“We are dedicated to supporting families and children develop and maintain healthy relationships”
Family Support Services
At Big Brown House, we are dedicated to supporting families and children develop and maintain positive relationships and connections, both in the home and community, in a safe and therapeutic environment.
We work with each family and individual and tailor our services and programs to ensure families can receive the support they need.
Our range of services for parents and families include:
Family Group Conferencing
Respite or Short Term Care - Complex Needs
Therapeutic Respite and In-Home Support
Our Team
Our experienced Therapeutic Support Workers and Family Time Supervisors hold:
Verified Working with Children Check
Current National Police Check
Comprehensive Orientation Training
Training in strategies for managing trauma
TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) Training
Cultural Competency Training
First Aid Certificate
Find out more about our services below, or contact us for more information
Family Group Conferencing
Family group conferencing is a formal meeting between family members, their extended support networks, agencies and other professionals to create a plan to support the wellbeing of a child or young person.
Family group conferencing offers a positive way to bring family members together, with a neutral facilitator, to create a plan for their child or young person.
Big Brown House accredited facilitators work closely with families, agencies and professionals to explore a wide range of solutions to meet concerns in relation to children and young people.
A Family Group Conference can be used to help families make decisions relating to issues such as;
Child protection and welfare
Youth offending
Education
Domestic and family violence
Placement preservation
Adoption
Custody and visitation agreements
Health issues
Any situation where family may be able to resolve their own issues
Respite or Short Term Care - Complex Needs
At Big Brown House, we can provide a variety of flexible respite options for children and young people with complex needs, to assist parents and carers and to maintain family connections.
Big Brown House is registered with the Office of the Children Guardian's to provide care to a child or young person away from their usual home. This can be funded under a child or young person's NDIS package.
Respite care is for short, usually pre-planned periods of time. Respite carers might care for a child one weekend a month or for a few weeks during school holidays, providing the child and family, time to rest and recharge.
Respite carers provide a ‘normal everyday life’, where the child or young person can attend school, participate in sport, hobbies, friendship groups and appointments in a safe and caring environment.
Therapeutic Respite & In Home Support
At Big Brown House we offer Therapeutic Respite and In Home Support to help carers and families with a much needed break from their caring role.
We work in with families and Caseworkers to create a program that is tailored to the child or young person’s needs and interests.
We can offer respite in-home or at our comfortably furnished homes or in short-term motel support.
Our Therapeutic Support Team provide a safe and positive environment for children and young people.
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