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May 1, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 1
CFC’s Connection
Your Child and Family Centre Quarterly Newsletter
The Big Picture
There are many challenges within the public service sector. One such challenge is
how to capture the work of agencies within a community. To address this challenge
many agencies have developed ways to collect information about the population
they serve and the services they deliver using a process called continuous
improvement.
Continuous improvement can be defined as an ongoing effort to improve a service
delivery to a specific population. For example, a fully functional continuous
improvement program within a child and youth mental health agency allows for the
evaluation of their services in treating mental health problems and disorders, which
may include a client feedback process that examines how people feel about their
services, a process that examines how timely the agency is in providing a specific
service to their target population, as well as outcome measures that monitor the
progress of children, youth, and families receiving the service. In the end, a
continuous improvement program can provide agencies and the community with a
“big picture” for all to see, including areas requiring improvements, which should
lead to community planning surrounding how to fill in service gaps, or improve
service performance.
Over the past year, our community has been working diligently towards gaining this
“big picture” that is our community's child and youth mental health service delivery
model by collecting the community’s voice about how well we are doing now, and
how we could improve in the future. As the community’s lead agency for child and
youth mental health services, collecting this, and other information, will become vital
as our community moves closer towards its ultimate objective: providing the right
mental health services, to the right clients, at the right time.
Mark Fraser
Assistant Director for Continuous Improvements
Inside This Issue
A Message from the Board ......... 2
MHM: Managing Conflict............. 3
Children’s Mental Health Week ... 4
F.R.O.G...................................... 5
Elder’s Circle .............................. 6
Francophone Celebration ........... 7
Family Engagement Groups ....... 8
Youth Summit ............................. 9
Supervised Access Program ....... 10
Special Needs Resourcing.......... 11
Friends and Donors .................... 12
Events Calendar ......................... 13
Special Points of Interest
 Walk in Service Update
 Triple P: Summer Line Up
 School Readiness Initiative
A Message From The President of the Board
Greetings and welcome on behalf of the Board of Directors to the first edition of our ‘even
better’ second volume of CFC’s Connection. These are busy times at both the Board and
Agency operations levels, especially as we near the end of the 2014/15 fiscal year.
At the Board we will soon be looking back at what we have accomplished over the past
year in the form of our annual self-evaluation, and work has begun on our work-plan for
2015/16. The latter will include some exciting things being planned by our various
standing committees. Operationally speaking, the Executive Director and senior
administrative staff have been working on year-end reports and have developed the
budget for 2015/16 which will be presented for approval at the Board’s March meeting
before being sent on to the Ministry. Congratulations are due to them for bringing in a
balanced budget for the past fiscal year. This has been no easy task since, except for
some special funding to support our Lead Agency project initiatives, there has been no
increase to our annual base funding allocation for some time. Senior staff have also
begun work on the 2015/16 Operational Plan, to which staff have been invited to provide
input.
Did You Know?
CFC’s Connection was first
published on April 7 2014.
The newsletter is sent
quarterly to all CFC Staff
and Board Members, stakeholders,
and
external
subscribers who have taken
an interest in the Child and
Family Centre and in
children’s mental health in
the Districts of Greater
Sudbury and Manitoulin.
Today we have 28 external
subscribers
who
receive
each new issue, free of
charge, to their preferred
email inbox.
Thank you all for reading!
Things have been moving right along with the Moving on Mental Health Strategy
(MOMH). Mrs. Dugas, Dr. Guzzo and the undersigned all attended the second Ministry
planning session in late January, while our Lead Agency project manager Helen MullenStark and Mrs. Dugas have been working hard in collaboration with the other core service
providers and others toward completion of our first year commitments. As noted last time,
Family and Youth Engagement are key elements of the MOMH strategy and several
successful events have been held thanks to the support and involvement of staff. The
Board is looking forward to a presentation on the final report on achievement of the year
one project objectives that is due to the Ministry on March 31st.
From a governance perspective, the Board held it’s one day orientation/ training retreat at
Bryston’s on the Park in early February. The agenda included an informative presentation
by our Executive Director on the background history of the Agency and a comprehensive
review of our governance policy manual. All participants deemed it a positive experience
that should be repeated on an annual basis.
