Djooraminda’s Indigenous family program

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Djooraminda's Indigenous family program (IFP), run by Centrecare, provides culturally sensitive support and counselling to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Perth, Western Australia. It aims to provide support, information and assistance to individuals, and to keep children and family members safe.

The IFP program provides support and counselling to families and extended families with issues of:

• housing and homelessness
• employment
• education
• health
• alcohol and other drug use issues
• family and domestic violence
• caring for children.

This program involves an IFP Community Caseworker who visits participants at their home. The Caseworker will work with participants, and their immediate and extended family, to establish and accomplish goals. They also help participants to access community and government services, if necessary.

Participants of the IFP receive:

• home visits every week, or more often if required
• assistance in dealing with referral issues
• assistance to identify and manage changes
• counselling for participants and their family members
• referral or help accessing and dealing with other agencies, if required
• assistance in resolving conflict, differences or disputes with other agencies.

Abstract adapted from Centrecare

Contacts

Centrecare Perth office
456 Hay Street
Perth WA 6000
Ph: (08) 9325 6644
Email: enquiries@centrecare.com.au

Related publications

When you and your family want to be in control of your life (2010)

Centrecare

This brochure provides information about the Djooraminda's Indigenous family program (IFP) run by Centrecare. The brochure provides details on:

• the IFP
• what participants receive as part of this program
• the cultural appropriateness of the program
• the confidentiality of the program
• staff qualifications
• how to provide feedback on the IFP
• how to enrol in this program.
  

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View resource: When you and your family want to be in control of your life (PDF - 266.7 KB)
• View information: Indigenous Family Program
• View website: Centrecare

Links

• View information: Indigenous family program
• View contact details: Centrecare
• View website: Centrecare