Respondents also highlighted issues relating to the capacity of services to support children and the need for multi-skilled practitioners to provide a flexible and responsive service for families and children. For many respondents this capacity was linked to services offering full-time employment to staff in regional areas. This also included ongoing training to develop skills specifically relating to services for children, such as child specific counselling, child consultations and child inclusive practice.
In the 2007-08 Budget $36.9 million was allocated over four years to two new programs to assist parents. The first initiative is an educational program that will assist separated parents in 28 regional areas whose inability to communicate without conflict is affecting their contact with their children.
bancuri tari The second initiative is the new Supporting Children after Separation Program. This program will assist children from separating families in a number of areas of high need across Australia to deal with issues arising from the breakdown in their parent’s relationship and to be able to participate in decisions that impact on them. The objective of this new service type is to support children within the context of their family to manage and enhance their relationships during and after family separation.
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