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Centre Walgwan Center Continuum of Care Initiative
Est. 1996
The Centre Walgwan Center is a treatment center for youth between the ages of 12 to 17 years of age. We currently operate a 3.5 month bilingual block program that is culturally based with a combination of contemporary clinical methods. We are located in the First Nation community of Gesgapegiag in eastern Quebec on We
are located in the First Nation community of Gesgapegiag in eastern Quebec on
the Gaspe peninsula.
Our initiative was developed based on the need to address the difficulties experienced by youth returning to their communities after treatment.
This initiative was made possible through Health Canada's Harmonization of Services Initiative Fund. Although the majority of youth referrals to our center are by provincial
authorities such as social services and youth protection services, as a
center we felt that our clients would benefit more if our focus was on the
empowerment of the community and aftercare services.
services
Our centers’ focus is the harmonization of services within the community
which also includes the different intervening authorities.
Our objective is improved quality of support and aftercare for youth
returning from treatment.
Some Observations
Some Observations
We have found that youth suffer a lot of anxiety when leaving our program. As a
center we have provided a safe, secure and healthy environment. Youth
returning home face major challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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peer pressure, •
home situation, •
support services, Youth Challenges
• Their change in attitude towards substance abuse is often viewed as a rejection by friends made during substance abuse. • Community service institutions are not necessarily a youth’s favorite place f f
for fear of being judged.
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• This kind of pressure often results in many youth relapsing and taking up old habits again
old habits again. • Finding and integrating into new activities that can be alternatives to substance abuse can be a challenge
alternatives to substance abuse can be a challenge
Our goal: to assist communities develop protocols or processes that
would provide a blanket of support to youth seeking to maintain a
healthy lifestyle following treatment.
How do we do this?
The Walgwan Center team developed a framework of core components
that are based on the medicine Wheel and continuity for communities that
wish to develop a Community Aftercare Protocol.
Protocol
youth
Communities entering into an agreement with the Walgwan Center are
provided with a framework which is used as a guide to building
community aftercare protocols for youth returning from treatment.
treatment
Adopting the process
The Walgwan Center team has developed a guide for use by the center staff. Our staff has been trained on how to implement the process with community referrals
community referrals.
spiritual
cultural
physical
emotional
In this guide the community is viewed as a medicine wheel possessing a certain capacity in each area of the medicine wheel. Community protocols and the centers guide serve to establish a team of
communityy resources with specific
roles in support
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The protocol or process is activated during the youth
The
protocol or process is activated during the youth’ss first phase and first phase and
developed throughout treatment and is a preparation for the youths integration back into the community. While at the Center through the use of video conferencing technology,
skype or telephone, the youth will establish a face to face connection with
resource people from the community.
Gordon Tootoosis CM (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011
• Walgwan youth counsellors
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• Case planning & Activity Sheet
• Community Aftercare review Sheet
• Natural Helper Resources
Expected outcomes over time
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Improve the integration of health and community services to support recovering youth •
Build multi‐party partnerships ( Elders, health, education, Justice, sports) that are client‐centered
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Improve youth access to services helping to prevent relapse
Improve youth access to services helping to prevent relapse
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Enable community in design, delivery and evaluation of post‐treatment
evaluation of post
treatment services
services
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Community protocols to support recovering
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youth in their efforts to lead a healthy life
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