Intensive Family Support

Programs that provide professional support and parenting intervention to families with complex needs over an extended period of time.

Aims

• Support needs may relate to understanding and managing a child’s behaviour and emotional responses, establishing child and parent routines, adjusting to a new baby in complex environments where professional guidance is needed.

What happens

• Discussion-based support to understand and clarify problems, and to plan strategies to evaluate their implementation.
• Case management.
• Linking to other specialist services.

Who comes?

For families with a child or children aged 0-5 years.