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Kidz First Child Development Service
Public Service, Paediatrics, Community
Social Work
Social workers assess the social, psychological and emotional situations of individuals to identify their needs as well as those of their family. They also offer supportive counselling by linking families to practical services available within their community.
We accept referrals for Social Work Intervention when the child is already known to a therapist or is awaiting therapy intervention from our team.
We provide the following support:
- Supportive and crisis counselling:
- grief and loss
- relationships
- stress/anger/confusion
- Other areas of support:
- respite
- access to childcare
- entitlements e.g. disability, health and welfare.