The Board was pleased to hear that arrangements are being finalized for the move to a
new office location in Little Current by the end of March. Thank you to Mr. Don Malette for
his perseverance and hard work in negotiating the required agreements with our
community partner co-lessees and the Town. Thank you to Little Current staff for your
patience, and to Espanola staff for whom work is continuing on finding a new home as
well.
In terms of the next few months, the Board is looking forward to attending the next MOMH
planning session to be held at the end of April, and of course to participating in the annual
celebration of Children’s Mental Health Week, May 3 to 10, for which planning is well
underway.
It appears that spring may be just around the corner and with spring comes confidence
and optimism that the hard work and dedication of all will continue to result in
improvements to the lives of the children, youth, and families whom we serve.
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Until next time, thank you, merci beaucoup, miigwetch!
Barry Sullivan
CFC Board President
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Mental Health Minute:
Managing Conflict
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Conflict is a normal part of any
healthy relationship. Learning
how to deal with conflict is
crucial.
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
The success of the CFC Connection newsletter has been astounding as a result of the
support from both our contributors and readers. Ensuring that you receive the most
current information on relevant issues is essential to its continued success.
Since our last issue, CFC has been involved in many activities with the Moving on
Mental Health strategy at the forefront. This initiative has created opportunities for
CFC to engage with community partners in self-examination and reflection, identifying
ways in which child and youth mental health services are accessed and delivered
across our service area along with areas of needed improvements. We are grateful to
our Core Mental Health Services Delivery partners; Health Sciences North and the
Children’s Community Network, for dedicating their time to support the completion of
the Core Services Delivery Plan (CSDP). I also want to recognize our community
partners responsible for the delivery of mental health services for assisting us with the
accomplishment of the Community Mental Health Plan (CMHP). Our partners include:
Canadian Mental Health Association; Community Care Access Centre, Health
Sciences North; Local Health Integrated Network; Sudbury and District Health Unit; le
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario; le Conseil scolaire public du Grand
Nord de l’Ontario; the Rainbow District School Board, and the Sudbury Catholic
School Board.
Engaging youth and families perspectives in the planning process is vital to create an
effective children’s mental health service system. Throughout the month of February,
CFC held a series of consultation sessions with youth and families. A total of thirty
youth and thirty nine families across CFC’s cultural and linguistic streams (English/
Multicultural, Francophone, and Aboriginal) participated in the sessions. Their input
was invaluable and their voices will be included in a final report submitted to the
Ministry on March 31st. The report will also be available to the community in April
2015.
Aligning CFC’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year has been part of the annual
operational planning process. Obtaining our employees’ input through a consultation
process and through the completion of a survey in various domains such as Quality
Assurance, Information technology, Facilities, Infrastructure and Equipment, Services,
Human Resources and Professional Development was essential to this process.
Priorities in each domain were identified and a final version of the plan will be
available in June.
As we continue our journey as a Lead Agency, I want to take this opportunity to thank
everyone for their candid participation and collaboration in all activities to improve the
quality of services delivered by the Child and Family Centre.
Linda Dugas
Executive Director
Managing and resolving conflict requires the ability to
reduce stress and bring your
emotions into balance. You
can ensure that the process is
as positive as possible by
sticking to the following:
1. Listen for what is felt as
well as said. When we listen,
we connect to our own needs
and emotions. Listening also
strengthens us, informs us,
and makes it easier for others
to hear us when it's our turn to
speak.
2. Make conflict resolution the
priority rather than ‘winning’ or
‘being right’. Maintaining and
strengthening the relationship
should be your first priority. Be
respectful of the other person
and his or her viewpoint.
3. Focus on the present rather
than looking to the past and
assigning blame. Focus on
what you can do in the hereand-now to solve the problem.
4. Pick your battles. Conflicts
can be draining, so it’s
important to consider whether
the issue is really worthy of
your time and energy.
5. Be willing to forgive.
Resolution lies in releasing
the urge to punish, which can
never compensate for our
losses and only adds to our
injury by further depleting and
draining our lives.
6. Know when to let something go. If you can’t come to
an agreement, agree to
disagree. It takes two people
to keep an argument going. If
a conflict is going nowhere,
you can choose to disengage
and move on.
