All services we provide support the paramountcy of the child -This means that the interests and welfare of the child are the prime consideration when any decision is made about a child or young person suspected of being abused.The agency was established in Dunedin in 1968 initially providing support to young pregnant mothers and general social work assistance. Over the years, in response to changing social needs, we have extended our services to include professional counselling and group programmes with a major focus on supporting parents and children. Our services are free or low cost and available to all. Our staff are all members or provisional members of their relevant professional associations. This means they meet and maintain the standards set by their professions.

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Services Offered

Counselling - Dunedin - When problems affect you intensely it is often difficult to think clearly enough to isolate what the problem is and find a solution.Counselling can help you explore your difficulties and find ways of living a happier more satisfying life. We provide brief,medium and long term counselling for individuals, couples and families in Dunedin and Central Otago. People bring a wide range of issues to counselling including

* Sexual abuse
* Physical -Emotional abuse
* Grief and Loss
* Depression
* Stress
* Family issues
* Relationship breakdown

Single Point of Entry Service (Wellington/Wairarapa) - This service supports offenders serving a community sentence, helping them to get support for problematic use of alcohol and drugs at the right time. Our Criminal Justice Team receives referrals from Probation Officers and meets with offenders to assess their situation and refer them on to other services to get the help they need. Our team also provides brief interventions and works with offenders to be motivated for working with other services. The Criminal Justice Workers meet offenders at Probation Offices across the Greater Wellington and Wairarapa region. They identify their needs, talk with them about their concerns, consider options for support and help them to make connections between their alcohol or other drug use and their offending. They continue to support them while they access the services they need, until they have been successfully engaged with other agencies. Our Team provides reports and feedback to probation staff.

Counselling and Social Work - Central Otago - Dona Foley,Community Support Worker, and Geoff Heward, Counsellor provide support to individuals and families Monday to Friday each week from their base at Alexandra Community House, 14-20 Centennial Ave, Alexandra. Help with issues of housing, inadequate income, relationship, stress,depression, abuse and parenting issues. Our work in the area is mostly from Alexandra, Dunstan, Cromwell and Ranfurly. We also offer a counselling clinic fortnightly from the Roxburgh Medical Centre.

Fees and Payment

Our counselling is subsidised by grants and donations to allow us to offer a low cost professional service. We ask you to contribute towards the cost of your counselling according to your ability to pay. We suggest $40-$65 per session. Unwaged or low waged-up to $40 per session. This is negotiable and will be discussed at your first interview. No-one will be turned away because they are unable to pay.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono