The Institute for Caribbean Children and Families is a Training institution dedicated to improving social service delivery to children and families in Jamaica and the Caribbean. The Institute for Caribbean Children and Families is an agency designed to provide assessment, counselling, and ameliorative services and resources to children and families in the areas of Violence Prevention, Reduction an
d Conflict Resolution. An inter-disciplinary team of practitioners works in partnership with a range of direct service and community development agencies, to provide a range of clinical and community-based interventions, to children and their families affected by violence in its different forms. Agency Partnerships Include:
- The Peace Management Initiative
- The Victim Support Unit - MYCH Holistic
Services
- The Child Development Agency
Our Staff? (Guidance-Counselling)
Patrice Samuels, MSW
Our Work? Clinical Assessment Services
- These services involve preliminary screening assessment and referral of children with emotional and behavioural problems which are outside of ambit of the traditional school system. Counselling Services
Individual counselling is provided in the following areas:
- Migration Counselling
- Grief, Bereavement and Loss
- Child Abuse and Neglect/Trauma
- Family Conflict and Dysfunction
- Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution
for
- Individuals
- Small / Large School Groups
- Church and Community Groups
Training / Consultancy Services
- Managing Violence and Sudden Loss in
Schools
- Crisis Management Training for Schools, "
Creating Calm When There is Chaos"
- "Teachers in Trauma" Self Care for the
Teaching Professional
Other Services and Resources Available
- Website for Networking Collaboration and Information: www.jcwrn.org
- Training Material Production
ACT NOW - Assessment Counselling and Training Tools for Caribbean Professionals
* Anger Management "Cage That Rage"
* Peer Mediation " Peace Warriors Programme"
* Trauma Migration, Grief and Loss " When You
Need a Hug"
