Parent’s and Children’s Program
It is a program dedicated to specifically meeting the needs of the parent with their rehabilitation and the young child with their schooling, emotional and physical development.
There are no easy answers to the problems of drug misuse in our society and the reality is that drug problems are not confined to an isolated few.
The program includes counselling for parents, group therapy and parent educational groups.
Parents are encouraged to send their children to a local day care facility where they are provided with supervised play and recreational activities. Odyssey House staff co-ordinate outings and holiday programs for parents and their children.
Other services include:
- Interventions, when needed, to ensure the health and safety of the child
- Liaison with specialist paediatric, psychiatric, psychological and medical services
- Supervised supportive accommodation for residents and their child whilst in treatment and as needed in the community welfare groups
- Liaison with other community welfare groups
- Liaison with partners of residents in treatment
- Liaison with government departments including Community Services