| Located within agency offices, programs for Teens, Children and Young Adults are offered separately. They provide a flexible, responsive approach in ways which are best suited for young clients. The services address a wide range of alcohol and drug related problems as well as the broader factors in teens and young adults lives which contribute to alcohol and drug use and abuse. Services are offered 1 to 3 times weekly after school or as day treatment in residential services for young pregnant teens/single mothers. | |
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Motivation receives extra emphasis in the services to young clients. Group, individual counselling and therapeutic recreation are provided for as long as clients need service. Approximately 850 clients 12 and older are seen each year, about 150 of them in services described below and 700 of them in schools. School Based Services are described separately. For more details please click here |
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Intake, Outreach, Engagement |
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Assessment, Engagement, Education, Motivation and Treatment Planning |
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Assessment
identifies specific issues, needs and goals, and develops treatment
plans with teen or young adult. It provides initial engagement
with a primary counsellor. A briefer assessment is provided
to clients referred from other alcohol/drug services.
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Treatment |
| Motivational Program provides 12 weeks of group and individual counselling to clients aged 12 to 17. | |
| Recovery Program provides weekly group and individual counselling for clients aged 12 to 17. | |
| Young Adult Program provides motivation and treatment for clients aged 18– 23 years. | |
| Aftercare/Reintegration serves as weekly continuing care for clients returning from residential treatment. The focus is on sustained change and relapse prevention. | |
| Recreation Program provides a forum for teens to develop recreational and leisure skills. | |
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All groups are run after school.
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