OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016
Suicide Prevention, Education and Counselling Program (SPEAC) The SPEAC program provides suicide risk assessment, crisis intervention and short-term counselling (up to 10 sessions max) to children and adolescents who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, are affected by the loss of a friend or family member to suicide, or who have made a recent suicide attempt. The SPEAC team also presents suicide prevention workshops in schools and community agencies in Surrey, White Rock, and Langley.
• 83% of clients accessing services are between 13 and 19 years of age
Desired Outcomes a) To stop children and youth from attempting or completing suicide
b) To improve the social, emotional, and behavioural functioning of children and youth c) To improve the social, emotional, and behavioural functioning of children and youth who have lost a loved one to suicide d) To improve the caregiver’s/parent’s ability to maintain a safe physical and emotional environment for the client e) To increase the ability of youth to recognize and respond appropriately to suicide risk indicators amongst their peers Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (SAC) The SAC program provides both short-term and long-term (up to 2 years) counselling to children and youth from Surrey where sexual abuse has either been disclosed or is suspected. Support and psycho-educational information is also offered to non-offending family members. The SAC program currently has two full-time therapists and one part-time therapist. Desired Outcomes a) To maintain the child safely in the home b) To improve the social emotional and behavioural functioning of children and youth who have been sexually abused c) To stop re-victimization of sexually abused children and youth d) To improve the ability of non-offending family members to cope with the stressors related to the disclosure of child sexual abuse in the family e) To increase each non-offending family member’s knowledge of sexual abuse and related systems issues f) To increase the community’s awareness of sexual abuse Quality Improvements The Family Counselling program has revamped its intake/orientation process by holding “clinic days” similar to the LEAN model clinics that MCFD holds for CYMH. The response from clients so far appears to be quite positive. The intention of the clinic days is to reduce the • 150 unique children and youth actively receiving services
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