Family Mediation and Counselling
A family mediation and counselling service, Family Relationship Services for Carers (FRSC), is available to help families who are considering future care arrangements for a family member with disability.
Services provided
Family Relationship Services for Carers provide mediation and counselling to assist families who are:- concerned about the future care of their family member with disability
- are thinking about making arrangements for the future care of their family member with disability, or
- experiencing disagreement around the future care needs of a family member with disability.
Services are tailored to family circumstances and may be delivered in individual, couple or family settings.
Who can use these services?
Families caring for a family member with disability.How can I benefit from these services?
Family Relationship Services for Carers provide an impartial person to assist families to take into account the needs and interests of the whole family unit when considering future care arrangements.Contact details
Family Relationship Services for Carers is provided under the Department's Family Relationship Services Program. Services are located across every state and territory in both capital cities and regional areas. You can call the following organisations to locate a service near you.Please note that the name for the service varies locally as shown below in brackets.
ACT |
Centacare Canberra – Goulburn |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
Interrelate Family Centres |
QUEENSLAND |
Centacare Catholic Family and Community Services |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide Inc |
TASMANIA |
Relationships Australia Tasmania |
VICTORIA |
Eastern Access Community Health Inc |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
Anglicare WA Inc |
NORTHERN TERRITORY |
Centacare NT |
- Family Relationship Services for Carers Brochure - PDF [332kB]
For information about other family relationship services programs visit Family Relationships Online.