New Directions’ Office Closures: Update
New Directions’ office locations at 717 Portage Avenue, 514 St. Mary Avenue, and 10 & 11 – 254 Stella Walk remain closed for regular business. Our six Adult Day Services sites have recently opened with reduced capacity to follow Public Health recommended COVID precautions. A small staff complement remains at the main office at 717 to ensure core business functions are managed. Many of our staff continue to work virtually (counselling sessions, clinical consultations, classes, carrying on our accounting, payroll and finance responsibilities, etc.) and plan for in-person case specific essential services.
Thank you for your support of New Directions and I wish you and your families the best as we all manage this pandemic and its effects on our lives.
Below you will find links to some resources you may find helpful at this time.
Dr. Jennifer Frain, C.Psych.
Chief Executive Officer
Tiffany Schambach featured in Free Press Article
SHANNON VANRAES/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Tiffany Schambach was a participant in a New Directions program when she was 16-years-old. Now, at 27, she works for the organization. She was photographed at the organization’s Winnipeg office July 23, 2020.
Tiffany came to New Directions over ten years ago in our Resources for Adolescent Parents (RAP) program.
Since then, she has earned her high-school education and has gone on to get a degree from the University of Winnipeg, double majoring in psychology and criminal justice.
Tiffany’s story is just one of the many heartwarming success stories to come from New Directions, and we are extremely proud of her and her accomplishments.
Read the article by the Winnipeg Free Press for more of Tiffany’s story.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/in-new-directions-571902612.html
Image from the Winnipeg Free Press
COVID-19 Response – Mental Health Supports (April 20, 2020)
Most services are currently offered remotely, largely through telephone, text, and video.
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New Directions COVID-19 Resources for Children, Youth, Adults and Families
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Parenting in Difficult Times 2020
Click here: Parenting_in_Difficult_Times_2020_Resource
Big News – Big Feelings Come and Go – is now an audio book
We are pleased to tell you that Big Feelings Come and Go is now available as a FREE Video Read Aloud book!
Click here: https://protectchildren.ca/en/big-feelings-come-and-go/
Making Sense of Trauma: Practical Tools for Responding to Children and Youth
http://www.makingsenseoftrauma.ca
The Webinar provides tools and interventions for anyone working with children and youth who have experienced trauma. Participants learn how to use a Trauma-Informed perspective to better understand the relational, neurobiological and developmental impact of trauma on children, youth and their caregivers. The webinar has been translated to American Sign Language (ASL) and French closed captions.
Webinar Objectives:
- To develop an understanding of the impact of trauma on children/youth
- To learn the principles of trauma informed care
- To explore the current understanding of the nervous system and trauma survival responses
- To identify specific tools that assist with freeze/flight/fight survival responses in children and youth
In the Resources section, there are handouts and a written guide to the Webinar. Specific resources for educators are available. For anyone using the webinar with a group, there is a Facilitator’s Guide to the Webinar that is available upon request by emailing us at MSOT@newdirections.mb.ca
The book Big Feelings Come and Go is available in French or English to order a copy or download a free PDF version visit:
https://protectchildren.ca/en/big-feelings-come-and-go/