Gympie Services, Workshops, Courses & Training

parenting Support

P5 PLEASURABLE PARENTING: Explores learning through experience not teaching THROUGH PUNISHMENT

Building confidence as a parent.
Understanding what is happening and learning the skills to decide what actions to take.
Developing potential in both parents and children.
Learning the boundaries between what is acceptable exploration for learning and what is misbehavior.

P5 is a six weeks program and there is a $10.00 registration fee and $5.00 per session.

For more information call Lifeline on 5480 3400.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is a program designed to assist nurturing parent-child relationships

The PCIT process aims to create more positive interactions between parents/carers and children, who display emotional and disruptive and oppositional behaviours, such as tantrums and defiance. Lifeline offers this program free, but it is important to give full commitment for the entire time for the program to be successful.

Contact Lifeline: Ph 5480 3400.

FAMILY CONTACT CENTRE

Family Contact Centre, Robbie's Place offers supervised contact and change over service for children and parents.

The service is for families who are in conflict and cannot arrange a mutually agreeable or safe venue for child-parent contact. Trained staff ensure contact and changeovers is free of any conflict

( 2 O’Connell St. – Near Gympie Central School Traffic lights ).

Contact Ph: 5482 6953 / 5479 6971.

Gympie Parentlink (How to drug proof your kids)

Parenting programme aimed at education, intervention and prevention in the cycle of drug abuse. Encourages parents to develop better family relationships and networks with other service providers and other families for support.

Contact: Ph 5482 7178

Cooloola Family Day Care

Family Day Care Cooloola
Offers a diverse child care choice for families by being:-

*Flexible, convenient,
*Family focused ,
*Safe nurturing family environment,
*High quality home based childcare service

15 Red Hill Road, GYMPIE Q 4570
Phone: 5482 6099
Email: fdccooloola@skymesh.net.au

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eARLY YEARS FAMILY HUB

The Child and Family Hub Coordinator responds to enquiries from Parents, Grandparents and Carers of dependent children who seek independent advice about family supports, information, referrals or resources relating to child-rearing in the Gympie Region.

INFORMATION sharing about family related activities re:

Availability of Supported Playgroups, Playgroup Qld. Toy Library, Parent Self Help Groups, Child Care and Parenting Programs which aim to develop a positive healthy lifestyle.
Addressing concerns about child development, including delays and behaviour difficulties.
Respecting diversity and valuing cultural lifestyles when assisting choices to be made from the variety of child care options.

CONNECTING with other family-focused services and self-help groups to:

Enhance access to existing community services by families.
Make contact with other families with similar interests.
Link various family support services in our community.
Network to improve quality of services delivery.
Clarify referral pathways.
Address gaps in services.
Initiate community education opportunities.
EMPOWERING groups & individuals to achieve changes in service delivery to families.
Please phone for appointments or to arrange outreach visits to groups.
2 O,Connell Street, Gympie
Monday - Thursday
Contact: Barb Yule 5482 9012 Email: hub@spiderweb.com.au

MeN & FAMILY SUPPORT

Lifeline offers support for adult men who need information, emotional support, personal development and relationship skills. The project aims to assist men in establishing and maintaining satisfying relationships with their partners, and in their recovery from separation from partners and children.

Contact Lifeline Ph 5480 3400Read more about Lifeline

Family Relationship PROGRAM

Lifeline offers family, marriage, child and teen counselling to help maintain and enhance relationships. FRSP is here in Gympie to help families in sustaining family relationships and intervening where breakdowns happen.

Contact Lifeline Ph 5480 3400

AFTER SEPARATION

The Sunshine Coast Family Relationship Centre has an outreach office in Gympie, to assist families through separation.

It is the first point of call for families in this region who are seeking to make their family relationship better; families who are separated, or who are going through separation.

The Family Relationship Centre can assist other people who are affected by these issues, such as grandparents and other extended family members.

The FRC is staffed by qualified experienced professionals who are able to provide high quality, safe and confidential services, to assist families who find themselves in such circumstances.

They offer assessment, referrals, mediation and parenting plans.

Contact: 10 Channon Street, Gympie. Ph 5480 3400

www.familyrelationships.gov.au

FOUNDATIONS (Parenting Orders Program)

This program is designed to enable children's rights to feel secure, and have an ongoing, loving relationship with both parents. The Moving Forward Program provides workshops for both parents and children, to start moving forward away from conflict and towards a more cooperative or business like relationship.

Registration and enquires: 1300 3208 5098. Based at Community Place in Gympie each Friday.

FREE LEGAL SERVICE

The aim of the free community legal services is to provide quality legal advice with an emphasis on access to justice for people who are socially and economically disadvantaged within the Gympie region. The services offer advice and referral only, and cannot provide legal representation. Each session is 15 minutes.

Appointments available every Thursday of each month. For information, contact Gympie Community Place on 5482 1147

www.gympiecommunityplace.com.au