drummond street services

Know someone who is about to become a father ? Or a new Dad with a baby under 6 months- drummond street’s Dad’s Forum Wed 17th November

drummond — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:49:39 +0000

Did you know male penguins do most of the childcare? But Penguins have nothing on the dynamic inner city father!…even on 4 hours sleep a night….. This informative relaxed session is a chance to ask questions about fatherhood, learn more about the practicalities of caring for baby and pick up some hints on how to keep the family on track through this transition phase- This FREE session is open to prospective and new fathers – bring the baby along too! Awesome refreshments supplied. Yes there will be beer – (a little bit of what you fancy never hurt anyone) – Call Helen on 9639 2576 to book

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drummond — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:42:00 +0000

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For Stepfamilies

drummond — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:01:00 +0000

Upcoming Making Stepfamilies Work – Couple Courses. Phone Kate Morton on 9639 2576 for a flier about this popular course which has helped thousands of step parents understand complex family dynamics, renegotiate roles, look after themselves as well as the kids to build a stronger family. Full Saturdays the 11^th and the 18^th September or if you prefer, Tuesday evenings 3^rd August until 7^th September . Both courses will be held at drummond street.

Upcoming groups and seminars

drummond — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:51:30 +0000

Word calender july-dec 10 drummond street offers a unique selection of free community seminars and low cost support groups, click on this link to view our latest calendar

Gay Dads Meetings and National Conference in September 2010

drummond — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:22:29 +0000

You are invited to attend our Gay Dad’s Meeting.

Meetings are held on the 2^nd Tuesday of every 2nd month- So that’s April 13th, June 8th and August 10th, Ocotber 12th and December 14th 6-7.30pm

Come alone or with your partner. Join anytime.

A relaxed friendly group combining social activities with discussions on topics such as: keeping your relationship healthy as a dad; children’s physical and emotional development; school issues; and other unique issues of parenting as gay dads.

Call James on 9663 6733 or 0410 548 613 to book a spot or find out more.

Meetings are free.

The meetings will be held at drummond street – 195 Drummond Street, Carlton 3053.

Funded by the Australian Government.

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New Employment Opportunity

cootacom — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:22:53 +0000

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Change of Name

drummond — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:53:02 +0000

S ince the Federal Government Family Law Reform and the creation of Family Relationship Centres and the expansion of DSRC’s business to new areas of work – the Board of Management decided that ‘Drummond Street Relationship Centre’ had been narrowed in definition and therefore did not cover the breadth of existing and future services of the agency. On the basis of existing recognition and allowing for growth, the following Special Resolution was passed: that the name of the Incorporated Association be changed from ‘Drummond Street Relationship Centre Inc’ to ‘Drummond Street Services Inc’.

Couples Counselling – Richard

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:00:36 +0000

We attended Drummond Street 8 or 9 times to talk about how our arguments seem to come out of nowhere and get nasty pretty quickly. The counsellor said that we would work on this problem together, that she wasn’t going to give us an easy recipe because we need to both understand why we do this and then develop skills we can use after counselling has finished.

She wanted to know about our relationship including how we met, what the early days together were like, what our lives were like before we got together – what we brought to the relationship – and from that she made some hypotheses about our difficulties now. It was a down to earth approach; she wasn’t acting like she was an expert but was encouraging us to think for ourselves, to problem solve.

As my partner and I have been together 12 years, have young children and there are lots of pluses so we were pretty motivated to come to the weekly sessions. We learned about ways to understand where our anger comes from, handle conflict better, take responsibility for the outcome we wanted and do less blaming. There were even a few laughs in the sessions and the counsellor gave us a sense of hope from the start because she could see that our problems weren’t too overwhelming if we slowed down and thought instead of being so reactive. We were able to leave feeling a bit stronger as individuals and as a couple.

Practical Parenting Skills

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:58:45 +0000

Would you like to get some first hand knowledge about practical hands on parenting?

Do you want to brush up on or learn more about any particular part of taking care of babies or children?

Maybe you want to be shown how to change a nappy?

How to hold your infant so that you and baby are both comfortable
How to give your child a bath and what temperature to have the water at
Feeding time and how do you know if he/she is hungry?
Sleep time and when to put them down for a sleep and how long for?
How do you interact with babies and toddlers?
Soothing an unsettled baby?

And much more…

Then call Drummond Street Relationship Centre: 9663 6733 to book a one on one session with Kate Galea at 195 Drummond St, Carlton.

Kate has extensive knowledge in relating to parents and children of many age groups from new born infants through to preschool children. Kate has worked in Childcare for many years and has a Graduate Certificate in Pre and Post Natal Family Support. Kate runs the childcare room at Drummond Street Relationship Centre and co-facilitates a group called Enjoying Your New Baby at Drummond Street.

COST: FREE TO HEALTH CARE CARD HOLDERS AND SLIDING SCALE OF FEES FOR OTHERS

Separation Counselling – Antony

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:03:29 +0000

My ex wife and I had 2 sessions together at Drummond Street and one each alone before then to talk about how we parent post separation. We had done a couple of mediation sessions elsewhere 2 years ago not long after we separated which had been helpful but since then we have both met other people, our kids are now older and we had to try to work out a better way of keeping everyone happy. Not easy! At least my ex and I can actually talk to each other if we stick to a business like arrangement so we were able to have a discussion with the counsellor about improving the living arrangements for the kids. It was a bit less formal than mediation and we didn’t talk about financial stuff but we also did not get into our past troubles we kept the focus on how the kids are going. This was a one off, like a top up to the mediation we did. The fact we have moved on with our lives meant that we weren’t half as angry with each other though we aren’t exactly “friends”; it was just good to talk about things properly, rather than at the front door.