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 MCYS believes that the family is the basic building block of society. A close-knit, strong and stable family is self-reliant and competent in the care and development of its members. While most families are self-reliant in caring for and nurturing their members, there are some families who need support and assistance from the community and the government to cope with the issues and demands of daily living. There are also some families who are beset with problems such as family violence and require intervention in resolving them. MCYS plays a lead role in supporting families at risk or in distress. It sets the policy and service delivery frameworks for helping and protecting families in dysfunction and those affected by violence. MCYS also leads in its public education efforts to raise awareness of family violence issues. Taking the "Many Helping Hands" approach, MCYS works in partnership with families and the community to promote a safe, stable and nurturing family environment for their members. MCYS plays the role of the enabler, believing that families are able to help themselves and regain a suitable level of functioning when given appropriate and adequate support and assistance. This way, families do not develop a crutch mentality and are strengthened to help themselves should problems recur. In the area of family protection, we are guided by the principle that the safety and interest of the children and individuals in the family are of paramount importance. While we try to preserve the family unit where possible, safety issues will not be compromised. Where families are dysfunctional and unsafe for their members, children have to be removed from their families. |
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The person against whom a Personal Protection Order is issued and his / her family members can be ordered to attend compulsory counselling sessions. A family member according to the Women's Charter could be
What are the steps
involved in Mandatory Counselling ?
Step II : Pre-counselling
Assessment The mandated person will then need to return to the Family Court for mention according to the date and time stipulated in the Provisional Counselling Order. The presiding judge of the Family Court may make a Mandatory Counselling Order based on the assessment report of the counselling agency. The mandated person would then continue with the counselling agency or to another agency which MCYS may direct. The Counselling Order may include a review date requiring the mandated person to return to Court at a later date to account for his / her progress in the counselling process. Step IV: Counselling with Agency The counsellor will discuss with the mandated person the counselling objectives and plans, the agency's expectations at these sessions, and the number of counselling sessions to attend. The counselling agency will conduct the counselling sessions as required. What if you fail to attend Mandatory Counselling ? A Counselling Order is ordered by the Family Court. Failure to attend the counselling sessions scheduled by the counselling agency will constitute a breach of the Counselling Order and will be deemed as contempt of Court punishable by law. For more information, please read the Brochure on Mandatory Counselling Programme (English/Chinese version). For the Malay and Tamil version, please refer to this Brochure. |
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Please refer to our latest publication, "Protecting Families from Violence: The Singapore Experience (2006)" for an overview of research, services, programmes and trends in family violence in Singapore. |
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