FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Laurie Hill
Coordinator
Family Development Program
lhill@phoenixhumanservices.org
250 383-4821 ext. 512
Human Service Association
Referrals are received from the Ministry of Children and Family Development
Reduce the identified risk of abuse and/or neglect of children as outlined by MCFD Child Protection Workers;
Develop and maintain parenting skills regarding parent-child interactions, child developmental stages, discipline, guidance and behaviour management;
Strengthen family functioning by addressing such issues as family violence, substance abuse, mental illness and family of origin experiences;
Reduce parent/teen conflict;
provide safe and positive supervised visitation between children and parents when children are in the care of MCFD; and
provide referrals and assist individuals to connect to other community services and programs