Counseling & Counseling Program Support for People with Autism and their Families

he “Support and Counselling Programme for People with Autism and their Families” established in January 2018. Its purpose is to support people with autism and their families in all areas of their daily life, aiming at improving their quality of life.

The Programme is composed by 6 professional Social Workers so far, 3 in Limassol, 1 in Nicosia, 1 in Larnaca – Famagusta and 1 in Paphos.

Social Workers hold meetings with the families, where they evaluate and investigate families’ requests at a social and economic level by providing appropriate social support, information about their rights and benefits and how to claim them. Social Workers also support families emotionally by following the principle of confidentiality and the code of ethics.

At the same time, Social Workers provide counselling and guidance and network families with other professionals, services and Organisations. In addition, they cooperate, and mobilize formal and informal community support networks.