Family Support Services. CONTRACTOR shall create a culture that embraces families 13 in the recovery process. Family therapy is found to be an integral part of the success of this population’s 14 recovery. CONTRACTOR shall have a licensed clinician who has experience working with family theory 15 and practice. The clinician shall continuously evaluate the needs of the family members and provide
Family Support Services. 31.1 The Commission acknowledges the family and carer responsibilities managed by their employees and that that these responsibilities can impact on their productivity and capacity to operate effectively at work. To support employees in these responsibilities the Commission has engaged the services of a family support service. This service assists employees with information and resources across a range of family and carer matters.
Family Support Services. All FSS referrals must come from the PCSO CPID and referred through the Provider’s intake process: through Provider’s phone intake line. Family Support Services shall be provided to SAFE families with high or very high risk levels as determined by PCSO CPID’s actuarial Risk Assessment completed at the conclusion of an investigation for alleged child maltreatment (however a referral can be received/accepted at any time). PCSO CPID will determine that the referred children are deemed safe prior to making the Family Support Services referral to Provider. The Diversion Provider is assigned as primary on Family Support Services cases. Family Support Services shall be recommended when PCSO CPID has determined that children in the family are safe from impending danger; however, the family has a high or very high likelihood for maltreatment given their risk level. These services are intended to prevent the occurrence of a future child abuse investigation and/or child maltreatment by: strengthening protective factors that will increase the ability of families to nurture their children successfully; enhancing the social and emotional well-being of each child and the family; enabling families to use other resources and opportunities available in the community; and assisting families with creating or strengthening family resource networks to enhance and support childrearing.
a. Reduce the incidence of child maltreatment.
b. Enhance participant’s ability to create stable and nurturing home environments, including the
c. Promote child health and development.
d. Ensure parents and caregivers are provided with parent education to help develop positive parent-child interactions.
e. Increase evidenced-based and evidenced-informed services and programs through secondary prevention.
f. Focus on the continuum of evaluation approaches which use both qualitative and quantitative methods to access the effectiveness of the program and activities.
g. Educate parents and caregivers to promote the Protective Factors.
h. Achieve the social and emotional well-being for vulnerable children and families through the provision of resources that reflect cultural, linguistic, geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity.
i. Enhance participant’s ability to become more financially stable.
Family Support Services. CONTRACTOR shall create a culture that embraces families in the recovery process. Family therapy is found to be an integral part of the success of this population’s recovery. The licensed Family Therapist/Clinician shall have two (2) years of experience working with family theory and practice. The Therapist/Clinician shall continuously evaluate the needs of the family members and provide services accordingly. These services shall include but not be limited to; multi-family groups, psycho-educational groups, and family therapy. Some of the components of family treatment should include, but not be limited to: communication, family dynamics, and resource development.
Family Support Services. The Commission acknowledges the family and carer responsibilities managed by their employees and that that these responsibilities can impact on their productivity and capacity to operate effectively at work. To support employees in these responsibilities the Commission has engaged the services of a family support service. This service assists employees with information and resources across a range of family and carer matters. Employees will be eligible to apply for a three month unpaid career break scheme after they have been employed for 5 years and for a further three months unpaid for each subsequent 5 year period. The three month period is in calendar days and will be non-cumulative. All approvals will be subject to operational requirements and the negotiation of a mutually agreeable period of absence. Where it is of direct benefit to the work of the Commission and the career development of the employee it will count as service.