Article credit: www.helpguide.org
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Children’s Mental Health Week 2015
Sunday May 3 to Saturday May 9
The Headstrong Campaign
Smile!
Q: What sound do porcupines
make when they kiss?
A: Ouch!
The national Headstrong campaign is an initiative from
the Mental Health Commission of Canada that focuses
on reducing the stigma associated with mental health
problems and promoting positive mental health in high
school students. As part of this national campaign, youth summits will be hosted
across Canada. The Sudbury / Manitoulin districts will be hosting a youth summit on
May 5, 2015, which will consist of speakers with lived experience, anti-stigma group
activities, as well as planning for future anti-stigma events. The purpose of this summit
is to generate sustainability and empower student participants to promote mental
health by hosting anti-stigma and awareness activities at his or her own high school.
For more information on the summit, please contact Shirley Gilpin, Youth Anti-Stigma
Campaign Coordinator, at 705-675-7252,extension 216 or [email protected].
Join the Child and Family Centre as we partner with the Canadian Mental Health
Association to kickoff this initiative and proclaim Children’s Mental Health Week!
May 5, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
Collège Boréal
Health and Safety
With the start of warm weather, children are anxious to play
outdoors. Before they hop on
their bicycle for that first ride,
be sure to test the fit of their
helmet. A well-fitting helmet
sits just above the eyebrows
and the fastening straps create a "V" shape that surrounds
the ears and then fasten under
the chin. The pads provided
with the helmet should be
used to ensure a snug fit; the
helmet should not rock back
and forth on the child's head.
A properly fitted helmet will not
move, and you should only be
able to fit a finger between the
child's chin and the strap.
While enjoying other wheeled
activities such as skating,
skateboarding, or using a
scooter, consider wrist, knee,
and elbow guards to help
prevent a sprain or broken
bone for a fun-filled Spring
season without a cast.
Happy Spring!
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The Child and Family Centre will be partnering with the Canadian Mental Health
Association in hosting a Mental Health Youth Summit. This youth summit will give four
students from each high school in the Sudbury/Manitoulin area the opportunity to be
mental health leaders. The youth will be chosen by the mental health lead from each
participating school board. This is a great opportunity for youth and community
members to collaborate and learn about the importance of mental health and the
effectiveness of talk-therapy. The organizers and the participants will share mental
health experiences and success stories. A member of the Child and Family
Centre’s board of directors will be sharing her personal and inspiring story of living
with mental illness. Her journey of struggles, obstacles, and triumphs leads to a
number of milestones and successes. We are welcoming the community to join us on
Tuesday May 5th, 2015 to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week and this very
important youth summit.
Jaymi Hallows
Chair of the Marketing Committee
Forever Recognizing Others’ Greatness
Congratulations
Debbie Somek
Congratulations to Debbie who
celebrates fifteen years of
services with the Child and
Family Centre in June 2015!
Farewell
Allison Orford
Debbie Lemieux
Jean-Guy Levesque
Congratulations: Lead-hands
Congratulations to the following employees for their appointment as lead-hand:
Sue Tasse
Clinical Francophone Lead-Hand
Welcome
Krista Teeter
Clinical Lead-Hand
Connie Caskanette
Clinical First Nations Lead-Hand
Shelley Lauzon
Alex Clement
Data Analyst
Ed Didur
Clinician, Little Current
Secretary Lead-Hand
Tammy Gordon
Clinician, Sudbury
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National Aboriginal Day
National Aboriginal Day will be celebrated
on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Every year
many free events are planned in the
Greater Sudbury/Manitoulin area to
celebrate the day, and everyone is always
welcomed to participate!
Celebrate
National Aboriginal Da
y
June 21!
National Aboriginal Day is a day
recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and
Metis people of Canada. The proclamation was done by Governor General Romeo
LeBlanc and celebrated in 1996.
Community Drum
Elder’s Circle:
The Seven Grandfathers
Below are the Seven Grandfather Teachings. Each Teaching
is a gift for living a good life.
Using these gifts in our lives
every day is an ongoing
challenge; it requires attention,
discipline and perseverance.
