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A. Child Youth and Family Development Family Connections Program Prospects Program B. Residential Urgent Care and Assessment Watson Program Fremlin Program C. Residential Long-Term Stabilization Park Program Knight Program D. Urgent Response Repatriation Program		Prospects Program Focus: Intensive support services to MCFD foster homes Details: 30–36 children/youth Target Population: Children and youth aged 0–18 years Intake: Referral by MCFD Time Duration: Short or long-term Staffing: One full-time Clinical Consultant; three full-time Family Support Counsellors The Prospects Program provides intensive support services for difficult to serve children and youth in long-term family-based MCFD foster homes, with the goal of stabilization. The program reflects the recognition that these children and youth will benefit from the stability and continuity of long-term, family-based care, and that their needs and their caregiver’s needs are complex and interactive. The children and youth bring to their placements a range of behaviours that have in the past usually been managed and treated in long-term intensive care. Often, these behaviours will be the manifestations of ‘invisible’ and life-long disabilities such as Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD) or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD). In these cases, the support services will be on going and the child’s plan of care will address long-term goals that extend into adulthood. Caregivers receive intensive training and support by Connexus staff and/or by referral to appropriate services in the community. An important goal is to assist the caregiver in understanding the child’s needs and in maintaining realistic expectations for their behaviour and development. The focus, therefore, is on “fit” rather than “fix”. Training and support are provided on an individual outreach basis as well as through formal group sessions such as parent support, special topic forums, and social skills groups for children and youth. GO TO TOP


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