CHILDREN'S
SUPERVISED
CONTACT
CENTRE
Keeping Kids Connected
Children's Supervised Contact
Our Children’s Contact Service operates from it's own private Contact Centre in Wyong on the Central Coast of NSW.
We provide support to
keep children safely connected with the parent they no longer live with
following family separation/break down, when there has been no contact between them for an extended period of time or when contact is ordered by the Court to be professionally supervised.
Children and parent(s) are supported to build and maintain a safe and secure, positive relationship with guidance, strategies, resources and activities. It is our goal to assist separated parents move towards unsupervised, self-managed contact arrangements for their child/children and co-parent positively together whenever possible.
Extended family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins can also use our supervised contact service.
Our staff are non-judgemental and unbiased, and will always keep your child/children's safety, wellbeing and best interests as their first priority.
The needs and wants of your child/children are paramount. We help parents to build upon their strengths in order to establish and maintain a positive relationship with their child/children.
We provide a detailed report for every contact visit and change over that takes place and provide copies to both parents as well as their Solictors/Lawyers and Independent Children's Lawyers (if appointed).
Our services are private, safe and neutral. We won't make you stand out in public, will protect your privacy and will never take sides.
We will not judge or criticise you. Our staff are neutral and unbiased and not here to place blame on anyone. We know there are always two sides to every story and realise there is no such thing as a perfect parent.
Our staff are appropriately qualified to work with families and children, are highly experienced, Police Checked, have valid Working with Children Checks and hold current First Aid Certificates.
We provide plenty of fun games, crafts and activities for children and parents to play and interact together with. There is no need to bring any of these things with you, unless you (or your child/children want to of course!).
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land upon which Hope Family Cottage's services are provided. We pay our respect to Aboriginal Elders past, present and emerging, and thank them for caring for the land, water and sky where where we work and where our families meet.
Hope Family Cottage services are provided on, and always will be provided on, Aboriginal land.