To cherish knowledge is to
know wisdom;
Our bi-weekly community drum circle has been very successful! Many children, youth
and families attend bringing with them wonderful dishes to share in potlatch fashion. We
would like to say Chi-miigwetch to our Elder Winnie Pitawanakwat for her continued
leadership and the dedication to the teaching of our young people. We would also like to
take this opportunity to say Chi-miigwetch for Debbie Lemieux’s help in facilitating the
success of our circle; we will miss Debbie very much on Tuesday evenings, but wish her
all the best in her new journey with KINA GBEZHGOMI Child and Family. In the Interim,
our very own Luc Lefebvre has volunteered to be Winnie’s helper at the community
drum; we wish to extend our appreciation to Luc.
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The remaining dates for drumming this season:
Tuesdays April 14, 28, May 12, 26, and June 9th will be our last drum of the season.
In our next issue (July 2015) we will provide the Fall/Winter dates for the community
drum which will begin in September 2015.
To know love is to know
peace;
To honour all of Creation is
to have respect;
Bravery is to face the foe
with integrity;
Honesty in facing a situation
is to be brave;
Humility is to know yourself
as a sacred part of Creation;
Truth is to know all of these
things.
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Walk In Service Update
The Walk in Service pilot continues and PACE (People Advancing Change through
Evidence) continues to collect data to help inform the program evaluation. For the
months of January and February the Walk in Service welcomed seven (7) additional
clients. To date the Walk in Service has served twenty-nine (29) clients ranging in ages
from 8 to 17, and includes one parent who attended without the child to speak to a
clinician about their child’s struggle and how best to support them. The Child and Family
Centre has adopted Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) as the intervention model
for the Walk in Service. Clients consistently rate their session as helpful, which
suggests that SFBT is the appropriate model of intervention. In the coming months the
Walk in Service will continue to be evaluated and transformed to best meet the service
needs of the children, youth and families in our service area.
LGBTQ: Queering the Family Tree
On Friday March 13th several members of CFC’s Diversity Committee attended
training entitled Queering the Family Tree: Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Programs and
Services. The training was offered in partnership by Rainbow Heath Ontario, Northern
Initiative for Social Action, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The facilitator
was Rachel Epstein of the LGBTQ Parenting Network, a program of Sherbourne
Health Centre. The day was certainly an eye opening experience and provided the
foundation for reflection on providing an environment that welcomes LGBTQ people
and families into our programs and
services. The workshop focused on how
services and programs can welcome
LGBTQ people and families by taking
practical steps such as re-designing intake
forms, putting up posters, incorporating
books that reflect diversity, helping staff
deepen their understanding of how
assumptions about gender, sexuality and
family composition can shape everyday
practices.
Save the Date for Sudbury Pride Week! July 19-26 2015
Commemorating 400 Years of Francophone
Presence in Ontario
French presence in Ontario dates back
officially to August 1st, 1615, the date
of the first meeting between Samuel de
Champlain (pictured left) and the
Huron-Wendaat chief in Toanché (now
Penetanguishene). Champlain spent a
year in what became Ontario in 1615
to develop close ties with the HuronWendaat and to help establish the fur
trade in Ontario. This year, L’ACFO du
grand Sudbury will be holding various
events from May to September to
celebrate 400 years of Francophone
presence in Ontario!
History of the Flag
Nobody could have predicted the success of the Franco-Ontarian flag when it was
revealed for the very first
time on September 25,
1975.
To highlight its thirtieth
anniversary, the Greater
Sudbury Area chapter of
ACFO decided to publish its
history.
Entitled Le Drapeau francoontarien and published by
les Éditions Prise de Parole,
this historical document
invites readers to discover
the circumstances that led to
the creation of the flag, to
relive the many struggles of
the Francophone population
in Ontario as it slowly
developed, and also relive
the events that led to the
community's official recognition in 2001.
An opening Gala to kickoff this year’s
events will be held on May 2, 2015.
For further information, visit ACFO Sudbury’s website at http://www.acfosudbury.ca
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Family Engagement Groups at CFC
In the last couple of months, there has been a lot of work in engaging core service and
community partners, families, and youth in sharing their current experience of the
children’s mental health services across all sectors. We have received wonderful
feedback that will inform our future service design.
