Nicole Robertson and Waitakere Abuse and Trauma Counselling Service

After only six months at the Waitakere Abuse and Trauma Counseling Service (WATCS), where she is currently developing a clinical programme for adolescents and their families, Nicole Robertson's focus for her World of Difference year is to develop an Adolescent Resilience Programme for young women who have been traumatised by physical or sexual abuse.

Nicole also hopes to develop a programme to provide direction, support and hope to professionals working with sexually abused adolescents and wants to strengthen the inter-agency partnerships and community resources. 

"At the end of the year, I hope to see families walk away from the small offices of WATCS knowing that their family has stopped the entrenched cycle of abuse, and that their grandchildren will not one day need abuse and trauma counseling."

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