Personal Support Programme - SA

Each participant has their own personal goal that can include things like finding work, entering study, making friends or strengthening family relationships. We offer them the support to reach their own goals.

We offer a one-on-one helping relationship for up to two years, which can include:

• Counselling
• Group work
• Advocacy
• Crisis support
• Practical support (like helping participants to move, or trips to the doctor)
• Vocational guidance
• Help with finding and getting into courses (for work or personal skills)
• Tea and coffee (and sometimes even Tim Tam biscuits!)

We take time

We take time to get to know our participants and what they want. Sometimes people know what they want when they come to us and sometimes it takes time.

We don’t put pressure on participants and encourage them to take one step at a time so the experience is relaxed and productive.

Participants decide

Participants decide how often they come for appointments and how long they stay at each appointment. They decide what it is they want from the time they spend with us.

We view our job as doing whatever our participants see as most useful in helping them get the things they want. They are the expert in knowing what is best for them and we follow their lead.

This program is available from Relationships Australia (SA)’s Elizabeth and Ridgehaven offices. Participants need to have Centrelink referral to be eligible.

Hearing and language interpreters are available upon request.

Further information

For further information on our Personal Support Programme, please contact one of the offices below:

Relationships Australia (SA) Elizabeth
Unit 3/25 Philip Highway
Elizabeth
South Australia 5112
Telephone: (08) 8287 5055
Fax: (08) 8287 1582

Relationships Australia (SA) Ridgehaven
Unit 2/1273 North East Road
Ridgehaven
South Australia 5097
Telephone: (08) 8396 4237
Fax: (08) 8396 4238

This programme is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.