Services For Separated Families - Service Outline

SERVICES FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES

Our programs aim to help children develop better relationships with both parents and extended family members following separation and divorce.

PARENT ORDERS PROGRAM (POP)

The Parent Orders Program aims to support families to move from high levels of conflict around their post separation parenting arrangements to insightful, sensitive and competent parenting, focusing on their children at all times.

A Fully integrated case management model has been developed to ensure a thorough intake and assessment process is undertaken to ascertain the most appropriate child focused service case plan is established.

Children will have the opportunity to talk to an independent case manager who will, with their permission, provide feedback to parents

The Parent Orders Program offers:

• Education / groups for parents (Stand By Me)
• Groups for Children (THRIVE)
• Parent individual sessions (Talk It Over)
• Children individual sessions (Let’s Chat)
• Child focused therapeutic mediation
• Case Management Service (Child Focused tailored Family Service)
• Integrated link to Children’s Contact Services if required (Kids Central)

Venues

• Highett
• Frankston
• Boronia
• Pakenham

CHILDREN’S CONTACT SERVICE (CCS)

Children’s Contact Services offers:

• Opportunities for Children to spend time with their separated family members in a safe, friendly and neutral environment
• Venues where children’s exposure to conflictual situations between separated family members can be minimized during changeover and supervised contact
• Integrated link with all aspects of the Parent Orders Program

Venues

• Frankston
• Mentone
• Narre Warren

The services compliment one another. Families may access the Parent Orders Program without having to utilise the Children’s Contact Service. Also, after assessment families may utilise the Children’s Contact Services without participation in the Parent Orders Program.