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Services BASIC PHYSICAL, MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE This includes ensuring adequate nutrition, clothing, personal hygiene, emotional support, and balanced physical and educational activities. Medical and Public Health checkups are routinely completed on each student following his/her admission. CRISIS INTERVENTION AND RESIDENTIAL CARE The focus of the Group Home's attention is to help the student better understand and accept his/her present circumstances and help develop positive attitudes toward the future. The program works with each student to improve behavior, social skills, interpersonal skills and self-confidence, so that each may shape personal living situations more positively. If appropriate, the Group Home will implement a cultural aspect into a client’s life in an attempt to deal with issues. Our focus is to prepare the youth to live on their own armed with knowledge and confidence. Living with roommates will help build responsibility, empathy and communication skills during their stay. To meet the needs of students coming into our care, the Group Home program includes the following components: Planned Daily Living Routine (rules, routines, daily chores) Social Skills (relationships, personal interactions, communication) Structured Activity Program (crafts, sports, art, games) Outdoor Recreation and Education (camping, hikes, tours) Personal Growth and Development (independent living, job hunting, money management) Leisure Time (privacy, relaxation, unstructured activity) Community involvement (integration, work experience, fund raising, community outings) Counseling (Individual counseling, native culture programming, behavior management, learning theory, natural and logical consequences, reality therapy, milieu therapy, group therapy & counseling). CLOTHING Upon intake it is up to the Child Welfare Worker to ensure that the youth’s clothing inventory is brought up to standard. Can-Care will provide clothing from then on, while the youth is in our care, up to $50.00 per month. Can-Care will work closely with the client and Social Worker to ensure the most appropriate items are purchased. This ensures that the youth are making good use of the amount allotted and all necessary required items are being purchased. REPORTS Can-Care will provide an Intake report within 90 days of the youth’s arrival at the Group Home. A care-plan will be completed within 10 days. The intake report will utilize treatment strategies taken from the following theorists; Maslow, Erickson, Piaget & Kohlberg. Progress reports will follow every 90 days thereafter. Critical Incident Reports will also be provided within 24 hrs of the incident. A Closing report will be provided once the youth has been discharged highlighting treatment strategies that were successful and providing overall recommendations. PER DIEM RATE This includes: Room & board All areas described under the heading Services Provided Allowances Clothing allowance and all fees associated with our programming This DOES NOT include: School fees and supplies Drives or driver escorts Individualized youth memberships (i.e. Soccer or hockey registration, Karate lessons etc.) Individualized personal incidentals (i.e. Make up, hair gel etc.) Driving Service Can-Care also offers a driving service to Child Welfare Workers, which is not included in the group home per diem rate. Child Welfare Workers can contact the group home to arrange a drive. REFERRAL PROCESS Once you have identified a client whom you believe may fit the program contact Can-Care for availability. If a bed is available the Child Welfare Worker should discuss the Pre- Admission Package with the youth, fill it out and fax it to the group home along with a brief summary on the recent events leading up to the child requiring residential care. The Executive Director will then review the Pre- Admission Package and through discussions with the Child Welfare Worker determine if Can- Care is the best placement for the youth LICENSING, CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION Can- Care meets all the standards set out under the Social Care Facilities Licensing Act and does possess a license. Can-Care is a member of the Alberta Association of Services for Children and Families (AASCF). The certification process has been carried out and we are proud to say we are a FULLY CERTIFIED & ACCREDITED Program through the CAC (Nov 15, 2007). Can- Care has approval (BCR) from the Whitefish Lake Band to operate their residential treatment program on reserve. We are fully licensed. Can- Care will be following all AASCF standards. SEMI- INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM Can-Care offers a semi – independent living program for youth aged 16 – 17. At present we own a house in St. Paul that can accommodate 3 young adults. This program will also focus in on preparing the youth for skills needed in their personal lives as well as the workforce once they turn 18. This program offers 24 hr support and a live-in mentor/ role model. This person will support day-to-day routines while a Can-Care staff member will co-ordinate placement and the programming of the house. HOW TO REACH CAN-CARE HOMES FOR YOUTH Child Welfare Workers can contact us @ (780) 636-2599 or Fax: 780 636 2509 Email : cancare2@telus.net
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BASIC PHYSICAL, MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE
This includes ensuring adequate nutrition, clothing, personal hygiene, emotional support, and balanced physical and educational activities. Medical and Public Health checkups are routinely completed on each student following his/her admission.

