This is a free confidential home-based support service for families/whanau facing difficulties, needing support and/or wanting to make changes in their lives. The Manager receives the referral, allocates to a social worker. The social worker will meet the family/whanau, to complete the initial assessment and the child and family assessment, make a plan and goal to support the family/whanau to achieve their goals. Our social workers are professionals who work to best practice standards and will give individual attention and support and advocate for children and families.We can support with parenting, child behaviour management, family violence, family/whanau relationships, household management, building resilience, child development, routines and boundaries, care and protection, some health related circumstances, family/whanau wellbeing, education issues, or refer to another more appropriate community agency. This list is not limited as each family/whanau will be assessed on their specific needs.
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Services Offered
Homebuilders Counselling Service - Counselling is offered to children/young people and families with children 12 years and younger to achieve the following outcome. Children and/or families/whanau can request counselling to enable the family/whanau to remain intact, improve family/whanau functioning, and to make a positive change to the family/whanau environment. To access the counselling service a referral is received by Homebuilders. The Counselling Co-ordinator completes an initial assessment with the client who chooses an approved Counsellor from Homebuilders list of contracted Counsellors. The referral to the Counsellor of choice, will be completed by Homebuilders Counselling Co-ordinator.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Mentoring - Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Buller coordinates two mentoring programmes that connects children/young people with an adult in our community, as well as the option of school based mentoring that takes place during school hours and in the child's school grounds. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey District is a new early intervention mentoring service provided under the Homebuilders West Coast Trust umbrella. We are currently looking for mentors for children in the local community who can spare 4-5 hours per month with a child. Please contact the BBBS Grey District co-ordinator.
Buller Family/Whanau Violence Prevention - Community organisations and interested people have collaborated to work with "End the Silence on Family Violence". The group co-ordinates projects to raise awareness through publicity and activities.
* Buller Family/Whanau Violence Prevention is a collaborative network of individuals, community volunteers, non-government agencies and statutory agencies who work towards achieving family violence prevention in the Buller region by: * Building a strong network for all agencies concerned with family violence prevention to work together, learn from each other and share ideas and experiences * Providing information which focuses on changing attitudes and behaviours around family violence prevention * Providing information that may provide support and education for people who want to make changes in their lives * Providing information on ways to support family and friends who may be in violent situations * Being part of national campaigns such as the It's Not Okay campaign, and White Ribbon campaign
Fees and Payment
Upon the acceptance of the referral, Homebuilders will pay for up to six hours with a counsellor, per family, per year. If further sessions are required, the Counsellor and client will negotiate the number of sessions and the rate of payment. This is also a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.