OOHC Services
Continuum Consulting Australia Pty. Ltd. is focused on providing a high-quality service and ethical practice across Australia. Let us work with you to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people.
We work with statutory and non-government practitioners to provide professional and timely assessments, family group conferencing, positive behaviour support plans, consultations, supervision and training to benefit children and young people in the continuum of the child protection system.
Continuum Consulting work with the caseworker and families to get the best outcomes for children, providing an independent yet collaborative reports to aid in effective decision-making. We use assessment frameworks based on a systems theory model, which is consistent with holistic models used by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Each of the staff at Continuum Consulting are part of a broader network of like-minded practitioners where we pride ourselves on ethical practice and continued learning.
Our pricing structure is very competitive within the current market. For the NSW Department of Communities and Justice staff, we are listed as a Preferred Service Provider.
Assessments
Continuum Consulting Australia Pty. Ltd. provides quality, timely and child-centred assessments. Some of the types of assessments include:
Foster care
Relative kinship carer
Carer and placement reviews
Restoration viability
Parenting capacity
Guardianship
Adoption and court reports
Home inspections
Continuum Consulting staff use assessment frameworks based on a systems theory model, which is consistent with holistic models used by Australian Government Departments and overseas models.
Continuum Consulting is a service involving a community of practitioners who have experience specifically within the child protection system. Our backgrounds include work within the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (formerly Family and Community Services), non-government organisations, the Children’s Court Clinic, the Office of the Children’s Guardian and the New South Wales Ombudsman. Our experience together provides a diverse yet strong knowledge base within the field and a supportive work environment.
Each of our staff and consultants are trained in social work or have multiple qualifications including psychology, child and adolescent welfare and counselling.
Quotes can be arranged through admin@continuumconsulting.net.au by providing a family name, suburb location of the assessment and the type of assessment required. Our administration will provide you with a referral form to complete whilst approval is being sought. Our referral forms can also be found here.
Training & Professional Development
Training
Child protection training – Continuum Consulting Australia has a team of trained facilitators who provide both tailored packages and mandatory training in child protection for both Government and Non-Government Organisations.
Trauma responsive practice – The Continuum Consulting facilitators develop and deliver training for schools, child care and other organisations in trauma responsive practice, and how workers can learn to observe trauma behaviour and respond to this in a way that will assist in supporting children and their families, whilst creating behaviour change.
Carer Training
Continuum Consulting Australia is partnered with My Forever Family to provide training and support to relative, kinship and, foster carers, as well as guardians and adoptive parents across New South Wales. Continuum Consulting also has accredited facilitators for the Shared Lives foster carer training. We can also provide Relative and Kinship carer training for both statutory and NGO’s.
Professional Supervision
Continuum Consulting has a team of practitioners that are trained in providing profession supervision under contemporary models and frameworks. Our supervisors meet the standards for the Australian Association of Social Workers with appropriate qualifications and insurances. Supervision can be delivered under an individual model or for groups/teams. Supervision can be delivered face-to-face or, via a secure web-based platform.
Therapeutic Services
Therapy
Our practitioners are trained in EMDR (Eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing), Theraplay ® and TF-CBT (Trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy) to meet a range of therapeutic needs of our clients. Each framework is an evidence-based framework and is endorsed by leading practitioners in the field of developmental and complex trauma.
We see children and adults for therapeutic work in addition to families and couples working on improving their relationships. Our modalities help our clients to increase control over their emotions and work toward resolving traumatic memories and feelings, impacting on their day to day lives. Working with children and caregivers together can assist in developing security within the relationship and increasing emotional regulation.
At Continuum, we are registered for Medicare services under a mental health care plan, so you can see your general practitioner and get a referral today.
Head to our therapy page for further information.
Behaviour Support Plans
Behaviour Support Plans focus on ensuring that children and young people in OOHC who have experienced or are experiencing trauma, loss, grief, poor attachments and/or have particular needs due to disability or other impairment that impacts their behaviour, receive appropriate positive behavioural support to meet their needs. The aim is to support children and young people, and their carers, to develop strategies to regulate their own behaviour, leading to improvements in self-efficacy and social and emotional well-being. The plans also take into account the legislative framework in New South Wales, as well as agency policies and procedures relating to restricted practices and psychotropic medication use.
“We pride ourselves on our professionalism, integrity and quality service delivery for children in the child protection system. It is what they deserve, isn’t it?”
- Danielle Audsley