Counselling and Casework Programs

The Centre offers individual counselling for women 18 years & over, whom are predominantly from low socioeconomic status, disadvantaged and vulnerable women including women from CALD backgrounds and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders who couldn’t otherwise afford counselling.

It doesn’t directly provide counselling for children, couples or families, however women and their children do access the casework program.

While women have the option of short, medium & long term counselling, counselling is usually arranged on a weekly basis for one hour, on a regular day & time for a negotiated period.

LONG TERM COUNSELLING IS OVER 20 SESSIONS & UP TO MAXIMUM OF 2 YEARS.

Clients can safely process underlying complex trauma and build their capacity to heal and to take control of their lives.

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Casework at SWCC

SWCC case workers provide information and practical assistance over a wide range of needs. These include

Housing matters
Legal matters (including AVO’s)
School advocacy
Child Protection
D&FV issues Safety Plans, DVLO Liaising, AVO applications, Victim Services applications
NDIS and Disability support assistance
Case conferences with external organisations

Referral and Intake

Referrals are received from a wide range of service providers across the public, private and NGO sectors via the SWCC referral form which can be obtained by telephoning or emailing the Centre.

General Mental Health

The General Mental Health Counselling Program is for women who have presenting issues such as depression & anxiety. It is also the entry pathway into counselling for many other presenting issues.

Drug and Alcohol

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Counselling Program provides brief interventions, short, medium and long –term counselling addressing current substance use, maintenance of long term recovery, support with pharmacotherapy maintenance and can addresses complex co-occurring issues and underlying trauma issues.

Trauma Counselling

Counselling is underlined by a focus on Physical and Emotional Safety, Trustworthiness, Empowerment, Collaboration and Choice and importantly a practice ethic to avoid re traumatization for clients who have current and past experience of trauma.

Domestic Violence

The Domestic Violence Counselling Program is for women who are currently or who have had past experiences of domestic violence . Often there will be some other significant co occurring issues that can also be addressed in a holistic and integrated way during counselling.

Bilingual Counselling

The Centre has a long established Bilingual Counselling program and is currently providing counselling in Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghai Dialect though fully qualified Chinese counsellors on staff at the Centre.

Counselling and Casework Programs

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