckî/Zazaki), Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, Dari, Russian and Albanian are aimed at families with and without migration or refugee experience. Our offices are well connected in Berlin and NRW and we cooperate closely with Berlin and Essen youth welfare offices in all districts, educational institutions, health services and various counseling centers in order to offer comprehensive support.

Our experienced specialists work in a culturally sensitive and socially oriented manner. They use socio-pedagogical strategies from solution-oriented and systemic counseling.

Tasks and forms

• Advice and support: Parents and families receive support with parenting issues in order to strengthen their parenting skills.
• Prevention: Early intervention to avoid problems or crises.
• Care support / individual case support: Individual support for children and young people with special needs.
• Socio-educational family support: Support in coping with family challenges.

Our goals

• Strengthening parents' parenting skills.
• Improving the life situation of children and young people.
• Promoting social integration.

Contact details

Berlin

Richardstr. 102, 12043, Berlin

Tel.: 030 63318940

Fax: 030 6331894

E-mail: hilfezurerziehung@yekmal.de

Coordination: Taylan Polat, Maria Zhiguleva, Sebastian Benzing

Essen

Rottstr. 24, 45127 Essen

E-mail: buro-essen@yekmal.de

Phone: 0163 521 93 49

Coordination: Nalin Yücekaya

Herford & Bielefeld

Bielefelder Str. 20, 32051 Herford

Phone: 0157 390 593 11

E-mail: hze-herford@yekmal.de

hze-bielefeld@yekmal.de

Coordination: Zübeyde Polat

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