Central Coast Family Support Services
21 Old Mount Penang Rd, Kariong NSW 2250
- Clinic
About Central Coast Family Support Services
Central Coast Family Support Services Inc. is a not-for-profit community based service established in 1985. They support families on the NSW Central Coast through case management and family case workers who help guide families through challenges, develop skills, and build confidence in managing family issues while strengthening the wellbeing and safety of parents and children.
What's offered
Clinic sessions
Services provided
Central Coast Family Support Services lists
- Family Support Program
- Through case management, assists parents in building their skills and confidence in managing family issues, working towards goals and building on current strengths to strengthen and promote the wellbeing and safety of parents and children.
- Young Parent Program
- Assists young people in transitioning to parenthood, linking young parents to supports and services to build their independence and confidence. Case workers provide practical parenting support for child development, life skills, health, wellbeing and safety.
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
- Free service for Central Coast residents who are grandparents with fulltime care and responsibility of grandchildren aged up to 16 years.
- Children with Additional Needs
- Supports families on the Central Coast caring for a child between ages 0-8 years with a diagnosed disability. Case workers assist parents to build skills and confidence in managing the extra challenges of supporting a child with additional needs.
- Course Work Programs
- Facilitates a variety of courses, seminars, workshops and events open to families living across the Central Coast region. All courses are currently free.
- CHIME Project
- Delivers programs and interventions targeted to families in the Wyong Region where a parent experiences a mental health issue to strengthen family functioning, increase parenting capacity and improve social, emotional, and developmental outcomes for children.
Get to know Central Coast Family Support Services
From Central Coast Family Support Services's website.
Our approach
The service uses a strengths-based, case management approach that builds on families' existing capabilities. During case work support, family workers help you identify your strengths and needs, develop goals for how you'd like your family to be, and create a support case plan to achieve them. Sessions may include counselling, parenting skills development, behaviour management strategies, and information about accessing community services. The team also offers personalised and structured parenting programs delivered in your home or their office, alongside group courses and workshops across the Central Coast.
Working with families
The service involves parents and carers as central partners in the process. Family workers meet with you at your first appointment to understand your needs and help develop goals together. You are actively involved in negotiating your support case plan, which outlines how the team will help you achieve your goals. Sessions can be delivered in your home, at the office, or at other agreed locations. The service also encourages families to participate in group courses, workshops and peer support groups, and families can stay in touch with what's happening through a mailing list.
Your first visit
At your initial assessment appointment, a family support worker will meet with you to understand your family situation and identify your strengths and needs in relation to any challenges you're facing. Together, you'll develop goals that reflect how you'd like things to be in your family. Once your goals are determined, a support case plan is negotiated with you, outlining how the service can help you work towards achieving those goals. You may also be offered brief visits for advice, information and referral if that's what suits your situation.
Locations & areas served
Kariong
21 Old Mount Penang Rd, Kariong NSW 2250
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- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 9 AM to 4 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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