Rose of Durham Young Parent Support Division is a young parent support centre that serves young parents and their children throughout Durham Region. Rose of Durham’s holistic programs and services include attachment-based parenting programs (group and individual format), supportive strength based counselling, high school program, life skills, social drop-in programs, and donation room services.

The Rose of Durham’s programs and services support young parents and their children to utilize their strengths and achieve their goals.

Our core service philosophy is:

1. Young parents are entitled to a variety of services with a range of options that best meet their identified strengths and needs.
2. Services are unified, flexible, responsive and accessible.
3. Young parents and families are at the centre of service planning; we encourage and support their involvement.
4. Services received are private and voluntary.
5. Services are delivered in a language that is understandable to young parents and families.
6. Services are free from discrimination and respond to the diversity within people’s lives, including being aware of the impact of societal views about family, sexuality, gender, age, class and cultural background.
7. Young parents and their support systems have strengths, that when nurtured and included in planning, can lead to effective and creative solutions.
8. The best place for a child, youth or individual to grow is within their family, provided that they are safe and nurtured within that setting.
9. Whenever possible, challenges need to be addressed in the areas in which they occur.
10. Providing services that are driven by the strengths and needs of young parents ensure effective outcomes for our families.

Young parents seeking service from Rose of Durham are assured of the following Rights:

The right to be treated with dignity and respect.
The right to a safe and secure environment.
The right to have personal information handled in such a way as to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
The right to decide what to discuss with your counsellor, and know their qualifications.
The right to participate in setting goals for service and reviewing progress.
The right to review your file with written consent.
The right to ask questions.
The right to involve significant others and family members in services as appropriate and applicable.
The right to make a request for any accommodations necessary to ensure ability to fully participate and benefit from the services offered.
The right to withdraw from any Rose of Durham service at any time.
The right to raise concerns with a counsellor who can refer to the Clinical Supervisor and/or Executive Director if concerns are not addressed.
The right to know about any policies or procedures that may affect your counselling. Just Ask!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or use our Ask Us Anything form.

You can find our current program and events calendar here.

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