AMCAL

AMCAL’s team of dedicated professionals is committed to serving the needs of youth, young adults and parents through our Residential, Outreach, Supervised Visits and Community Groups programs. The approach is to support youth by promoting and preserving healthy family relationships thereby strengthening communities.

Programs and Services

Residential Program: A voluntary program for families with teens between the ages of 12-17 years who need help navigating the challenging adolescent years.

Counseling Programs

Outreach family counseling: A short- term program to address issues of family dynamics and identify family strengths and solutions for youths aged 7-17 and their families.
Emerging Adults program: A short-term program using the strength of families to guide them through the transition from adolescence to adulthood. For families with young adults aged 18-30 living in the family home.

Parental Counselling: A short-term program designed to increase parental capacity by addressing parenting goals and exploring challenges that may be present and how best to address them as a parental unit.

Supervised Visitation Program: Supervised Visitation Program (SVP) provides
a safe and supportive environment for families needing supervised access to their
children.

School Based Programs

Social Skills: The goal of this eight-week program is to help students develop positive social skills, strong relationships with peers & family, & peaceful solutions to problems.
Families First: Linking Home & School: This is a short-term, 10-session program that includes home visits, to support the parents and provide tools & strategies to help the child and being the liaison between the school and the family (based on school referral).

Community Groups

Emotional Management: This program aims to assist adolescents aged 12- 17 in developing and maintaining positive relationships with others as well as using effective coping strategies when dealing with difficult situations.
Parenting in the 21st Century: AMCAL offers workshops designed to provide tips, tools, & mutual support to parents of children from pre-schoolers to late teens.