PEACE Counselling Program - Westcoast Community Resources Society

Program Description

P.E.A.C.E stands for Prevention Education Advocacy Counselling Empowerment

The PEACE Program is an intervention and prevention program providing therapeutic and psycho-educational individual and group counselling to children (ages 3-18) who have witnessed or experienced violence or abuse. Counselling is also provided to non-offending parents, guardians and family members.

The PEACE Counsellor supports children and youth who are experiencing stress or needing extra emotional support during life transitions. Sessions provide a safe place where children and youth can talk about their experiences, unlearn negative beliefs and develop healthy relationship building skills.

Referrals come from a variety of community service providers and self-referrals are also accepted.

Support Children and Youth

The PEACE program helps children and youth to:

Identify their feelings and express them in an healthy way
Recognize their strengths and increase their self-confidence
Overcome the short and long term effects of trauma
Understand what abuse is and that they are not responsible
Identify support networks and develop a safety plan
Develop conflict resolution skills

Additional Support and Activities

The PEACE Counsellor actively advocates for children and youth alongside delivering the counselling program.

Other activities include:

Pre and post counselling for children required to testify in court
Assisting youth to relocate to safe homes and enroll in school
Attending and advocating for students (clients) at Individualized Education Plan meetings
Providing support and advocacy for parents seeking legal and child protection services
Delivery of the Violence is Preventable curriculum for school aged girls at Ucluelet and Tofino Elementary School

For more information visit the Violence is Preventable Program website

Contact the WCRS PEACE Program

For more information on the PEACE program or to make a referral, please call or email:

Tel: 250-266-0217
Email: peace@wccrs.ca

Territory Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we work on the land that is colonially known as Ucluelet and Tofino, but is the traditional territory of the Ahousaht, Hesquiaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Toquaht and Yuułuʔiłʔath peoples.

We stand in solidarity with these nations and recognize the need for change in the systems that continue to oppress indigenous people in our community and across the country. We respectfully acknowledge the occupation of stolen land and stand behind the efforts and resiliency of all indigenous people.