Culturally safe supports for parents needing additional guidance with parenting challenges to enhance healthy lifestyles.
NCCS understands that many parents need a helping hand sometimes. In the Family Skills Program, parents are supported in learning new parenting, communication, and household management skills to assist in their coping abilities while raising their family.
With a nonjudgmental approach, parents, a social worker, and an NCCS Family Support Worker establish interactive goals to help create a culturally safe learning environment. By focusing on keeping families together, learning new skills, and connecting families to resources while supporting their access, parents develop a positive support network to aid in their success.
Family Skills Program – Common Bowl Project
Parents can visit their children in a safe, culturally inclusive environment while interacting with other families to support and learn from each other and celebrate successes. Family Support Workers provide coaching, role-modelling, and parenting educational opportunities to assist parents in developing the skills necessary to help maintain healthy relationships and reconnect families where possible.
Cultural activities, traditional celebrations, meal sharing, and guidance from Elders are essential components of the Program, which aims to reconnect families.
Family Skills Program – Supervised Access Visits
Parents and, when possible, extended family can visit their children in a safe and supportive environment. They can access nonjudgmental guidance to help ensure visits are positive experiences for their children and themselves. Families are provided with coaching, modelling, and educational advice to help them parent and maintain healthy relationships.
For more information, call NCCS at 250.627.7166.
These are closed referral programs.
The Ministry of Children & Family Development funds this program.