Child & family counselors - Mental health services
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
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Family interaction conflicts
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Monitoring children of mentally ill parents and/or parents with drug or alcohol dependencies
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Children who have experienced loss or sorrow
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Children with different emotional problems
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Children with complex problems, where mental illness, drugs/alcohol, and/or conflicts and challenges in the family are contributing factors
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Self-injury
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Suicide
The working methods most-used by child and family counselors are:
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Conversations with children
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Conversations with parents
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Conversations with the entire family
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Guidance for children and parents
Other information:
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We are a low-threshold service; there is no waiting
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Children of mentally ill parents will always receive an offer for follow-up work and monitoring
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We teach 7th and 9th graders at municipal schools about mental health
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We plan to start groups for children who have experienced family breakdown/divorce, children of the mentally ill and other groups
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