Family Services - Child, Youth and Parenting (CYP) Program

A Child, Youth and Parenting Counsellor supports parents and families dealing with cultural and intergenerational conflict, providing positive parenting strategies and helping families understand the range of supports available to them

The CYP Program provides support to children, youth and parents in the following areas:

• Supportive counselling for parents and families dealing with cultural and inter-generational conflict- culturally and linguistically responsive
• positive parenting strategies and helps families understand the range of supports available
• crisis intervention and risk assessment, system navigational support, linkages to resources for youth and families
• support in areas such as challenges or conflict over social norms, family violence/breakdown, mental health, developmental disability, dealing with anxiety and stress, identifying abusive behaviours and healthy versus unhealthy relationships, coping strategies for families dealing with separation, divorce, co-parenting or parenting in blended families