The Relationships and Family Violence Services team promotes safe, equal and just relationships by privileging the safety of women and children, by listening to the voices of children and by a commitment to culturally sensitive practice. Service options are offered to  Women, Men,  Children, Families, Individuals and Couples who want positive fulfilling relationships with their partners, children, parents, families, colleagues and self.  Relationships and Family Violence Services programs and staff include:

Men's Behaviour Change

Provides group work and counselling for men aged 20 and over who have been violent and controlling towards a current or previous partner and are now starting to think about change. Participants engage in processes and practices to take responsibility for their behaviour, and move toward non violence. Support is extended to the female partners of men attending the program.

Men's Case Management

Provides timely and responsive casework, counselling and case management to men aged 18 and over who use violence against women and children and/or who have been excluded from the home by police for his use of violence. Support is extended to the female partners of men attending the program via Specialised Family Violence Support.

Men's Enhanced Intake

Is a new statewide initiative to provide timely and appropriate responses to men who use violent and controlling behaviour as part of an integrated family violence system.  This program  provides clear referral pathways and intake processes for men who use violent and controlling behaviour to ensure that the safety of women and children is protected and that men are supported to move toward non-violence. 

Men and Family Relationships Program

Provides counselling services for men  to work through issues in their relationships such as communication skills, self esteem, parenting and step parenting, roles and responsibilities in partner relationships, emotional awareness, separation, family violence and behaviour change.

Specialised Family Violence Support

Provides therapeutic counselling and support services including outreach and case management to women and where appropriate their children, who are experiencing or escaping family violence. There is a primary focus on female partners/ex-partners and accompanying children of men participating in the Men’s Behaviour Change and the Men’s Case Management Support programs.

Supporting Children after Separation Program

Assists children and young people aged 3 – 18 years old to maintain valued family relationships. The range of services and activities will ensure that the child’s best interests in regard to their family relationships is the primary focus in supporting children and adolescents to manage their relationships within the family during and after separation.

Family Relationship Counselling  

Family Relationship Counselling helps individuals, couples, single parent families, carers, and extended family members establish and maintain valued family relationships as well as counseling about the care, welfare and development of children of the relationships.

Family Relationship Education and Skills Training

Provides a range of programs that enhance family resilience, strengthen family relationships and build family and social cohesion.  FREST recognises and highlights the existing capacity of parents in relation to skills, knowledge and understanding including perceptions about their own parenting ability and builds on these for the ongoing development of healthy resilient children.

Programs are delivered at Bethany or in the community and can be tailored to explore specific issues, through discussion, videos, fun activities and guest speakers.

Groups are designed to reflect the needs and interests of the group participants and may include:

• Improving communication with your children
• Building self-esteem and confidence - for both parents and children
• Setting fair limits - and sticking to them
• Encouraging healthy eating and lifestyles
• The importance of play and family time
• Getting connected with your community
• Confident parenting

Parent Course Information

Pitstop - a parenting tune up for dads

Navigating Rough Swells - helps navigate your way through separation

Little Ones need Big Dads - for separated dads with children 3 years & under

New Dads Evening - a single session evening for expectant dads

Community Education
Relationships & Family Violence Services team members are available to provide information and consultation services to the sector and broader community.

The team participates in conferences, workshops, seminars and other community forums to provide information on and advocate for, client issues in particular, issues relating to working with men.

Access
If you are interested in finding out more information on any of these programs, please telephone between 9am – 5pm weekdays on 5278 8122 and speak to the Relationships and Family Violence Services Intake Worker.

Men’s Behaviour Change 30 hour Group Program has a fee of $140.00  All other programs are free of charge.
 
Privacy & Confidentiality
Your Rights Will Be Respected
Bethany complies with the Information Privacy Act when handling all personal information.

Information that you discuss with a worker will be treated in a confidential manner. If a moral or legal issue arises, where there may be risk to yourself or others, we are legally obligated to report this.

The service may be required to write a report. This report will include relevant information regarding the service staff's observations and conversations with all parties. All parties will be provided with a copy of the report.

This Program is approved and funded by the

Commonwealth Department of Family & Community Services.

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