Child & family counselors - Mental health servicesLytt til tekstenStopp avspilling Office location: Rådhuset, Rådhusplassen 1, 5580 Ølen Opening hours: 08:00 - 15:30 Tel.: 53 65 56 85 / 86 Mailing address: Barne- og familierettleiarane, Rådhusplassen 1, 5580 Ølen Unit leader: Tina Kvaløy You are welcome to contact the Child and Family Counselors' Office with questions about Family interaction conflicts Monitoring children of mentally ill parents and/or parents with drug or alcohol dependencies Children who have experienced loss or sorrow Children with different emotional problems Children with complex problems, where mental illness, drugs/alcohol, and/or conflicts and challenges in the family are contributing factors Self-injury Suicide The working methods most-used by child and family counselors are: Conversations with children Conversations with parents Conversations with the entire family Guidance for children and parents Guidance for municipal employees Collaboration with other agencies Other information: We work according to the Norwegian Community Health Care Services Act We are a low-threshold service; there is no waiting Children of mentally ill parents will always receive an offer for follow-up work and monitoring We teach 7th and 9th graders at municipal schools about mental health We plan to start groups for children who have experienced family breakdown/divorce, children of the mentally ill and other groups Publisert06.11.2015 15.33