Family Services

The Family Services Program provides a number of services designed to meet specific family needs.

Upcoming Events for 2012 (PDF, 359KB)

Parenting Groups
Courses range from 6 – 10 weeks and cover a range of topics
•    Why children misbehave
•    Building self esteem by encouragement
•    Boundaries
•    Discipline
•    Sibling rivalry
•    Importance of play
•    Childcare is provided for Parenting Groups – prior bookings necessary

Workshops
Family Services facilitate 2 hour parenting workshops on issues such as
•    Managing Children's Behaviour
•    Raising Self Esteem for you and your family
•    Protective Behaviours
•    Other parenting workshops can be created by the social workers if requested by an organisation or group

Counselling
We offer high quality personal and confidential counselling by qualified Social Workers. Counselling is offered to parents, couples, children and families, and covers a range of issues such as:
•    Grief and loss
•    Children affected by domestic violence
•    Anger and frustration
•    Separated families
•    Blended families
•    Parenting
•    Family difficulties
•    Other issues effecting children, parenting and the family

For further information please contact  (08) 8245 7100.