Successful appointment to provide Family Group Conferencing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in NSW

KLR Communications’ client, ITEC Group, has been successfully appointed to the panel of Family Group Conferencing facilitation service providers, working in conjunction with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to deliver culturally appropriate conferencing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in NSW.

ITEC Group will provide culturally appropriate case managers to deliver family-focused, strengths based forms of alternative dispute resolution that encourages greater family decision making and better protects vulnerable members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

DCJ objectives include increasing the proportion of children and young people in safe and stable homes, and helping families earlier with services that address their identified needs. Collaboration takes place with government, non-government and community partners to work with children, adults, families and communities to improve lives and realise potential, with a focus on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage.

With an important focus on keeping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities together, the Family Group Conferencing program aims to:

• Empower parents and families in making decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people at risk of significant harm, through the development and implementation of a Family Plan.
• Improve outcomes for children and young people by providing them and their extended family with a stronger voice in decisions about their care.
• Maintain children in the care of family where possible by including extended family in the FGC process.
• Build respectful relationships and communication between DCJ and families.

To learn more about this program, click here.

Following a successful application process, utilising strategic tender planning and writing services from KLR Communications ITEC Group will now be delivering these important services in NSW.

“We are always delighted to learn of another successful tender win for our clients and this one is particularly important, given its focus on our vulnerable indigenous families and communities“, said Kathryn Garth, Managing Director, KLR Communications. 

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