The Day Treatment Progam

Who :

Youth and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties getting along at home, in school and the community may find success in these programs offered in Durham Region. There may be a variety of reasons for the difficulties such as poor organizational skills, relationship difficulties, problems with authority, attentional dlfficulties, poor social skills. There are three programs. At Brock and Cartwright High Schools are programs for high school level students, while at Sunderland Public School the program is for elementary level students. Family involvement to support the youth in these programs is necessary, and treatment plans will be mutually developed including areas for work within the school and family context. The School Board's IPRC process should have been started prior to consideration. A psychiatric assessment is completed prior to entrance to the program to make sure this intensive program is appropriate for the client.


What :

Youth and adolescents attend the program in the portable at each school. The Child and Youth Worker is available in the classroom to assist with individual treatment strategies mutually developed within the overall treatment plan. The Grove District School Board Teacher is teaching the academic portion of the program. Treatment and academics come together in the Social Skills Acquisition Program. The elementary level Lions Quest program and the high school level Equip programs are put into action. The family component of the program involves family meetings on a regular basis with the Child and Youth Worker working toward the mutually developed goals to improve problem solving, and communication skills. Clinical Workers are available to these clients should the need arise. Psychological testing is also available.


Services Offered :

  1. combined therapeutic and educational programs


  2. small class sizes located in Cartwright High School, Brock High School and Sunderland Public School


  3. social skill acquisition programs


  4. individual and or family counselling


  5. supports to re-enter the regular school system


  6. specialized and individualized treatment plans


  7. 8 students per class with Direct Care Worker and Teacher


Day Treatment Benefits

  1. provides educational and treatment services to adolescents with severe psychosocial, psychiatric and educational problems


  2. works toward the reintegration of adolescents into their classrooms within their home school; reintegration is based on individual progress


  3. emphasizes and provides programs to increase self-esteem and pro-social skills


  4. facilitates the development of positive problem solving skills by decreasing aggressive and negative behaviour within a school setting


  5. encourages partnerships with parents and Board of Education during the treatment process


  6. multidisciplinary approach and consultation including psychiatric and psychological consultation and assessment


  7. individual progress tracked and monitored; ongoing assessment / evaluation


  8. low pupil-adult ratio


  9. opportunity for a great deal of intervention and support due to small class size


  10. high level of structure and routine


  11. immediate relief (safety / stabilization) from school stress


  12. emotional needs met through diverse program


  13. small group instruction and customized to meet needs of individual adolescents


  14. treatment component to address adolescent's social / emotional / behavioural needs


  15. staffed by full-time Direct Care Workers who implement all treatment programming and provide a collaborated social skills acquisition program


  16. counselling / support around personal or emotlonal issues that are interfering with the adolecent's ability to cope in a school setting on a daily basis or as needed


  17. help for the child / adolescent to formulate goals required to be successful in a community school and strategies to reach those goals


  18. counseling and support for parents of children / adolescents in the Program


Day Treatment Risks

  1. class not always located in child / adolescent's home school; a move may mean a new group and a class of children / adolescents with varying ages


  2. exposes children / adolescents to the emotional problems of their peers and high risk behaviour


  3. integration and extra-curricular activities are contingent on positive behaviour


  4. possible interruption of relationships with peers and teachers in home school


  5. reintegration to home school and regular programming may be difficult


  6. possibility of segregation from mainstream school population


  7. minimum socialization with same age peers


  8. lack of positive peer role modeling


  9. unavailability of extracurricular activities (e.g. music, team sports, intramural activities, assemblies, library, limited community outings)


  10. no religious instruction (Separate School Board)


  11. no French instruction


  12. possibility of resistance from receiving school when integration is requested


CHIMO Youth and Family Services
2 Kent Street West, Unit #3
Lindsay, ON
K9V 2Y1

Central Intake: 1-888-454-6275