Child & Youth Counseling

As part of the ongoing effort to provide support to Military Families, the Shilo Military Family Resource Centre is offering the services of a Child and Youth Counsellor

The Child & Youth Counsellor provides the following services:

• Provides faculty and staff from local school systems with concrete tools regarding specific deployment concerns about children and youth.
• Counseling in the local Schools.
• Individual counseling.
• Group counseling
• Participate in scheduled activities in the Teen Centre.
• Weekly scheduled evening 'drop in time' for children and youth.
• Liaise with Mental Health Professionals serving the local area.

A second aspect of the program is offering direct service to military families in Brandon. Scheduled visits to the Brandon Armouries will be made bi-monthly and dates are as follows:

Brandon Armouries
1116 Victoria Avenue
0900-1200

In addition to outreach work the Child & Youth Counsellor has committed to establishing a column in the Shilo Stag that will address deployment issues as well as general issues related to childhood development.

These articles will include topics such as:

• Stress and Anxiety in Children:
  Signs To Watch For
• Creating a Less Stressful Home
• Deployment: How to Prepare Children
• Regressive Behavior in Children
• Drugs and Alcohol: Teens and Experimentation

Please Contact:
Elaine Ellis
Child & Youth Counsellor
Shilo Military Family Resource Centre

Elaine Ellis (204) 765-3000 ext 3373
MFRC: (204) 765-3000 ext 3352
Fax: (204) 765-3859
Email:mailto:elaine.ellis@shilomfrc.ca