Triple P Programming
Triple P is an important
evidence based practice
offered across Ontario in
partnership with local service
providers.
Since Triple P’s inception in
Ontario in 2010 the Child and
Family Centre has been an
active participant in the
Districts of Sudbury and
Manitoulin offering groups as
well
as
individualized
programming for families by
certified staff.
Moving forward, the Child
and Family Centre remains
an active participant in the
delivery of Triple P across
our communities. A schedule
of the groups for the
remainder of 2015 has been
provided (see page 9).
Thank you to our dedicated
Triple P staff who work
diligently to provide groups at
the Child and Family Centre
and in partnership with other
local agencies to ensure
positive parenting practices
are available throughout the
year!
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The success of these engagement activities have been made possible by the dedication
of many of our employees both in management and front line. A special thank you goes
out to our Family Engagement Implementation team under the leadership of Julie
Lamoureux-Rainville and Bev Maloney.
Under the team’s leadership we were successful in engaging families from our three
streams: 9 First Nations families, 8 Francophone families and 21 Anglophone families for
a total of 38 families were engaged.
A sincere thank you to all of the parents and families who participated in sharing their
experiences.
“Today we felt that we could share our thoughts and experiences and everyone
understood, because they are going through he same thing”. - Parent, February 2015
“This is awesome, we need [opportunities to discuss our experience].” - Parent, February 2015
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination
On Wednesday March 18th members of CFC Diversity Committee attended the Greater
Sudbury Police Service Racial and Multicultural Relations Advisory Committee and the
GSPS Inclusion Team’s Annual Luncheon to celebrate the elimination of racial
discrimination. The even was held at the Caruso Club. The luncheon included a report on
the GSPS Intercultural Ride Along Program, and a very inspiring video of participants’
feedback.
Youth Engagement: Youth Summit
Youth Co-Facilitators Kass Bazinet and Brett Recollet, supported by Julia Gandy of the
Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health, did an outstanding job
engaging their peers in lively discussions and activities at our Youth Engagement focus
group held February 20th.
The day-long event was well attended by 30 youth from a variety of schools and
community programs. Young people - male and female, Anglophone, Francophone, and
of First Nations background, with and without mental health service involvement - came
together for a shared purpose. With the goal of helping CFC understand the unique
experiences and needs of youth, and by providing input and ideas about the way in
which we provide mental health services for their peers, the participant’s enthusiasm
and creativity resulted in a wealth of information that will support us in providing more
youth-informed and youth-friendly services. Thank you to the Adult Allies who supported
the youth in their involvement, volunteer Stephanie McMahon and to the staff a special thank you goes out to Rod Bazinet and Heather Haynes who contributed to
making the Youth Engagement consultation session a huge success. Under their
leadership, they were successful in retaining two youth facilitators who co-led the
session with the Centre of Excellence.
CFC in the Community:
The School Readiness Initiative
Each year, it is a struggle for some families to provide the required school supplies to
their children at the beginning of each school year.
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For fifty elementary school aged children in our service area, this burden will be eased
at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. We are pleased to announce that we
have been approached by a local benefactor who is looking to provide school readiness
packages for these children.
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Each child will receive a school bag, a lunch bag,
a toiletry kit and a multitude of school supplies.
The goal is to distribute these packages to the
students during the first week of September to
ensure that they will be able to start the school
year on the right foot.
CFC’s Triple P:
Summer 2015 Line Up
Seminar 2-10
Date: Tuesday April 7, 14, 21
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Valley East Public
Library
Facilitator: Karine Erven
(OCOF) and Cherese Scherbak (OCOF)
Triple P Group 0-10
Date: Tuesday April 14 to
June 2
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Central Manitoulin
Public School
Facilitator: Greg Lockeyer
(CFC) and Anne Giffin (GBCC)
* Child Care Available
Seminar Teen
Date: Wednesday April 15,
22, 29
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lasalle Secondary
Facilitator: Gisele Bourgoin
(SDHU)
Triple P Group 0-10
Date: Wednesday April 22 to
June 10
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Child and Family
Centre (Frood Site)
Facilitator: Debbie Somek
(CFC) and Rose Haskin (CFC)
If you have questions about
these, or other Positive Parenting Programs, please contact
Triple P Sudbury at 705-5663416 or visit our website at
..
