Integrated Child & Family Services

“Empowering Families Through Culturally Embedded Support”

How Can Support Our Community

What is Integrated child and family services?

"The Integrated Family Services Practitioner works with families to promote healthy choices including, safety from violence and children’s development, by working collaboratively with Aboriginal families and Communities. Providing effective and inclusive case management and working with families to build capacity and resilience."

What happens?

"The Integrated Family Services Practitioner will work with you and your family to build a case plan. This plan is built with you and will identify your needs and those of your children. The plan will still cover your safety needs and those of your children but, also the developmental needs of family members and provide assistance in accessing services and managing these. "

1. Individual Case Management:
Person-centered Case plans in full consultation with you and each family member with a particular focus on the needs of the children, that encompasses emotional, social, and practical support.
Offering one-on-one sessions to address personal challenges, goals, and growth areas.
Risk assessments and safety planning.
2. Therapeutic Services:
Providing access to culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions.
3. Legal and Advocacy Support:
Assisting in navigating through the legal system, particularly in family violence matters.
Advocating for families within various systems to ensure fair and just treatment, including advocacy with child protection.
4. Crisis Intervention:
Offering immediate, compassionate support during times of crisis.
Providing emergency assistance and coordinating with other services as needed.
5. Community Engagement:
Involving families in community events, cultural activities, and social gatherings to foster a sense of belonging and solidarity.
Promoting active participation in community development and cultural preservation initiatives.
6. Family Reintegration Support:
Assisting families in rebuilding connections
Offering ongoing support to ensure sustainable, positive changes in familial relationships.
7. Referral and Collaboration:
Collaborating with other service providers to ensure comprehensive, multifaceted support.
Facilitating referrals to specialized services as per individual needs, such as substance abuse programs or employment services.

Why Choose Our IFS?

"You need a practitioner to help you access supports and better meet the needs of your family especially your children. "

1. Authentic Cultural Understanding:
Practitioners, predominantly from Australian Aboriginal backgrounds, embody a genuine and profound grasp of cultural, spiritual, and social intricacies, ensuring services are resonant and respectfully tailored.
2. Peer-to-Peer Relationship:
The shared cultural backgrounds between practitioners and clients foster an environment of enhanced relatability, comfort, and mutual trust, enabling genuine, peer-to-peer interactions and support.
3. Inherent Cultural Integration:
Our team’s intrinsic and lived experiences ensure a naturally integrated approach that seamlessly weaves Aboriginal understandings and practices into all interventions and services.
4. Community and Cultural Continuity:
Engaging with our organisation fortifies the preservation and promotion of Aboriginal cultures while reinforcing community cohesion, solidarity, and a collective, harmonious journey towards healing and empowerment.

hOW TO get access?

Make Enquiry

Seeking assistance and guidance for a family violence situation that requires support and intervention to ensure the safety and well-being of all parties involved.

Intake Assessment

The intake assessment is a thorough process of gathering information about an individual or family experiencing family violence, to understand their needs, determine appropriate services, and develop a personalized support plan.

Receive Service

Receiving services from a family violence agency involves accessing comprehensive support, including counseling, safety planning, legal assistance, and resources tailored to address the effects of family violence, promoting safety, healing, and empowerment.

What Our Clients Say About BWAHS?

This is the feedback that some of our clients have given us about working with the Integrated Child & Family Services

BWAHS has brought me back to life. They have helped me to connect to elders and men’s groups and I have not had these experiences before. BWAHS has turned my life around.

Connecting Aboriginal people to community can be life changing

While a staff member was visiting her client at his home, his partner who is working with BWAHS FV case management that her worker Kat is awesome and she has made things happen, following up on things, referrals for the children etc. really quickly. The client stated that other services she in linked in with haven’t done as much as Kat has done and, she has been linked in with other services for years, unlike Kat who has only been working with the client for a few weeks.

Sometimes the smallest things that you do make a huge difference.

BWAHS have helped me so much. I think the organisation is awesome and the quality of support they give is exceptional.

Community members notice what you do for them

BWAHS has truly been a blessing in my life. From the moment I reached out, I felt supported in ways I never thought possible. The team has a unique ability to listen and act, turning my concerns into real solutions. My worker not only provided the guidance I needed but also connected me to crucial community resources, making a tangible difference in my journey. Their dedication and swift action have shown me that even the smallest gestures can have a profound impact. BWAHS is more than a service—it’s a lifeline, and I’m so thankful for their incredible support.

Empathy and Action Go Hand in Hand