
Family Support Service
Parenting Journey - Home Visitor
Overview
Parenting Journey is a home visiting program that helps families facing difficult social, emotional, and family issues. It aims to improve family functioning and parent-child relationships, as well as the well-being and growth of children and youth. This program also promotes community connections and referrals to necessary support services for families.
How can I support you & your family?
Culturally based programming & teachings
Medicine wheel, smudging, 7 grandfather teachings
Help you identify your parenting needs and goals
Support in strengthening parent-child relationships, share positive parenting approaches
Share information on child and youth development
Developmental milestones, stages of play, age appropriate behaviours
Support in problem solving around challenging behaviours
Emotional regulation, daily routines & transitions, coping skills
Support navigating community agencies and schools
Attend meetings as extra support
Connecting families with community resources
Connecting families with culturally appropriate resources (wherever possible)
Parenting Journey Home Visitors
Collaborate with families to develop goal-based family plans to improve overall family functioning.
Meet families where they are with visits taking place in their homes or other community locations.
Work with families to build meaningful helping relationships to identify strengths, resources, challenges and priorities
The History
Indigenous families in Nova Scotia are over-represented in the Child Welfare system due to the effects of generational trauma, discrimination, and segregation. There is a major lack of culturally based programs and services for families which builds a barrier for families reaching out for help.
The Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre will work with families to address their needs and barriers within a holistic and culturally appropriate framework.