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We would like to thank Lindsay Austin for
coordinating this initiative!
http://childandfamilycentre.on.ca
/triple-p/
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A Place for PACE
Focus on problems, you'll have more problems.
When you focus on possibilities, you'll have more opportunities.
Dream. Wish. Make it happen.
The PACE project has entered Year 3, sustaining having moved through the planning and
implementing phases in Years 1 and 2. The project is utilizing the Walk in Service to
gather data and evaluate single session solution focused brief therapy (SFBT). We look
forward to sharing our results as we move through this project with all of you!
In preparation for Module 3 training in SFBT on April 23/24 th 2015 at the Frood site,
participating staff are encouraged to view the refresher of Module 1 placed in the Shared
Drive under “SFBT” as well as their other resources from past modules. Module 3 is
entitled: Solution Focused Approaches for Anxiety.
Technology Tip
(and General Good Advice)
The CFC PACE team thanks you for your interest in the program and encourages you to
contact them with any questions and feedback you may have.
[email protected]
Tip 1: Don’t play golf when it
is lightning outside.
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Tip 2: When you return to
the office after having used
your laptop outside of the
agency, be sure to:
Windows 7 Users:
Select “Login to Novell
Network”
Objectives of CFC’s Supervised Access Program
Supervised Access Centres provide a safe and non-threatening, child-focused, neutral
environment for visits and exchanges between children and non-custodial parties or other
persons (such as grandparents) by:
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Providing an environment that is non-stigmatizing and accessible - where families
feel welcome regardless of their religious, ethnic or socio-economic background,
gender, race, ability, sexual orientation or reason for referral;
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Providing a safe and neutral drop-off/pick-up point where children may be transferred
between a custodial party or other approved person, and the non-custodial party for
visits or exchanges;
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Helping ease the tensions of access arrangements for children and for both the
custodial and non-custodial parties, eliminating direct contact, reducing opportunities
for children to be subjected to conflict at the time of access;
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Ensuring the safety of all persons involved in the program, including staff;
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Facilitating families to carry out their access requirements as stipulated by court
|orders or by written agreement of the parties;
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Directly supervising and monitoring all interactions between participants and children
and intervening when the safety, health or welfare of the child or other participants is
at risk;
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Being an impartial observer and not an agent of either party, to assure that visitation
is facilitated without risk to the health, safety or welfare of any child or any adult
participant;
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Ensuring that both parties are following the centre’s policies and procedure
guidelines, which are provided to clients during the intake process;
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Providing, on request, factual documentation on the interaction between participants
and children during access visits or exchanges to legal counsel and/or the parties;

Creating and maintaining strong liaisons with stakeholders in the community to
ensure that supervised access services are meeting the needs of local communities
and families using the services.
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Special Needs Resourcing Program
What is the Special Needs Resourcing (SNR) Program?
The SNR program is offered in the rural areas in partnership with the local District
Social Services Administration Board (DSAB) to provide a variety of services to children
with special needs in the Day Care setting. The Child and Family Centre has three staff
dedicated to the SNR program - Cora Caibaiosai, Lynn Belair and Keileigh Barrett Harvey.
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The SNR workers offer support to the local Day Care centres for children with a variety
of needs including developmental, physical, autism and behavior supports. The role of
the SNR worker is to provide support, consultation, observation, intervention planning,
school transitions, training, special equipment and programming (including providing
enhanced staff) for children attending Day Care in the rural areas of Espanola, Massey,
Manitoulin Island, Chapleau, Noelville and Markstay. Services are provided in both
English and French dependent on the needs of the child, family and the Day Care
centre.
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The SNR workers embody strong collaborative partnerships vital to the Child and
Family Centre with local service providers. These workers also sit on the local Service
Provider’s Network in their areas to plan and coordinate services and events with
community partners for children, youth and families within our communities.
We look forward to providing quarterly updates regarding this unique CFC program to
all of you in our subsequent newsletters!
What’s New in Rural?
Triple P – Manitoulin: April 14-June 2, 2015
Greg Lockeyer will be partnering with Anne Giffin to offer a 0-11 group at Central
Manitoulin Public School from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. in Mindemoya. This Level 4 Group is
open to both CFC and community based clients across Manitoulin Island.
