The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is a multi-level, preventively-oriented parenting and family support strategy developed by the authors and colleagues at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The program aims to prevent severe behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents.

The program content draws on the following:

1. Social learning models of parent-child interaction that highlight the reciprocal and bidirectional nature of parent child interactions.
2. Research in child and family behaviour therapy and applied behaviour analysis.
3. Developmental research on parenting in everyday contexts
4. Social information processing models that highlight the important role of parental cognitions such as attributions, expectancies and beliefs.
5. Research from the field of developmental psychopathology that has identified specific risk and protective factors that are linked to adverse developmental outcomes in children.
6. A population health perspective to family intervention that involves the explicit recognition of the role of the broader ecological context for human development.

The group goals are:

1. To increase parents’ competence in managing common behavior problems and developmental issues
2. To reduce parents’ use of coercive and punitive methods of disciplining children
3. To reduce parenting stress associated with raising children

Triple P is offered over seven sessions:

1. Introduction, What is Positive Parenting, Causes of Child Behaviour Problems, Goals for change, Keeping track of children’s behaviours
2. Promoting children’s development, developing positive relationships with children, encouraging desirable behaviour, teaching new skills and behaviours
3. Managing misbehaviour, developing parenting routines
4. Planning ahead, family survival tips, high risk situations, planned activities routines
5. Telephone session – Implementing parenting routines
6. Telephone session – Implementing parenting routines continued
7. Program close – phasing out the program, progress review, maintenance of change, problem solving for the future, future goals, celebration

Facing Your Fears is a group program that uses a cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) approach for the reduction of anxiety symptoms (Facing Your Fears Facilitator’s Manual, 2011). There is a vast amount of literature supporting the use of CBT to manage children’s anxiety, resulting in CBT being the best practice for the management of this disorder.

The overall goal is to provide children with the skills for them to be able to successfully cope in a variety of anxiety-provoking situations.

The treatment goals are:

• Helping children to recognize signs of anxious arousal and to use these as cues for the use of anxiety management strategies
• Encourage children to identify negative self-statements in order to initiate more positive and constructive self-statements
• Helping children to use self-ratings and self-rewards
• Identifying the cognitive processes associated with excessive anxious arousal
• Training in cognitive strategies for anxiety management and behavioural relaxation
• Performance-based practice opportunities with learned skills applied to real-life situations
• Provide parents with the knowledge and skills needed to support their child in coping with anxiety

There are 14 sessions, which cover:

1. Welcome to Group: Words We Use for Worry
2. When I Worry
3. Time Spent Worrying
4. What Worry Does to My Body: Beginning to Measure Worry
5. The Mind-Body Connection
6. More Mind-Body Connections: Introduction to Exposure
7. Introduction to Exposure (Continued)
8. Practicing Exposure and Making Movies
9. Facing Fears and Making Movies
10. Facing Fears and Making Movies
11. Facing Fears and Making Movies
12. Facing Fears and Making Movies
13. Facing Fears and Making Movies
14. Graduation

Access to this group is through Intake and Family Counselling Services which allows for assessment of eligibility criteria.

ADHD Seminars are a psychoeducation-based group for parents of children ages 4 to 12 years old with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The seminars are identified by topics and provide an opportunity for parents to learn more about ADHD, the symptoms, the research, and its impact on children at home, school and in the community. Parents can access the seminar by contacting intake or asking their current worker.

The seminars are offered September – May and each seminar is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Seminars are offered on a monthly basis; families can choose which seminars they would like to attend. Parents learn to understand the disorder and the impact is has on children’s learning and their behaviour. Trained therapists who are well versed about this disorder provide knowledge and help parents to understand their children’s needs better and respond to their children in appropriate ways.

Interested participants can write to either krishna.vora@stridestoronto.ca or Thabitha.winfred@stridestoronto.ca to be put on the mailing list. 

The Youth Outreach Worker Program is an initiative for at-risk youth ages 12 to 21 years old and their families in East Toronto. It is designed to help empower and provide them with individualized programming to meet their unique needs and circumstances. Youth Outreach Workers (YOWs) also work with other community resources to coordinate youth activities and services.

We also have specialized YOWs who have a focus on specific populations in Toronto, such as Syrian, Afghan and Tamil. Their goal is to make programs and services more accessible to youth and their families by overcoming language and cultural barriers. Outreach to specific populations help inform members of the community of the availability of services and to remove the stigma and fear associated with accessing services such as mental health.

We also offer clinical services as part of our Enhanced Youth Outreach Workers program (EYOW). In addition to providing support services, EYOWs can offer intensive intervention for example in the areas of mental health, addictions, trauma, relationship or family violence and / or human and sex trafficking etc.

