Therapeutic Supports: Social Work Services
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These services aim to support our participants and their families and carers in an honest, respectful and non-judgemental way as they work to achieve their goals. social workers offer expertise to help participants and their families identify needs, and facilitate emotional, social and practical support. Social workers empower participants to enhance their life goals while helping to provide safety and stability during times of hardship. These services can be provided in the community, at our office, or at your home
Things your social worker can help with include:
- Helping you understand and adjust to a diagnosis of disability
- Assessing living skills, behavior, environment, social abilities etc
- Helping you build skills and capacity
- Assisting children (and their families) with transitions (to school, to adulthood)
- Assisting families to explore stressors and develop innovative coping strategies
- Assisting you and your family to make the most of your social and emotional strengths
- Helping a family to sustain caring arrangements (e.g. providing respite, personal care support or domestic assistance)
- Providing carer support, and connecting them to support groups or other carers
- Providing key information about government benefits and other community resources
- Developing strategies to assist with behaviours of concern or mental health issues
- Providing information and education about relationships, friendships and sexuality
- Providing confidential counselling and support around issues such as mental health, self-esteem and identity, stress management, coping strategies and relationship issues
Your social worker can also assist during difficult situations such as:
- The death of a family member or friend
- Financial problems
- Domestic violence or abuse
- Post-traumatic events
- Grief and loss
- Parenting support
- Social isolation/loneliness
- Family breakdown
- Caregiver distress
- Work-related bullying and stress
We also have education and counselling programs that promote increasing physical activity, improving nutrition and reducing use of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs.
