Nelson Youth Centres

Intensive Half Day Program

Focus: The program's focus is to develop social and learning skills that will enable them to maintain their school placement.

Program Description:   This Program works with children who have severe social/emotional issues and are struggling to stay in school. These children often fall into the high risk category of being removed from school placements and often experience multiple social, emotional and behavioural issues. A typical profile of these children include: often have few effective social skills, learning issues as a result of behavioural and/or learning disabilities, difficulty talking about feelings and parents and teachers often struggle with day to day management of their behaviour. The program works in conjunction with special education staff and individual classroom teachers. The group operates with a maximum of 6 children.

The program uses the child’s strengths to build the necessary skills to be more successful in the school environment. The children learn from each other and the therapeutic curriculum. Parents and teachers are a vital part of the programming as well as providing the support needed to help the child use the new skills outside the treatment setting. Parents are provided with ongoing supports and interventions through family meetings and planning meetings to address the needs of their child.

Qualifying Criteria:

       Children between the age of 9 and 13 years.

       Children who attend school in Halton.

       Children referred by the school and parent/guardian.

Program Goals:

      To develop effective social/emotional skills and learning strategies will enable the children to maintain their school placement and eventually be fully integrated back into their school setting.

      To provide a positive learning environment in which social skills and building self esteem can be addressed.

Program Details:

       The program operates from 12:00PM to 3:00PM from September to June.

       Children attend one or two days a week.

       Fees: No

       Contact to Register:   Tammy Marshall, Intake Coordinator

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