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Case Study : While separation is often painful for adults ,
it can As part be quite of the devastating wind down for of the children Victorian . Many children Bushfire wrongly Case blame Management themselves Service and are , our often torn dedicated between staff loyalty worked to their very mum hard or to dad ensure . Through that one as of many our three people Children as possible ’ s Contact knew Services how to , get we helped three if year they old needed Emily it get . Like to many know survivors her dad and of bushfires both parents , to find 65 new year ways old Max that had they become could be increasingly involved in isolated Emily ’ s life . Over and 18 rarely months left our his patient house . staff Living gained alone , Emily it was ’ s clear confidence that , helped Max her was dad at , serious Marcus risk , learn of significant how to interact psychological with her and encouraged problems mum . We , Naomi introduced , to understand Max to a volunteer the importance of community allowing Emily visitor who get to keeps know in her regular father contact . Moving . from This time-limited contact and supervised friendship access has helped , Emily Max now spends feel regular more confident weekends and with he her has father now and is now more found secure part-time in her work relationships . with both parents .
Case Study :
As part of the wind down of the Victorian Bushfire Case Management Service , our dedicated staff worked very hard to ensure that as many people as possible knew how to get help if they needed it . Like many survivors of bushfires , 65 year old Max had become increasingly isolated and rarely left his house . Living alone , it was clear that Max was at serious risk of significant psychological problems . We introduced Max to a volunteer community visitor who keeps in regular contact . This contact and friendship has helped Max feel more confident and he has now found part-time work .