Prince Albert Catholic Family Services Has a Great Line-Up of Programs

April 12-May 24

RIDING THE WAVE: FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES EXPOSED TO INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

This 8 week program aims to reduce the effects of violence by providing a safe, supportive environment to:

1) Assist children (ages 6-13) to process and understand the violence and abuse they have witnessed or experienced

2) Help them understand that all types of abuse and violence are unacceptable and involve a choice for which the abuser must take responsibility

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3) Learn skills to a) boost their self-esteem; b) manage anger; c) problem solve effectively; d) express feelings appropriately.

Parenting Component: Parents are expected to attend the parent’s group, which runs simultaneously with the children’s group.

The sessions will help parents to:

1) Understand the effects of violence and abuse on their children

2) Understand the resulting behaviors of their children

3) Help their children practice and use the skills they have learned at home

4) Learn some parenting skills to meet their own needs.

This program is funded by the Ministry of Justice and offered 3 times a year. There is no registration fee. Parents and children are required to attend an interview to determine eligibility for enrolment in this program.

CLIMBING THE ROCK: April

CLIMBING THE ROCK: FOR TEENS EXPOSED TO INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

Climbing the Rock is an 8 week youth-friendly teen program that uses behavioral and skills oriented strategies to help young people overcome the personal struggles they encounter after being exposed to any form of interpersonal violence. At its core, the program is interventionist in nature; however several themes of prevention appear through-out the curriculum. The program uses a variety of weekly activities that are designed to improve self-esteem, help young people make positive life choices, avoid unhealthy situations, and reduce personal and environmental risk factors that may lead to further exposure to violence. Assisting in the achievement of these endeavors is one-on-one casework between the coordinator and participants as well as mentoring with positive volunteer-based role models. Group sessions held once a week for 8 weeks ensure that particpants learn and have fun at the same time.

This program is funded by the Ministry of Justice. There is no registration fee.

TAMING THE TIGER Starts April 13

The goal of this 6 week program is to provide children (ages 6-13) and their parents with a safe, supportive environment in which to learn how to deal with anger.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of anger, how they react physically and emotionally when angry, and strategies to work through their anger in healthy ways. The parenting component provides parents with effective techniques to deal with aggressive behavior.

This program is funded by the Ministry of Justice. There is no registration fee.

BANANA SPLITS

This is a group for children (ages 5-8) to help them heal from separation and divorce. It offers a mix of play and art therapy, along with games and storytelling, to help them understand divorce, express their feelings, and learn coping strategies.

This program is partially funded by the United Way of Saskatoon & Area.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION THRU ART

Art Therapy is a way to explore and express feelings and emotions through the creation of art, as well as the discovery of its meaning.

This class is for children ages 12 -15 and there is a class limit of 10.

** Please call for more information and to register **

Diana Bird
Program Coordinator
(306) 922-3202
1-877-922-3202
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