Programs & Groups
Orange Family Support offers the following parenting groups and programs.
For further information, or to register for one of our groups, please call (02) 6361 4883, or email the parenting intake form to admin@ofss.org.au
Rainbows
Rainbows is a program for children who may face a myriad of losses, such as:
Abandonment / Separation
Divorce
Death of a loved one
Absent fathers or mothers
Family member’s serious/chronic illness
Homelessness
Natural disasters
Each Rainbows’ session incorporates specific program objectives and goals that can result in immediate and long-term benefits.
Keeping Children Safe
Keeping Children Safe is a six-module program run over two days aiming to assist parents, carers and community members to have a greater awareness of child abuse, neglect and its effects.
It assists families to develop a variety of tools and skills to help protect and create a safe environment, for children and young people.
Keeping Children Safe discusses child protection in the context of the Children and Young Persons’ (Care and Protection) Act 1998.
Each session targets different aspects of understanding and overcoming child abuse and neglect.
1-2-3 Magic
Effective Discipline for Children, and Emotion Coaching:
1‑2‑3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children from 2 to 12:
Is a behaviour management program for parents and carers of young children.
Is a parents‑in‑charge program that eliminates arguing, yelling or smacking.
Is easy to learn and it works.
Is gentle, but action-oriented.
Parents like it because it reduces marital stress and helps them feel better about themselves as parents.
Parents can learn the program one day and start the next. The basic logic and simplicity of the method means that it is easy to remember for both parents and kids, especially under conditions of emotional stress!
Anxiety Coach
Anxiety Coach is an education one day program for parents and/or carers helping to reduce anxiety and build resilience in children aged 4-12. A face to face course aiming to support and equip with practical and easy set of tools when dealing with children's anxiety. Creating a greater understanding of the problem of increasing levels of anxiety in children and some strategies for its treatment. This program empowers people to implement strategies, no matter what their relationship to the child is - carer, teacher, parent, grandparent, mentor.
