Community Wellness Worker Program
Mandate
To reduce the incidence and impact of family violence and to promote healthy decision making towards the facilitation of Aboriginal Health through a 3 level approach:
- frontline client intervention
- targeted public education
- development of meaningful ongoing community partnerships.
Deliverable services
Direct interventions based on client-driven supports including wellness planning, assistance with form completion, referrals, advocacy, assisting clients to achieve equitable access to existing services and programs, peer counselling, crisis intervention and traditional cultural support. Targeted, culturally appropriate community education gatherings to enhance capacity/knowledge, change attitudes/behaviours and promote awareness for participants. Develop and maintain ongoing community relationships to share resources/knowledge, streamline services, support mutual goals and facilitate a Metis cultural perspective across the community at large.
Scope
18 CWC programs deliver services across Ontario.