Family work
The aim of family work is to support the well-being in families with children and to strengthen parenthood.
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Family work entails discussions and guidance and trying, together, to find ways to make everyday life easier and to find solutions for problems concerning parenthood and care (interaction, daily rhythm, boundaries and rules, doing things together). Family work is also giving guidance when it comes to taking care of matters
Family work can also be carried out as a meeting with activities (an excursion to a lean-to, sledding, bowling etc.). Family work professionals can refer the family to hobbies that the family can have together or to the child’s own hobbies.
How do you become a client?
A social worker in services for families or child welfare assesses the need for family support together with the family, and one alternative may be family work.
Who is the service meant for?
Families:
- with underaged children
- who wish for support concerning their own functional capacity and resources
- who wish to strengthen their everyday routines and their own know-how
- who have challenges concerning parenthood
- if there are questions concerning a child’s or adolescent’s growth/development/raising them
- if interaction between family members is a challenging
- if there is a change going on in the family
- if the support from the close network is not sufficient
Contact by phone
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Child welfare and family social work in Kokkola
Office secretary
Call: +358 40 806 5238Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Family social work and guidance for families in Kokkola
Leading social worker
Call: +358 50 400 7445Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Family social work in Lestijokilaakso
Call: +358 40 804 2720Call: +358 40 804 4720Call: +358 40 804 3642Service hoursService hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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Service hours
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
Service points
Information about the service
A social worker in services for families or child welfare assesses the need for family support together with the family, and one alternative may be family work.
The services are meant for families
- with underaged children
- who wish for support concerning their own functional capacity and resources
- who wish to strengthen their everyday routines and their own know-how
- who have challenges concerning parenthood
- if there are questions concerning a child’s or adolescent’s growth/development/raising them
- if interaction between family members is a challenging
- if there is a change going on in the family
- if the support from the close network is not sufficient
Family work is discussion and counselling that supports parenthood and helps families cope with their everyday lives. Family work supports the family’s life management, interaction skills and practical approaches to child education.
Family work can be arranged in connection with child welfare clinics, early childhood education and care, schools or family centres. Family work can also be carried out at the family’s home.
If necessary, family work employees can refer the family to other services.