Parenting program
How can I enter Banyan's Parenting program?
Simply call Banyan House on (08) 8942 7400 during business hours to arrange an assessment interview.
The interview provides you more detailed information about the program and collects information to assess your suitability for acceptance into the program.
The assessment also identifies treatment needs to enable suitable individual treatment plans to be developed. Treatment plans incorporate the needs of client’s dependent children, whether they will be residing with them while in the program or, as is often the case, children who are not in the current care of their parents.
Clients are advised if they have been accepted into the program usually within 48 hours. Banyan House is a safe, supportive, drug and alcohol free environment. Once accepted residents must remain drug/alcohol free and adhere to the program.
Parents who are experiencing drug and/or alcohol problems can enter the program accompanied by their children under 13. Clients may not be accepted into the program if they present a significant risk to the safety of the Banyan House Community or its members, or require a level of medical care or support beyond what Banyan House is able to provide.
Banyan’s Parenting Program
Banyan House’s Parenting Program is aimed at identifying and meeting the needs of parents with dependent children who wish to participate in Banyan’s residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
The Parenting Program:
- Enables parents to address their drug and alcohol problems by offering a parent and children’s program within Banyan’s existing rehabilitation program.
- Enables children to learn skills to protect themselves and to build resilience
- Enables and supports children to access positive interactive social activities in addition to school
- Assists parents to improve their parenting skills
- Assists parents to support their children in their development and interaction within the wider community
The program offers parents with dependent children modern residential family units, supervised visits with children and on going coordination and support from FACS and other support agencies. In fact, networking with other service providers is a key element of Banyan’s Women and Children’s program.
The program also provides opportunities for parents to improve and practice parenting skills and build more positive relationships with their children. The content of Banyan’s Parent’s and Children’s education group changes to meet specific client needs but draws on the following activities:
- 1,2,3 Macig Parenting Program
- Nutrition
- Time management plans
- Positive Play activities
- Budgeting
- Counselling
- Group Therapy
- Life Skills
- Anger Management
Privacy
Banyan House respects and closely guards clients’ privacy at all times. We only collect information about clients required for the purpose of providing treatment services. We will not make information about clients available to other persons or organisations without their written consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.
What does it cost?
Residents pay a weekly fee of $195 as a contribution towards the cost of accommodation, food and providing the rehabilitation program and a nightly fee of $10.00 per accompanying child. Clients generally pay fees from Centrelink benefits and find them very affordable. Residents provide their own clothing, footwear and personal toiletries.
Amenities
A Banyan House is a new facility built in 2009 and contains two, self contained family units, children’s outdoor play-gym and children’s games room. Banyan House is situated on 3 hectares among bush land and gardens at Berrimah. In addition to the family units, Banyan House facilities also include 20 residential units accommodating one or two residents, community kitchen, dining and group facilities, bicycles, a gym area, volleyball court and gardens.