| Ontario Works Carol Taylor, Administrator Tel: (705) 437-1581 or (705) 437-1337 ext.2230 Fax: (705) 437-4597 E-mail: ctaylor@georginaisland.com Responsibilities:
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CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES Child Welfare/ Prevention Service The First Nation Child Welfare Program has gradually become much broader in scope than was intended when the First Nation "prevention program" was introduced. Beyond primary prevention, the First Nation CWP worker has become heavily involved in individual and family casework and in the facilitation and support of customary care arrangements (i.e. secondary and tertiary prevention work), and is involved in CAS protection work (i.e. conducting emergency interventions with police and making emergency placements when CAS staff are not immediately available, accompanying CAS staff during their protection investigations, fulfilling monitoring obligations in respect to supervision and placement orders). The First Nation CWP worker acts as a liaison between our families and the CAS, but is not the Children's Aid Society. The worker has also taken on the responsibility of several areas that are not funded such as executing 'band representative' responsibilities, YOA (Young Offenders Act), mental health and child development, family violence, customary care, developing local and regional protocols and networking with outside agencies. Department contact: Shannon Crate Phone: 705-437-1337 extension 4223 Alternate Phone: 905.960.9133 Fax: 705.437.4597 Address: RR 2 Box 13, Sutton West E-mail: shannoncrate@hotmail.com |