Enviros Wilderness School Association ExCel Discovery Program
| Address: | #13, 2115-27th Avenue, NE Calgary, AB T2E 7E4 |
| Phone: | (403) 219-3499 |
| Fax: | (403) 219-3466 |
| Email: | office@enviros.org |
| Website: | www.enviros.org |
| Hours of Operation: | 24 hours a day |
| Fees: | None |
| Addictions Treated: | Alcohol, Illicit Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Tobacco, Eating |
Description/Overview of Services/Programs:
The ExCEL Discovery Treatment Program is a pilot program for female young offenders, in the province of Alberta, who are serving open custody time and who may wish to participate in mental health and addictions treatment. The pilot program began September 1, 2005 and is anticipated to end March 31, 2007.
The mission of the ExCEL discovery Program is to provide a therapeutic environment that incorporates gender-specific programming for adolescent females throughout Alberta who have been sentenced under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The ExCEL Discovery Treatment Program provides a physically and emotionally safe environment that fosters positive growth. Adolescent female gain knowledge and develop skills that contribute to:
- Eliminating or reducing risk factors
- Promoting positive mental health and resiliency
- Interrupting patterns of re-offending
- Creating opportunities to learn life skills
- Reducing or eliminating the use of substance and the associated harmful effects
- Encouraging self-sufficiency through education, experiential and treatment activities
- Using recreational opportunity to develop self esteem
- Offer the opportunity to advance their education (on site teacher)
The ExCEL Discovery Treatment Program provides two streams:
- Discovery Phase
- This is the assessment and introductory treatment phase where female youth are introduced to the program while serving their open custody time. Staff members engage youth during the assessment process, which helps to identify individual treatment needs. Programming in this phase focuses on information and skill development. Decisions to move into the Summit Phase are determined by length of sentence and commitment to more intensive treatment.
- This is the assessment and introductory treatment phase where female youth are introduced to the program while serving their open custody time. Staff members engage youth during the assessment process, which helps to identify individual treatment needs. Programming in this phase focuses on information and skill development. Decisions to move into the Summit Phase are determined by length of sentence and commitment to more intensive treatment.
- Summit Phase
- This is the intensive treatment phase, to which female youth voluntarily commit. Programming focuses on utilizing intensive therapy to facilitate self-discovery and healing in addition to information and skill development.
The ExCEL Discovery Treatment Program assists in mobilizing community and professional support to assist in the aftercare of adolescent females returning to their respective communities.
- This is the intensive treatment phase, to which female youth voluntarily commit. Programming focuses on utilizing intensive therapy to facilitate self-discovery and healing in addition to information and skill development.
Working in Partnership
The following members have partnered to provide a holistic approach to mental health and addiction treatment for adolescent females.
- Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security, Young Offender Branch
- Alberta Alcohol and Dug Commission (AADAC), Youth Services
- Calgary Health Region, Forensic Adolescent Program
- Enviros Wilderness School Association
- Alberta Education
- Calgary Board of Education, West View Secondary
Who is Eligible to Access ExCEL Discovery
- Females, Serving Open Custody Sentence or in Respite
- Ages 12-18 years
Funded By
- Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security