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Moving Forward

Date & Time
Monday, October 7, 2024
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location

Valoris Service Centre - Hawkesbury
411 Stanley Street

Language
French
Registration

This group will be held on Mondays from October 7 to December 2, 2024.
To register, please call 1 800 675.6168

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Mother hugging her two children in her arms
Date & Time
Monday, October 7, 2024
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location

Valoris Service Centre - Hawkesbury
411 Stanley Street

Language
French
Registration

This group will be held on Mondays from October 7 to December 2, 2024.
To register, please call 1 800 675.6168

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Program Objectives
Moving Forward is an intervention program for children and mothers affected by gender-based violence. It is a group intervention program designed to support children and mothers who are or have been experiencing gender-based violence. It is offered over a 10-week period (8 sessions).

Through this program, children and their mothers will be able to:

  • Better understand gender-based violence;
  • Learn about their rights;
  • Express their experiences of gender-based violence;
  • Identify and validate strategies that children and mothers have developed, and explore additional strategies for dealing with gender-based violence;
  • Develop strategies for communicating together.

Eligibility Criteria
Children between the ages of 7 and 16 and mothers who live or have lived with gender-based violence are eligible to participate in the program. Participation by children and mothers must be voluntary.

How the Program Works
The Moving Forward program runs for 10 weeks, including 8 group sessions for children and 8 group sessions for mothers. All sessions are co-facilitated by two advisors. Two other sessions are held remotely (at home), with the support of an advisor. Each session is organized around a theme, with specific activities and discussion periods.

The following themes will be explored:

  • Getting to know yourself
  • My rights
  • My emotions
  • Violence
  • Consequences of violence
  • Mother-child communication
  • Conflict and conflict resolution
  • Safety
  • Our future
  • The end of the program.
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