Goulburn Family Support Services
Helping families help themselves
our vision
Goulburn Family Support Service Inc. (GFSS) is a non profit community managed agency funded by the Department of Family & Community Services to provide services to disadvantaged families in crisis.
GFSS has been part of the local community for 40 years providing much needed emotional support to individuals and families caring for children. Our agency employs family workers to assist by providing support and education to 'help families help themselves'.
GFSS has developed an ‘explicit practice framework’, which incorporates knowledge of the psychology of affects and emotions in practical application to enable an understanding and better management of behaviours that harm relationships. The practice also provides 'tools' to inform discussions, towards improving relationships.
Service Co-ordinator.
Our Mission Statement
“To support the development of the family through competence increased options, independence and community participation by co-ordinating resources, providing opportunities, information and education according to each person’s need.”
In 2001 we passed a by-law stating that our agency “incorporates a Restorative Philosophy.
This philosophy is the base of our practice when relating to each other in the workplace and with our clients. The desired outcome is a system where fair process is observed”.
Through the philosophy of Restorative Justice we were introduced to Tomkins’ Theory of Affects from which we developed “Explicit Affective Practice”.
