Counselling for Chinese Individuals/Families

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health

Regions

North Auckland, East Auckland, Central Auckland, West Auckland, South Auckland

Age Groups

Child / tamariki, Youth / rangatahi, Adult / pakeke, Older adult / kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

• Referral form (DOC, 84.5 KB)

Description

With recent funding from the Ministry of Social Development, we are now able to provide a FREE counselling service to Chinese individuals/ families having difficulties in relationships and parenting issues. This service is to enhance harmonious relationships and positive interactions within families and reduce risk of family harm and violence occurrence or re-occurrence.

The aims for this service are:

1. to enhance family relationships
2. to provide professional advice for the enrichment of family relationships
3. to encourage the Chinese families to live harmoniously and settle happily in New Zealand
4. to reduce the propensity to serious physical and psychological consequences arsing from family harm and violence.

The services we provide:

1. Assessments for individuals and families: the needs; family functioning and safety issues.
2. Counselling Services for children/ individual adults / couples / families (up to six sessions)
3. Referral to other services when appropriate
4. Others:
   • Counselling for life crisis
   • Parenting courses - Circle of Security parent education programmes
   • Culturally appropriate clinical services for Chinese.

We are also Ministry of Justice approved programme providers under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and working with the Ministry of Social Development initiated "It is Not Ok" anti-domestic violence Campaign since 2007.