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Women’s Addiction Recovery Mediation (WARM) All WARM groups are influenced by feminist, trauma-informed, harm reduction, art therapy, CBT and DBT models. Groups are weekly and open with continuous intake. This allows women to start at any point in the program, without mandatory attendance expectations. The WARM program celebrates and empowers a woman’s ability and power to make choices, decisions and changes within her life. Who: identify as women, ages 16+ Programs: Individual Support, Workshops and various Women’s Support Groups Women’s Support Group Descriptions: Support and Skills Group The Support and Skills Group is WARM’s original support group format. Professionally facilitated, participants are guided through a process group that provides the opportunity to share experiences with addiction in a safe, confidential and mutually respected environment. Participants are then invited to consider a psycho-=educational skills development activity that builds motivation, awareness, coping skills and a balanced life of wellness. Peer Support Group A Peer Support Group is a safe place where women with common experiences can gather, support and learn from each other in an equal environment without a facilitator. Peer support groups acknowledge the valuable information women possess to share with each other through their own experiences. A peer group acknowledges the hierarchy and authority that facilitators may bring into a therapy space and provides participants with a casual, equal and mutually supportive environment to build healthy relationships. Women are able to develop mentorship connections, practice new skills, exercise leadership and gain authorship of their recovery through a self-guided program. www.ywcaniagararegion.ca | t:905-988-3528 | f:905-988-3739 183 King Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J5
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Women’s Addiction Recovery Mediation (WARM)All WARM groups are influenced by feminist, trauma-informed, harm reduction, art therapy, CBT and DBT models. Groups are weekly and open with continuous intake. This allows women to start at any point in the program, without mandatory attendance expectations. The WARM program celebrates and empowers a woman’s ability and power to make choices, decisions and changes within her life. Who: identify as women, ages 16+Programs: Individual Support, Workshops and various Women’s Support Groups
Women’s Support Group Descriptions:
Support and Skills GroupThe Support and Skills Group is WARM’s original support group format. Professionally facilitated, participants are guided through a process group that provides the opportunity to share experiences with addiction in a safe, confidential and mutually respected environment. Participants are then invited to consider a psycho-=educational skills development activity that builds motivation, awareness, coping skills and a balanced life of wellness.
Peer Support GroupA Peer Support Group is a safe place where women with common experiences can gather, support and learn from each other in an equal environment without a facilitator. Peer support groups acknowledge the valuable information women possess to share with each other through their own experiences. A peer group acknowledges the hierarchy and authority that facilitators may bring into a therapy space and provides participants with a casual, equal and mutually supportive environment to build healthy relationships. Women are able to develop mentorship connections, practice new skills, exercise leadership and gain authorship of their recovery through a self-guided program.
Wellness GroupThe Wellness Group focuses on the beneficial elements of holistic wellness to assist clients in discovering a full bio-psycho-social balance to recovery, beyond standard addiction intervention methods that may be unilaterally focused. The group encourages participants to voice how they incorporate holistic wellness into their everyday lives. Through a strength-focused approach, group members will discuss and participate in different activities that help to heal their mind body and spirit. This group will enhance communication skills,
www.ywcaniagararegion.ca | t:905-988-3528 | f:905-988-3739183 King Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J5
encourage interpersonal relationship building, and encourage a balanced lifestyle for recovery. Activities may include: yoga, meditation, hiking, cooking and art therapy.
www.ywcaniagararegion.ca | t:905-988-3528 | f:905-988-3739183 King Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J5
