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Placement Prevention Counselling

Service Purpose

Counselling for children and young people who are experiencing trauma and the breakdown of family relationships.

This service includes:

Rebuilding relationships between parents/carers and child
Behavioural management strategies
Helping children and families manage grief, loss and trauma.

Who it's for

Children who are at risk of harm or out of home care placement and engaged with Child Protection Services.

Cost

No charge. This program is government funded.

Criteria

Your case manager from the Department of Health and Human Services will complete the referral for families to access this service.

Need an interpreter?

If you require an interpreter, we can arrange for one to be provided.

Compliments & Complaints

We like receiving feedback about our services because it helps us improve what we do.

Whether you would like to pay us a compliment or make a complaint we encourage you to tell us what's on your mind.

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Testimonials

I understand that every child is individual with different strengths and different ways of learning, By recognising and understanding each child and what it is that they love and how best they learn, I can provide them with the best experiences that help them to reach their full potential in all developmental areas. I love doing it.

Sandra, Windermere Early Childhood Educator - Melbourne

Learning in a step by step process that we have to follow, we can’t reach the last step without stepping the first step. If we as educators succeed in building trust and connectivity then learning is fun. “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today”.

Naeve, Windermere Early Childhood Educator - Melbourne

Windermere says NO to Family Violence

Windermere staff joined the recent ‘Say NO to Family Violence’ campaign. November was family Violence Prevention month, a time for reflection by all. Early prevention and intervention is key and we all have a responsibility to raise awareness of the impact family violence has on so many in our local community.

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