Principles

• The Child and Family Centre shall unfailingly conduct all of its affairs in conformity with its mission to provide services to the Anglophone / Multicultural, Francophone and First Nation clients. Services delivered will be specific to each client’s culture and language.
• The Child and Family Centre exists and operates within the larger context of the community’s children’s services system and the direction provided by the Ministry of Community and Social Services and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
• Whenever possible and appropriate the Child and Family Centre shall pursue and maintain mutually satisfying partnerships with the key stakeholders operating within its constituency.

• conform to the following descending order of priority
  1. Clients who are children in need of treatment
  2. Consumers who are significantly involved with these children, and
  3. The community at large .
• may be provided for a child as an individual.
• appropriately include a child’s family and significant others to serve the best interests of the child.
• consider what has been tried in the past.
• adapt the type, intensity and length of treatment to the needs of the child and family.
• are well planned and coordinated across service providers.
• address desired results that are specific to each child.
• are limited to the least intrusive means to suit the child’s treatment needs.
• are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
• rely on an effective collaboration with other service providers.
• comply with legal requirements, Ministry policies, the voluntary standards of the CMHO, the agency’s operational policies as well the priorities set by the agency and its funding agreements.
• are based on empirically supported treatment interventions.
• are provided in a cost effective manner that:
  • respects the limitations and opportunities afforded by the agency’s allocations and
  • maximizes the distribution of resources to direct service delivery.