Some of the many services we connect youth and families with include:

• Employment
• Housing
• Legal
• Education & alternative learning
• Volunteer hours
• Drop-in Programs
• Assistance in Applying for schools, loans & government assistance
• Help getting ID, SIN and Health Card
• Food Banks
• Counselling
• Newcomer youth programs

Studio 2 Multimedia Program supports youth in the development of multimedia skills, as well as social skills, with an emphasis on media literacy, employability skills and mental health.

Our program uses various industry standard software and hardware to help youth design a variety of media projects. Youth are engaged under the supervision and guidance of professionals and Strides Toronto staff. Projects youth can work on include film and documentaries, print, photography, portfolio development, and music/audio recording. Programming is delivered through one-on-one sessions, group workshops and facilitated workshops in the community and/or school.

Shout out to the staff and students at DMT! For those looking for more info, DM me! 🙏🏽

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Shout out to the staff and students at DMT! For those looking for more info, DM me! 🙏🏽 …

If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer click on this link to enter this virtual gallery and listen to some amazing beats produced by participants of the Studio 2 multimedia beat-making program. Enjoy! https://www.artsteps.com/view/64512d4142302b7377f0b2f8?currentUser

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If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer click on this link to enter this virtual gallery and listen to some amazing beats produced by participants of the Studio 2 multimedia beat-making program. Enjoy! https://www.artsteps.com/view/64512d4142302b7377f0b2f8?currentUser …

Posted @withregram • @thezone_stridesto Join us in The Zone this February as we celebrate Black History Month💚💛❤️

Mondays – Honouring Black History through food. Learn about and cook traditional Somalian, Kenyan and Jamaican dishes.

Wednesday February 1st and 8th – Learn about Black History while making a community quilt.

Friday February 10th – Black History games night

Friday February 24th – Black History movie night

📲 dm us if you have any questions!

#BlackHistoryMonth #YouthEngagement

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Posted @withregram • @thezone_stridesto Join us in The Zone this February as we celebrate Black History Month💚💛❤️

Mondays – Honouring Black History through food. Learn about and cook traditional Somalian, Kenyan and Jamaican dishes.

Wednesday February 1st and 8th – Learn about Black History while making a community quilt.

Friday February 10th – Black History games night

Friday February 24th – Black History movie night

📲 dm us if you have any questions!

#BlackHistoryMonth #YouthEngagement …

Posted @withrepost • @thezone_stridesto Join us on Wednesday December 21st from 3-6pm for the Zone’s 2022 holiday party.

Wear your tacky holiday attire and drop in for games, prizes and some delicious food.

This is a free event for youth 12-25 years old.

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Posted @withrepost • @thezone_stridesto Join us on Wednesday December 21st from 3-6pm for the Zone’s 2022 holiday party.

Wear your tacky holiday attire and drop in for games, prizes and some delicious food.

This is a free event for youth 12-25 years old. …

Posted @withrepost • @mo_thesocialyow Hi everyone! The Zone is hosting their annual Holiday Food Drive and donations will be collected between November 14-December 9th.

Some items that are high in demand:
– rice
– canned vegetables
– canned fruit
– coconut milk
– beans
– peanut butter
– canned meat
– pasta sauces
Etc.

Donate today!!

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Posted @withrepost • @mo_thesocialyow Hi everyone! The Zone is hosting their annual Holiday Food Drive and donations will be collected between November 14-December 9th.

Some items that are high in demand:
– rice
– canned vegetables
– canned fruit
– coconut milk
– beans
– peanut butter
– canned meat
– pasta sauces
Etc.

Donate today!! …

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The Growing Healthy Together – Prenatal program offers prenatal and nutrition information, healthy snacks, and peer support in a group format to pregnant individuals experiencing risk factors including low income, newcomer status and poor nutrition, in community locations throughout Scarborough.

The program provides various topics related to healthy pregnancy, nutrition, and community resources delivered in partnership with community agencies, such as EarlyON centres and community health centres, with guest speakers from a variety of local community organizations. Staff also provide one to one nutrition counselling and opportunities to connect with peers.

Childminding, interpretation, public transit assistance, and a grocery gift card in a nominal amount is provided to reduce barriers to participation.  The program is offered in community locations such as EarlyON Centres and is meant to be flexible to meet the needs of participants.

This program offers Family Home Visiting and Parenting Groups and is designed for families with children  from birth to under 6 years of age who may be new to Canada, are living on a low income, or may be feeling alone or overwhelmed. The goal of our program is to help mothers and fathers see their strengths, build strong relationships with the children, and find positive ways to raise healthy, happy children. This program is free and voluntary.

Family Home Visiting
Supportive professional Family Home Visitors can meet regularly with parents in their home to provide information about infant and child development, healthy eating, safety, breastfeeding, toileting and community resources.

Parenting Groups
Trained staff offer a variety of weekly parenting groups such as Infant Massage, Parent-Child Mother Goose®, Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Group, Building Connections, and Summer Fun. Groups are offered at different community locations across Scarborough.