Tweddle Residential Programwww.tweddle.org.au

Contact Tweddle on 03 9689 1577 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday if you have any questions or are unable to attend.

Cancellation: Please let us know BEFORE the day of your admission if you are unable to attend. We will then be able to offer the vacancy to another family.

Diet All meals for your family are provided at Tweddle. Our meals are plain but nutritious.

If you or your child have special dietary requirements please discuss this with the intake nurse before admis-sion. Tweddle will provide for your special dietary needs where possible.

NappiesIf you use disposable nappies you will need to supply your own. A small cost for disposal is payable at the time of your admission.

LaundryThere are no laundry facilities available. Please ensure you have enough clothes for the family for your entire stay.

Visiting HoursVisitors are welcome at any time between 8am – 8pm.

Telephone Contact During Your StayYou can be contacted during the hours of 9.00am and 8.00pm: 03 9687 5486 or 03 9687 6542.

Parking Off street parking is available.

We look forward to meeting you and working with your family.

Standby Admission Date:

Admission Date:

Admission Time: 9.00am sharp

Discharge Date:

Discharge Time: 8.00am

NOTE If you think you will be late, please call reception and leave a message

53 Adelaide StreetFootscray Vic 3011Melways: page 42 reference A3

Alcohol and drug free facility.

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About The Residential ProgramWelcome to Tweddle. Your stay with us will provide an opportunity for you and your family to explore any parenting issues you are currently facing.

Parenting issues involve the whole family and we invite you, your partner or a support person to attend.

The program is designed to assist you to achieve your goals. The program has 4 phases:

• Exploration• Confidence building • Skill consolidation • Preparation for home.

Tweddle recognises that each family is unique. We respond to your individual needs working with you to achieve your goals and we will be on hand day and night. Please make sure you arrive on time so we can start work together and gain maximum benefit from your stay.

In a typical day, we will work with you to develop confi-dence in your skills. This will be achieved by observing you do the task and providing you with feedback and encouragement. Information groups are run everyday and you are invited to attend them.

You will have your own bedrooms – one for parents and one for the child, unless otherwise requested. The child’s room will have a cot or bed depending on age and your request. Your room also has a security box to store valuables.

Bathroom facilities are shared between two families and all other facilities are communal. These include:

• Dining room and kitchen• Family room• TV and video• Outside playground • Toys and books.

There is a coin telephone available for both incoming and outgoing calls.

For more information about the program and what to expect visit our website at www.tweddle.org.au

HealthIt is important that all family members are well enough to participate in the program. Please notify us if you or your family are not well. Your booking will be rescheduled in these cases.

We know that some parents choose not to immunise their child/ren. If there is an outbreak of an infectious disease we will ask the family to leave the program.

AllergiesIf you or your child have an allergy to food or other sub-stances, please tell us. If you have an allergy management plan, bring it with you.

Tweddle is a ‘nut aware’ environment. So, for child safety no peanut or nut products please.

What To Bring• Medicare Card and Health Benefit Card (if you have one)• Completed administration forms (mailed to you prior to admission)• Child Health Record book• Any medication that any family member is currently taking, in original containers• Coins for public telephone.

For yourself• Clothing• Reading material or personal music such as ipod/walkman• Toiletries.

For your children• Clothing including footwear• Nappy pins or clips, pilchers/plastic pants. Cloth nappies are provided• Nappy wipes• Dummy (if used)• Training cup (if used)• A special toy - book, blanket, soft toy• Pram or stroller• Infant formula, bottles and teats including one prepared bottle (if used). Sterilising equipment is provided.