Group Work & Group Therapy

Participation in group-based activities should support young people to achieve goals related to FRMP objectives.

Refer to FRMP objectives and eligibility criteria.

Agencies are responsible for:

• Identifying/developing group work/group therapy programs that meet the needs of young people accessing their service.
• Where necessary, ensuring that the organisation providing the group-based activity meets the appropriate legal requirements for working with young people.
• Submitting the Funding Your Own Group Group Work/Group Therapy Application Form.
• Supporting young people to attend the sessions.
• Ensuring relevant Support Workers maintain contact with group facilitators throughout the intervention. This will ensure that both parties are working together to support the young person to achieve their goals.
• Notifying FRMP if the group work/group therapy sessions do not commence within one month of the planned date and/or if the group work/group therapy ceases.
• Ensuring FRMP is acknowledged in all promotion of the group work/group therapy sessions or if they result in any public exhibitions, publications or reports.

Ensure that the young people meet FRMP eligibility criteria.

For established group-based programs, ensure the program and program facilitators are an appropriate fit for the young people. The following details should be considered:

• Facilitator’s experience and expertise to support young person’s needs
• Organisation meets legal requirements for working with young people.

Use the FRMP Funding to Run Your Own Group Application Form to apply for brokerage to run the group-based sessions.

Inform the young people of the requirement to complete Pre and Post Evaluation Forms and when required, support the young person to do so.

Once the application has been approved, FRMP will contact the organisation to arrange payment.

Please note that payment to your organisation may take up to four weeks from application approval.

Comply with FRMP acquittal of funds process once the group work/group therapy sessions have been completed.

Up to $500.00 per application.

Two applications per financial year.

Refer to FRMP objectives and eligibility criteria.

Participation in group-based activities should support young people to achieve goals related to FRMP objectives:

• stay or return home, if safe and appropriate, and/or
• recover from trauma related to family conflict and breakdown, and/or
• connect/reconnect with family or other natural supports.

Support Workers are responsible for:

• Assisting the young person to identify appropriate group-based activities and submitting the Funding to Attend an Existing Group Application Form
• Ensuring that the organisation providing the group-based activity meets the legal requirements for working with young people.
• Supporting the young person to attend the initial session. If necessary, the young person should also be supported to attend subsequent sessions.
• Maintaining contact with group facilitators throughout the intervention. This will ensure that both parties are working together to support the young person to achieve their goals.
• Notifying FRMP if you are no longer working with the young person or if the young person has disengaged from FRMP funded sessions.

Ensure that the young person meets FRMP eligibility criteria.

Contact the organisation providing the group-based activity to ensure it is an appropriate fit for the young person. The following details should be considered:

• Organisation’s location
• Whether the group facilitator has the experience and expertise to support young person’s needs
• Whether the organisation meets legal requirements for working with young people.

Use the FRMP Funding to Attend an Existing Group Application Form to apply for brokerage on the young person’s behalf.

Inform the young person of the requirement to complete FRMP Pre and Post Group Work/Therapy Evaluation Forms and if required, support the young person to do so.

Once the application has been approved, FRMP will contact the organisation to arrange direct payment. Please note that the cost of the group work/therapy should not exceed $500.00. Please note that applications must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the first group-based session.