Casework and Counselling

Casework and counselling for single parent families are provided to help them cope with their bereavement, divorce, desertion or separation. The main focus is to facilitate their emotional recovery from the loss. They are also assisted in dealing with other issues arising out of the divorce, separation or death of the spouse/ parent in the family.

Objective:
Counselling acts as a means to render support and empowerment to single- parent families to cope with their struggles. A systemic approach is undertaken to understand the relationship between single parents, their family and the environment in their coping with the struggles. Hence instead of working solely with the individual, the agency works with the whole family in the context of the bigger system - society. The counselling helps single parents and their children to work through their grief and reorganization of the family. It aims towards healing, stability, growth and acceptance of the new family unit.

Duration of the counselling session:
The frequency and the length of the counselling session is assessed by the social worker/ counsellor of the agency, in collaboration with the single parent.

Issues focus in counselling consists of:

Physical Needs:
Financial assistance
Childcare
Accommodation
Employment

Emotional Needs:
Emotional needs of single parents
Children's behavioral/Emotional parenting management
Conflicts with ex-spouse

Mode of referral:
If you would like to seek counselling, or if you have a friend who needs help, please contact our social workers at 6457 5188

** Note for social service agencies/ Voluntary Welfare Organization:
Referral may be done only on emotional and parenting issues while assistance solely for the basic needs of the single parent families may be handled by the respective agencies.