What might a parent referred to your service be feeling?
Very few people experience change without stress and most of your parenting referrals will already arrive with a boatload of stress developed over many years and from a myriad of sources.
During recent months we have been receiving a lot of feedback from parents effected by the changes and we have grouped their feelings and concerns in five broad categories.
Ability to cope with the additional demands, its effect on the children, schooling and the future.
Not within their expectations as someone who has been always told that raising children is a very important role.
Government, and by default service providers', betrayal, exacerbating a past often already effected by deceit.
Engaging with an alien workplace, that was abandoned for children and for some never before seen.
Reappearance of unresolve issues and hurts that caused the parent to require benefits in the first place.

Only one of these categories directly relates to employment BUT all of them will negatively impact on a successful outcome if they are ignored!

At Family Focus Australia we want you and your service to succeed in gaining sustainable employment outcomes for Australian parents. And we have developed a range of outcome based support services to get you there. (Click on any of the links below to find out more)

Online Resource Unit specifically designed to provide speedy and accurate information and resources to Case Managers working with parents.

Specialised Return to Work Training specifically designed to address the specific issues and needs of your parenting clients and returning them to paid work.

Intensive Support and Coaching specifically designed to meet the needs of and provide the focus for highly disadvantaged parenting jobseekers with a unique blend of 1 on 1 and professional targeted coaching focused on gaining a sustainable outcome.

Specialised Case Management specifically designed to provide your service with the expertise and your parenting client with efficient, caring progress to a sustainable outcome without the heavy investment of employing expert Case Managers yourself.