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Child Labour, Child Rights, Child Welfare, Disability, General – Social Welfare, Human Rights, Rural Development, Women Development/Welfare Social work team the social work team at ummeed works toward empowering families by integrating them as active partners in the treatment process. This requires not only understanding the family- their needs and priorities, but also tailoring their treatment plans and therapies to fit their home environments and lifestyle. Our vision of family-centered care is based on the idea that families have the greatest ability to help their child cope with their difficulties. In order to ensure that this can be done, social workers build awareness, are advocates for families and also serve as the liaison between them and the community at large, informing them of and connecting them with available service providers. Areas of focus/ ongoing therapy every family s journey of care in ummeed begins with the initial intake of the family s concerns about their child by the social worker. The intake implies getting an understanding of the family s primary concerns and issues in relation to the child. The social worker then triages the family toward the professional/s they need to see. Typically a family that visits ummeed for the first time is referred to a de