Child and Family Services – Promoting child wellbeing and family development in our communities
Child and Family Services oversee a number of specialised programs that meet specific needs through intensive support and also maintain strong relationships with external providers.
UMFC Child and Family Services Program offers support and advocacy for all children and their families.
Our services include supporting children and families to build on their relationships, and increase their connection to community to ensure children are supported to develop and meet their full potential. We also offer counselling and support to families, inclusive of the LGBTIQA+ community. Our teams are highly skilled in the delivery of focused training and development initiatives that address specific needs, including the involvement in community development activities.
Child and Family Services
Through a commitment to evidence-based and culturally informed approaches, our highly skilled practitioners and counsellors walk alongside children and families to achieve positive outcomes and sustainable change.
Family Services
Supporting and empowering families towards lasting change
To support parents and carers to confidently meet the needs of their children and build stronger families through creating and enhancing their skills and resources. This supports families to reach not only their short-term goals, but allows them to sustain long term change without becoming reliant on services.
Family Therapy
Supporting families through their journey towards growth and connection.
UMFC’s Family Therapy team offers fee for service single-session therapy and ongoing therapy in a safe environment to build stronger and more positive family connections and relationships. The program provides families with space to explore their goals and work towards creating the changes they seek.
Qspace
Counselling for those seeking safe and inclusive support
Qspace provides free, safe and inclusive counselling for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, a-sexual and gender diverse, intersex, and queer people of all ages, as well as their families and communities. The Qspace Program is a Victorian state program developed in partnership with Drummond St services.
Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response
Working to both preserve and reunite families
The Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (VFPRR) team has two objectives. Firstly, to support family preservation and preventing child removal into care. The second is family reunification, creating safety so that children can be returned to their homes from care.
VAFPRR Community Connector
Working to both preserve and reunite families
Victorian and Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response (VAFPRR) Community Connector Program.
Pre-School Field Officers
Providing flexible and individualised support for kindergarten programs
The Preschool Field Officer program supports the access and meaningful participation of all children at Kindergarten.
Family Violence Child Safety Team
Supporting children and families living with violence
UMFC’s Family Violence Child Safety team support children and families who have experienced, been impacted by, or are living in family violence. We provide consultation and collaborative responses to children and their families through working in partnership with Family Services practitioners.
UMFC walk alongside children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes and sustainable change.
