Family Violence Counselling Program

Short-term, goals directed counselling to support women with safety planning, education, and advocacy related to experiences of domestic violence.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

Three stages of groups are offered for women who have experienced abuse in an intimate partner relationship. Stage One of the Stages Group focusses upon personal growth and include the skills needed for healthy relationships. Stage Two continues to build upon the concepts introduced in Stage One, focussing upon a deeper exploration of personal emotions. Stage Three is a Women’s Wilderness Weekend, which includes setting and working on a where each woman works on a life goal while camping and participating in risk taking initiatives such as rock climbing, paddling and caving.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The Next Steps Program is an open 12- week education and support group for women to attend to reflect on how violence has impacted their lives. Women are welcome to attend as many or as few sessions as they find supportive. The program covers topics including understanding emotions, power and control, the impacts of violence, understanding and honouring anger, healthy communication, evaluating relationships and boundaries, and self-care. Group members are welcome to participate in the program voluntarily.

Some women are ordered to attend PAR through the courts or probation. These women attend all 12 sessions and an individual assessment. Fees for court and probation mandated participants entering the program are assessed on a sliding scale based on annual income.

All Next Steps and PAR women participate in the group together.

For more information, please fill out the MARC / PAR Online Registration Form.

Court Support Services are offered collaboratively by Ingamo Family Homes, Victim Assistance Services of Oxford County and Family Violence Counselling Program.

Individuals who have experienced domestic violence can receive support with understanding and navigating the family court system. This can include information about the family court process, help preparing for family court proceedings, and accompaniment to lawyer appointments and court appearances.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The MARC Program is an educational/counselling program for men who have been abusive/controlling towards a spouse or intimate partner. Participants are mandated by the courts or probation to attend the program.

The MARC Program supports men to stop their abusive behaviour in their relationships and challenges them to take an active role in preventing woman abuse.

The groups offered are 12-week programs after the initial assessment. Fees for court and probation mandated participants entering the program are assessed on a sliding scale based on annual income.

For more information, please fill out the MARC / PAR Online Registration Form.

The Caring Dads Program is an intervention program designed for men who have abused, neglected their children, or exposed them to abuse of their mother. Through the 17 group sessions fathers will develop skills to cope in healthy ways with frustrating situations; understand how different fathering strategies and choices affect children; increase their awareness of controlling, abusive, and neglectful attitudes and behaviours; be provided with strategies to strengthen the father-child relationship. The program is a unique opportunity for men to connect as fathers and participate in discussions around improving their relationships with their children.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The Being Dads Program is a fathering program for new/young dads (ages 17-21). It is an 8-session support program that is based on the Caring Dads: Helping Fathers Value their Children Program to help young fathers build skills to engage their children and build a support network as a parent.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

Court Support Services are offered collaboratively by Ingamo Family Homes, Victim Assistance Services of Oxford County and Family Violence Counselling Program.

Individuals who have experienced domestic violence can receive support with understanding and navigating the family court system. This can include information about the family court process, help preparing for family court proceedings, and accompaniment to lawyer appointments and court appearances.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The Children Exposed to Family Violence (CEFV) program is offered to children/youth, ages 5-13 who have been a witness to abuse or violence in their family.  The group supports children in understanding the different types of abuse including emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse and helps children to explore and identify feelings in the areas of family changes, shame/guilt, grief and loss. There is an emphasis upon resiliency and self-esteem through the program.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The Child Victim Witness Program offers support to children and their families when the child is either a victim or witness of a crime and may be required to testify in court.  The program offers updates related to the court appearances, information and education related to the criminal justice system, court preparation for children and their parents if they are required to testify in court, court accompaniment and referrals to other agencies when appropriate.  Referrals are primarily made by the Crown Attorney but can come from the families themselves or other community partners.   Number of sessions is dependent on what the child requires.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.

The Healthy Relationships Program is a group offered to youth ages 13-18. The group provides a safe and supportive environment for adolescents to talk about and address their concerns regarding teen dating violence. The program covers topics including evaluating relationships, healthy communication skills, understanding violence and the use of power and control in intimate relationships, healthy conflict resolution strategies, and building a positive sense of self-esteem.

For more information, please fill out the Family Violence Inquiry Form.