Social Service Activities
Social Service Activities
Service we offer: |
 Education programmes |
| Counselling Service |
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Education programmes
Methodist Social Services has been offering education programmes to the people of Palmerston North and outlying districts since the 1970s. We currently offer programmes for children and their parents/caregivers, personal development courses for adults and we host a wide variety of professional development workshops for community workers, counsellors, educators, social workers and parents. Our aim is to impart skills and knowledge to people in a supportive environment, enabling them to make positive changes in their lives. We employ experienced, dedicated tutors from a range of backgrounds to facilitate our courses, constantly looking to upgrade their skills for the benefit of participants in our programmes. We provide a small group learning situation usually with groups of no more than 10 participants. Resource booklets are also provided which participants can keep for future reference. Our aims is to keep our courses ‘user friendly’, explaining things in ways that are easy to understand, encouraging participants to ask questions, and providing any support and guidance that is needed.
Service We Offer:
Education programmes for children, their parents, individual adults and professionals
Counselling Service for children, couples, families and individuals
Social Work Support which compliments our other social services and partnership with the school for teen parents and their children
Foodbank, emergency food assistance for people in crisis
For more information click on the offered service on the right
Counselling Service
The Counselling service offered by the Centre provides a wide range of options and a safe, supportive and respectful environment for people seeking counselling.
Our counselling is offered at very affordable rates for adults and free to children up to and including 16 years. Our Counsellor’s expertise with children and adolescents means that there is a steady demand for their services. However the work of the Counsellors is not limited to children and adolescents, they also offer counselling in the following:
We believe that people have the resources within themselves to find their own paths into the future. The key to change lies within each individual.
We offer one late night per week for people who are unable to make appointments during work hours.
For more information on the Counselling Service, or to make an appointment, ring the Centre between 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Social Work Service
The Social Work service offered by the Centre came into being in August of 2003, offering support to families and individuals who are accessing our other services, in particular our family education programmes. However, where possible our Social Worker also works with people with identified needs, who do not meet the criteria for other agencies. These can be people who:
Recently we embarked on an exciting new project, entering into a partnership with Nga Rito O Te Puawaitanga, Early Childhood Centre and Whakatipuria, Teen Parent Unit to provide social work support to the family/whanau attending the school.
Foodbank
Foodbank hours of operation are 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.