Child, Youth & Family Services
Counselling services are provided for children, youth and their families who may be experiencing challenges in the following areas:
- Difficult behavior
- Living in a blended or separated family situation
- Parent/child conflicts
- Sole parenting
- Conflicting parenting styles
- Grief and loss
- Sexual intrusive behavior
If you are interested in family, or child and youth counselling, please consult the Child and Youth Mental Health team for a referral. Their phone number is 861-7301.
The following groups, open to the public, are offered.
Please call the Centre to register.
The Insights Program
Groups for parent and child (newborn to 6 years) to attend
together to strengthen the relationship, heal from stressors,
and /or address challenging behaviors.
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Parenting Wisely
Parenting Wisely is offered to parents of young
children or pre-teens. Each group introduces parents
to specific parenting skills. These skills are taught
using video scenarios that address common difficulties
that families experience during these challenging
developmental periods. In addition to the video materials,
group members are encouraged to share their own parenting
challenges and skills so that each parent can learn new
ways of parenting with success.
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Children of Change
The Children & Change Group is a 6-8 session group for
children aged 5-12 years(children will be grouped into age
appropriate sessions) who have experienced their parent’s
separation or divorce. Topics include: feelings, loss
and change, loyalty and : “being in the middle”, hopes
and wishes and self-esteem. Children experience separation
in different ways than adults and may be reacting with anger,
profound sadness, anxiety, guilt or confusion. They may be
showing signs of sleep problems, regression, school
difficulties, aggression, aligning with one parent over
the other, etc. Through this fun, interactive process,
kids get a chance to use art, games, discussion, and
other activities to explore the changes in their lives.
Please phone the Kelowna Family Centre for more information
or to register your child(ren).
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