| Counselling Program
Name |
Referral Source |
Referral Criteria |
Program Description |
Length of Program |
| C & Y - Child and
Youth Counselling |
Mental Health |
Burnaby or New West
resident. Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their
parents. |
Counselling for child and
family (excluding sexual abuse issues) exhibiting mental health
concerns. |
Up to 12 sessions |
| Family Counselling
|
Open |
Burnaby or New West resident.
Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their family. |
Long term individual and/or
family counselling for a range of family issues. Can involve sessions
with the entire family or any combination of family members. |
Up to 12 sessions |
| High Risk Youth
Counselling Program |
MCFD |
Burnaby or New West
resident. Youth 18 years of age and under. |
For teens involved in
high-risk behaviour who may not be suitable for other programs (i.e.
consistency may be an issue). May involve liaison with MCFD Integrated
Youth Team. Appointments may be at MCFD, Cameray, or outreach. |
Up to 12 sessions |
| Long Term Sexual
Abuse Counselling |
Open |
Burnaby or New West resident.
Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their parents.
Historic sexual abuse issues with clear disclosure reported to
appropriate authorities. |
Long term sexual abuse
counselling for historic sexual abuse disclosure. |
Up to 12 sessions |
| SHIP -
Sexual
Health
Intervention Program |
Open |
Burnaby or New West
resident. Children 12 years of age and under and their parents.
Displaying sexually intrusive behaviour. No past history of sexual
abuse. |
Long term Sexual Health
Intervention Program. Long term counselling for sexually intrusive
children (children exhibiting sexual behaviour problems) 12 years of
age and under and their families and/or consultation with parents. |
Up to 12 sessions |
| Short
Term Family
Counselling |
MCFD |
Burnaby or New West resident.
Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their family.
Experiencing situational crisis. |
Immediate short term
counselling for families in crisis experiencing situational problems
not an ongoing lifestyle (i.e. family break-up, physical abuse, death,
etc.). |
Up to 8 sessions |
| Short
Term Sexual
Abuse Counselling |
Open |
Burnaby or New West
resident. Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their
parents. Recent clear sexual abuse disclosure reported to appropriate
authorities. |
Immediate short term
counselling for child/youth following recent sexual abuse disclosure. |
Up to 8 sessions |
| Trauma Counselling
|
MCFD |
Burnaby or New West resident.
Children and youth 18 years of age and under and their family. |
Long term counselling for
trauma issues (i.e. physical abuse, witnessing violence). |
Up to 12 sessions |
| Other Programs |
Referral Source |
Referral Criteria |
Program Description |
Length of Program |
| CVSS - Child
/ Youth
Victim Support Service |
Open |
Burnaby or New West
resident. Children and youth under 19 years of age. Going to court as
witness or victim of abuse. |
To provide service to
children/youth who are victims of child abuse/assault including those
who may choose not to be involved with the criminal justice system. |
As needed |
| Parent
Support Program |
Open |
Burnaby or New West resident.
Young parents with a child aged newborn - 5. |
Prevention and early
intervention services to parents and parents-to-be. Individual
counselling and group training modules. |
Variable |