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND RESIDENTIAL CARE
The focus of the Group Home's attention is to help the student better understand and accept his/her present circumstances and help develop positive attitudes toward the future. The program works with each student to improve behavior, social skills, interpersonal skills and self-confidence, so that each may shape personal living situations more positively. If appropriate, the Group Home will implement a cultural aspect into a client’s life in an attempt to deal with issues.

Our focus is to prepare the youth to live on their own armed with knowledge and confidence. Living with roommates will help build responsibility, empathy and communication skills during their stay.

To meet the needs of students coming into our care, the Group Home program includes the following components:

Planned Daily Living Routine (rules, routines, daily chores)
Social Skills (relationships, personal interactions, communication)
Structured Activity Program (crafts, sports, art, games)
Outdoor Recreation and Education (camping, hikes, tours)
Personal Growth and Development (independent living, job hunting, money management)
Leisure Time (privacy, relaxation, unstructured activity)
Community involvement (integration, work experience, fund raising, community outings)
Counseling (Individual counseling, native culture programming, behavior management, learning theory, natural and logical consequences, reality therapy, milieu therapy, group therapy & counseling).

CLOTHING
Upon intake it is up to the Child Welfare Worker to ensure that the youth’s clothing inventory is brought up to standard. Can-Care will provide clothing from then on, while the youth is in our care, up to $50.00 per month. Can-Care will work closely with the client and Social Worker to ensure the most appropriate items are purchased. This ensures that the youth are making good use of the amount allotted and all necessary required items are being purchased.

REPORTS
Can-Care will provide an Intake report within 90 days of the youth’s arrival at the Group Home. A care-plan will be completed within 10 days. The intake report will utilize treatment strategies taken from the following theorists; Maslow, Erickson, Piaget & Kohlberg. Progress reports will follow every 90 days thereafter. Critical Incident Reports will also be provided within 24 hrs of the incident. A Closing report will be provided once the youth has been discharged highlighting treatment strategies that were successful and providing overall recommendations.

PER DIEM RATE

This includes:

Room & board
All areas described under the heading Services Provided
Allowances
Clothing allowance and all fees associated with our programming

This DOES NOT include:

School fees and supplies
Drives or driver escorts
Individualized youth memberships (i.e. Soccer or hockey registration, Karate lessons etc.)
Individualized personal incidentals (i.e. Make up, hair gel etc.)
Driving Service

Can-Care also offers a driving service to Child Welfare Workers, which is not included in the group home per diem rate. Child Welfare Workers can contact the group home to arrange a drive.

REFERRAL PROCESS
Once you have identified a client whom you believe may fit the program contact Can-Care for availability. If a bed is available the Child Welfare Worker should discuss the Pre- Admission Package with the youth, fill it out and fax it to the group home along with a brief summary on the recent events leading up to the child requiring residential care. The Executive Director will then review the Pre- Admission Package and through discussions with the Child Welfare Worker determine if Can- Care is the best placement for the youth

LICENSING, CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION

Can- Care meets all the standards set out under the Social Care Facilities Licensing Act and does possess a license. Can-Care is a member of the Alberta Association of Services for Children and Families (AASCF). The certification process has been carried out and we are proud to say we are a FULLY CERTIFIED & ACCREDITED Program through the CAC (Nov 15, 2007). Can- Care has approval (BCR) from the Whitefish Lake Band to operate their residential treatment program on reserve. We are fully licensed. Can- Care will be following all AASCF standards.

SEMI- INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
Can-Care offers a semi – independent living program for youth aged 16 – 17. At present we own a house in St. Paul that can accommodate 3 young adults. This program will also focus in on preparing the youth for skills needed in their personal lives as well as the workforce once they turn 18. This program offers 24 hr support and a live-in mentor/ role model. This person will support day-to-day routines while a Can-Care staff member will co-ordinate placement and the programming of the house.

HOW TO REACH CAN-CARE HOMES FOR YOUTH
Child Welfare Workers can contact us @ (780) 636-2599 or Fax: 780 636 2509
Email : cancare2@telus.net