Intensive Family Therapeutic Services (IFTS) provides short-term, intensive support to families when children are at risk of coming into care. The goal is to increase safety, strengthen relationships and keep children with their families whenever it is safe to do so.
Our clinicians meet with families in their homes or in the community. They use counselling approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioural strategies and parenting skills training, tailored to each family’s strengths, culture and goals.
These services includes two streams:
PACT focuses on strengthening parenting skills, relationships and day-to-day routines so families can build lasting change over time.
When services are finished, families can request a booster session to help maintain progress and revisit strategies that were helpful.
For Intensive Family Therapeutic Services (IFTS):
For Parents and Children Together (PACT):
Families cannot self-refer, but can talk with their worker about whether IFTS or PACT is a good fit.
You can access Intensive Family Therapeutic Services (IFTS) or Parents and Children Together (PACT) through your worker.
Services are scheduled at times that work for the family, including evenings and weekends when needed.
Clinicians and their supervisor are available to families 24/7 for crisis support during the service period.
