Family Programs

The Purpose Society offers over 16 programs that provide a continuum of services to children, youth and families. They range from family development and therapy to Early Childhood education and groups. There’s a program for you and your family, that enables you to find support within the community.

Family Development Work

This is an outreach service that provides parenting education and teaches parenting skills to families. This service focuses on a range of issues including: child development, roles and responsibilities, behavior strategies, appropriate discipline, parental coping, and other effective parenting skills. Referrals are accepted through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) for residents of New Westminster and Burnaby. This service is funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Family Therapy

The Purpose Society provides brief, professional therapy to assist families in identifying critical issues that may interfere with their ability to make creative and effective choices. Presenting issues may include parental coping, relationship concerns, family integration, anger management, family dynamics, or historical abuse affecting parenting. Referrals are accepted through the Ministry of Children and Family Development for residents of New Westminster and Burnaby. This service is funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Links Family Therapy

The Purpose Society provides brief, professional outreach therapy to assist families in addressing the complexities of parenting and family interactions when there are mental health or behavioural issues present or emerging. Presenting issues may include parental coping, relationship concerns, family integration, family dynamics, or behavioural concerns. Referrals are accepted through Child and Youth Mental (CYMH) for residents of Tri-Cities.

Early Childhood Programs

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April 2024 Calendar (click image to enlarge):

 

Current Family Groups:

  • English Made Easy
  • Parent-Child Mother Goose
  • Pitter Patter Circle Time
  • Family Circle
    • Family Circle Book Club
  • Physical Literacy, Art, Nature & Science (PLANS)
  • Building Community & Connections

Please see the links on the left-hand side menu for further details.

Parenting Groups

Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program

Free parenting program for parents with children aged 0-5yrs. This six week program is offered by trained Nobody’s Perfect facilitators and child-minding is available.

Opportunity to:

  • Share parenting questions and concerns
  • Learn about child development, nutrition, health, etc.
  • Discover ways of positive parenting
  • Not available at this time, please check back for future updates

 

Parenting Children with Challenging Behaviour

Parenting children under six years of age requires ongoing emotional investment and energy.  The learning curve between birth to six years is extensive as children grow from infancy, requiring maximum parental involvement and support, through toddler and pre-school stages to becoming independent, curious, energetic, demanding, often non-compliant and self-aware through socialization, early learning and routines. During these years, children grow and change rapidly.  They move through developmental stages at a significant pace which many parents find both stimulating and exhausting. Purpose Society’s Parenting Groups are developed with the whole family in mind.  Parents and extended family members are invited to attend the groups with their children under six years to learn about developmental milestones, socialization, play, creativity, early learning, health and wellness, discipline, behavioural issues and strategic interventions.

This group is intended for parents of children 5-12 years of age. The group uses an educational approach to assist parents in understanding brain-based behaviours and how family dynamics affect parenting; how to improve parental coping; how to identify and address problems; how to use effective, positive discipline strategies; and improve communication and interventions with your child.

 

Therapy Groups

Understanding and Transforming Anger

Understanding and Transforming Anger is a free 6 or 8 week group for adults 19 and over. This group meets in a safe group environment to discuss the costs and benefits of anger and how anger impacts our daily lives, our families and our relationships with others. This group is designed to help participants learn ways to change their behaviour and manage emotional experiences by responding more effectively and constructively to their life circumstances

  • Not available at this time, please check back for future updates

 

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