As a community based service we have a preferred informal approach to service provision, which is accessible to children & parents. We promote a relaxed atmosphere and are striving to become a trauma informed organisation. We empower families to work through issues using a reflective model as the experts on their lives. Our Child & Family Workers provide the following:
Supports Available:
- Child & Family Support
- Therapeutic supports
- 1:1 & group work with Children
- Helping children transition from primary to post primary school
- Creation of individual ‘Support Plans’ for each child
- Linking children into youth services
- Summer trips
- Home & Centre visits with Key Worker
- Advocating on the families behalf
- Workshops with children
- Workshops with parents
- Attend Inter Agency meetings e.g. family conferences
- Review meetings with families to re-shape goals
This helps children & families in the following ways:
- Empowers children to manage BIG feelings
- Reduces anxiety
- Improve school attendance
- Supports positive mental health/well being
- Alleviate and cope with feelings that are overwhelming
- Cope with family changes e.g. bereavement, separation & other traumatic events
- Resolve family relationship difficulties
- Supports children in the care of extended family
- Provides opportunities for parents to learn new skills
What Parents Say:
‘ I got to open up with other parents that were going through the same stuff’
‘For me and my child, Dóchas has always been with us 100%’
’ If there’s something wrong with him he comes and tells me now’