SIBSPlace Program

SIBSPlace® Model Includes:

Creative Arts Activities:

Lead by Mental Health Staff, expressive arts and verbal activities are facilitated to enhance self-awareness, self-expression, emotional vocabulary, validate feelings and behaviors to help participants develop and practice coping skills
Provide preventative therapeutic support to the well siblings via psycho-education
Encourage relationships between children to enable peer support and acceptance

Homework Assistance, Dinner, Free Time and Celebrations:

Create support for children through these common "family" routines
Provide a consistent, stable and safe environment where children are able to express themselves, develop trust and build relationships with staff, volunteers and peers
Offer much needed respite for parents, who can be confident that their well child is benefitting from the attention they receive at the program
Birthdays and holidays are acknowledged to reinforce traditions and encourage families to bond and support each other

Age-Appropriate Groups:

Address the various social/emotional needs as they impact the various developmental stages of the participants

Parent Support:

Gain support in Parent Group, while normalizing experiences and having feelings validated
Provide education and increase parenting skills both during group and in individual meetings with Mental Health staff

Peer Engagement Field Trips:

Expose children to activities that will help increase empowerment, share in recreational opportunities and expand cultural growth

Family Engagement Activities:

Increase family bonding, while creating positive memories during a difficult time
Create and fortify connections with other families coping with a similar experience

Family Wellness Workshops:

Presentations on yoga, karate, meditation, cyber-bullying, mindful communication, first aid, care taking and nutrition are offered to provide stress reduction techniques and awareness of important issues