Manitoulin: New Location in Little Current
The CFC site in Manitoulin has relocated to a new site in Little Current. We are very
pleased to announce this move for staff and for our clients across Manitoulin Island.
The Child and Family Centre shares space with various service providers in the area
including CCN, Wordplay, and CTC. Look for further announcements in the near future
regarding the new location and pictures of the new site!
Children’s Mental Health Week: All Rural Locations
The rural team is working diligently to explore ways in which we can bring awareness
and fun to the communities across the district in preparation for children’s mental health
week. We are in discussion with the school boards in all of the local areas to create
activities for all of our children, youth, and families to learn about mental health and
wellness in our communities as well as create awareness about the services available.
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Going Forward Group
The Going Forward Group
continues to work on the
Centre’s Code of Conduct.
Happy Spring!
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Recognizing Our Friends and Donors
Thank You CMHA
Thank you to our Payroll Donors!
Thank you to the Canadian
Mental Health Association
for their partnership in
kicking off this year’s
Children’s Mental Health
Week!
We would like to sincerely thank the individuals who contributed to the CFC Charitable
Fund via their paychecks this past year. Your continued support is appreciated!
Any CFC staff member who is interested in donating to the CFC Charitable Fund in
2015 easily from your paycheck (in any amount you wish), is asked to email Jacky
Phene for more information!
Congratulations KINA
GBEZHGOMI!
The Child and Family Centre/Binoojiinh
miinwa
eshkimiigid
enjinoojimaad
enendang would like to take this
opportunity to extend our congratulations
and best wishes to KINA GBEZHGOMI
Child and Family Services for the official
opening of its urban office at 866
Newgate Avenue in Sudbury on January
23rd 2015.
Thank You Sue!
Thank you to Sue Tasse for
hosting a Bring-Your-Own
Sandwich for her co-workers
during March Break!
KINA GBEZHGOMI Child and Family Services vision is to honour and support our
families and community’s inherent authority to care for their children based on unity,
traditions, values, beliefs and customs.
KINA GBEZHGOMI Child and Family Services’ mission is to provide services that
ensure children are protected and stay connected with their culture, language and
community while strengthening family and community relationships.
Sue made a delicious gluten
-free chicken noodle soup
and invited everyone to
bring a sandwich and join
her for lunch.
It was well attended and a
great opportunity to gather
around and talk about the
beautiful March weather!
Thanks Sue! Your kindness
is appreciated.
For more information
about donating to
CFC’s Charitable
Fund or sponsoring our
next event please visit
our website or call us
at 705-525-1008.
We’ll be happy to
discuss donor
recognition and
promotional
opportunities with you!
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THANK YO
U!
400 Years of
Francophone
Presence in Ontario
Join L’ACFO du grand Sudbury for their Opening Gala
May 2 2015 and celebrate
400 years of Francophone
presence in Ontario!
For more information visit
http://ontario400.ca/
Event Calendar: April 1 - June 30 2015
Holidays, Events, Observances, and Staff Calendar
Saturday May 2
Gala du 400e
.
Sun. May 3 to Sat. May 9
Children’s Mental Health
Week
.
Sunday May 10
Mother’s Day
Thursday May 14
All Staff Meeting
Friday May 15
International Day of Families
Monday May 18
Victoria Day
.
Thursday June 18
CFC Board/Staff BBQ
Sunday June 21
Father’s Day
Sunday June 21
National Aboriginal Day
.
Wednesday June 24
St Jean Baptiste Day
Editor’s Note
From youth and family focus
groups to attendance at a
variety of community based
workshops, you may have
noticed while reading this issue
that our contributors have had
the opportunity to explore new
ideas from a variety of voices.
I feel an overarching theme
throughout this issue is a
sense of community.
In an effort to foster this sense
of community and to further
encourage diverse voices,
CFC’s Connection has added
a few new standing columns:
these include a Francophone
column, a First Nations
column, and a column for the
LGBTQ community.
We’re excited to continue
sharing in the dialogue of what
is most important to the
communities we serve!
Kayla Maloney
Managing Editor/Writer
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