Focus: Mental Health
ROCK staff is available 24/7 for calls through the confidential ROCK Crisis Line and provide immediate support for children and youth and parents/caregivers, when calling with children and youth.
Focus: Mental Health
Provides assessment and treatment to infants, children, youth and families from infancy to 17 years of age. Therapists collaborate with families to develop a coordinated care plan to meet their needs that will focus on understanding emotions and behaviour, strengthening connections and family relationships, and skill development.
Depending on the age of the child, therapy will involve parent, parent-child, or family sessions. Older youth may be seen individually with a focus on identifying and addressing challenging emotions, assessing for risk and safety planning. Clinicians specializing in infant and early childhood, work collaboratively with children and caregivers.
Therapy is offered through virtual or in-person brief (1-3 sessions) and longer-term therapy, which may be up to 12 sessions. Therapy services may also be offered to groups of youth, parents, or families. This service is available to children and youth up to their 18th birthday, and their parents, caregivers, or service provider. Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years may access this service independently.
Focus: Mental Health
The single point of access for children, youth, their families and professionals supporting a child or youth who require information or services from a community-based mental health agency in Halton Region. Access and System Navigation provides information and assists in completing assessments to determine the supports and services that meet the level of care for the child or youth.
Focus: Mental Health
The Intensive Counselling Service (ICS) program provides a
range of intervention and support services to high-need children/
youth (aged 6-17) and their families. Families will typically receive
two to four in-home sessions per week with a member of the ICS
team, for three to six months. Families are expected to participate in
setting goals, strategies and treatment for themselves and their child.
However, the ICS team will work with the family to actively problem solve around barriers to treatment or engagement. Primary program
therapeutic interventions include but not limited to: Emotion Focused
Family Therapy (EFFT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Focus: Mental Health
Child Life Specialists utilize evidence-based approaches to provide developmentally and psychologically appropriate therapeutic interventions, helping children cope with grief, trauma, illness, injury, disability, and transitions. Key areas of support include managing grief and bereavement, aiding transitions, assisting with family changes, and addressing anxiety and ADHD. Services also cater to specific medical conditions.
Emphasis is placed on emotion regulation and coaching, using a developmental context to foster resilience. Therapeutic interventions are often play-based, through therapeutic play, art, and other creative expressive forms. Strength-based and family-centered approaches are used, advocating for the needs of the entire family. Child Life Services focus on supporting children primarily aged birth to 12 years.
Focus: Mental Health
Psychology Services at ROCK include consultation to internal and external service providers/supports as well as direct consultation to clients, families and caregivers. Psychological services also include direct assessment of clients ages 0-17 where assessment of mental health/social-emotional and/or behavioral concerns is believed to be necessary in order to inform treatment.