Component: Indigenous services

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA), 2017

Requirements

Disposition of records

  1. In the event the Service Provider ceases operation, it is agreed that the Service Provider will not dispose of any records related to the services provided for under this contract without the prior consent of Ontario, which may be given subject to such conditions as Ontario deems advisable
  2. For purposes of services provided pursuant to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada), and the Provincial Offences Act (POA), upon termination of services to the young person, the Service Provider will retain and ultimately dispose of records relating to the young person in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada), the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) 2017 and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Confidentiality

  1. The Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents and volunteers will hold confidential and will not disclose or release to any person other than Ontario at any time during or following the term of this contract, except where required by law, any information or document that tends to identify any individual in receipt of services without obtaining the written consent of the individual or the individual's parent or guardian prior to the release or disclosure of such information or document. Where the Service Provider is a municipality, or such other "institution" as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the provisions of such Act with respect to the disclosure or release of information apply
  2. Where the Service Provider is providing services for the purposes of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the Provincial Offences Act (POA) the Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers will abide by the confidentiality provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Transfer Payment Recipients will follow the Youth Justice Services Manual (YJSM) that was first issued April 1, 2006, and all subsequent revisions. “Contents Applicable to All” and the “Transfer Payment Community Based Programs and Services” sections outline minimum requirements for the Transfer Payment Recipients.

Service objectives

  • Provide interactive digital skill development programming to address specific assessed needs of Indigenous young persons and/or conditions of a sentence
  • Provide culturally relevant programming for Indigenous youth
  • To support rehabilitation and reintegration of young person

Service description

People served

Indigenous young persons aged 12-17 at the time of offence who are the subject of a Pre- Sentence report or who have received a sentence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)or the Provincial Offences Act (POA).

Program/service features

  • A probation officer is the person who fulfills the role of « youth worker » as described in the YCJAand is the case manager of a YCJA/POA sentence
  • Case management includes intake/admission, assessment, case management plans, referral, intervention, monitoring, evaluation, advocacy, and enforcement
  • Case management is a dynamic, coordinated, purposeful and responsive assessment- driven approach involving the engagement of multiple services within a young person’s environment that are targeted to meet a young person’s rehabilitative and reintegration needs
  • The fundamental principles of cognitive behavioural interventions form a foundation upon which case management decisions are made. The principles guide and assist the judgement of staff and their use of professional discretion
  • Probation services may include counselling and supervision, preparation of Pre- Sentence reports, monitoring of CSO/PSO

Individual planning and case management

The probation officer is the case manager responsible for the provision and coordination of all services relevant to the YCJA sentence. The probation officer prepares a Case Management Plan, guided by the Risk/Need Assessment, as the overall service plan for the youth.

Services will be

  • Provided by an Indigenous service provider, where possible
  • Part of a youth centered delivery system that provides rehabilitative and reintegration programs and services to youth in conflict with the law
  • Based on cognitive behavioural principles and interventions, best practices, consultation, evidence-informed and/or evidence-based programming and integrated with other services provided to youth within government and in the community
  • Reflective and responsive to the youth, family and community strengths and needs
  • Accountable to the youth, family, and community
  • Sensitive to the social, linguistic, and cultural diversity of families and communities
  • Staffed by individuals with the appropriate range of skills, abilities, and cultural competency necessary to respond effectively to the needs of youth and families
  • The support is based on the youth’s assessed needs, preferences and available individual, agency, community, and contracted ministry resources
  • Aligned where appropriate to support the achievement of the Youth Justice Service Division’s four outcomes for youth
    • Improved functioning and positive social behaviour
    • Increased skills and abilities
    • Increased youth engagement with supports and
    • Decreased re-offending
  • Responsible for completing training modules, reviewing business processes, and viewing program results of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Youth Justice Outcomes Framework (YJOF) via the YJOF SharePoint Site (please contact regional office for site access)
  • Responsible for demonstrating outcome achievement using the following tools of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Youth Justice Outcomes Framework (YJOF) consistent with timelines and processes specified in training modules
    • Actively offering youth the option to complete the Non-Residential Youth Experience Survey (NRES)
    • Completing the Monthly Survey Distribution Record
    • Completing the Outcome Data Collection Form (ODCF)
  • Applying the standardized collection of Identity-based data in order to better serve youth who receive Youth Justice services and programs. The standardized collection should be applied for all types of programming except Prevention and Extrajudicial Measures
  • Aligned with Anti-Racism and human rights principles to challenge racism and oppression in all its forms

Reporting requirements

The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.

Service Data NameDefinition
# of Young Persons: Community Learning HUB programming through Indigenous Probation ServicesThe total number of young person’s receiving Community Learning HUB programming to help enhance their skills development and employment/training needs and supports. A young person is counted once in a fiscal year where they receive any Community Learning HUB programming.
# of Youth: Indigenous Probation ServicesThe number of young persons who are the recipients of the approved service in a residential or non-residential program during the fiscal year (April 1st – March 31st). A young person will be counted as follows: One program start and completion in a fiscal year: A young person is counted once in a fiscal year where the service is completed. Multiple services/one service provider: Where a young person is receiving multiple services from one service provider, that young person is counted in each program. Multiple admissions in-year – same service/same program: A young person is counted once if there is a break in service in the fiscal year and the young person re-enters the same program, with the same service provider. A young person is counted as a new admission if they return to the same service provider on referral by the case manager to attend a new or similar program. Same service is defined as a program delivered to a youth addressing one (original) charge. Multiple admissions in-year – new service/same program: A young person is counted each time, where a service is completed in the fiscal year and the young person is the recipient of the same service, under a new charge. New service is defined as a program delivered to a youth to address a new charge. Fiscal Year overlap: A young person is counted once in each fiscal year where the service being provided begins in one fiscal year and continues into a new fiscal year. Where a young person is receiving multiple services from one service provider, that young person is counted in each program.
# of Community Learning HUB programs youth receive by Indigenous Probation ServicesThe total number of Community Learning HUB programs each youth receives to help enhance their skills development and employment/training needs and supports programs are the learning units organized under each theme on the Community Learning HUB. For example, under the theme of Employment, a thematically organized learning unit is Interview Preparation and Money Basics is a learning unit under the Financial Literacy theme.
Indigenous Probation Services: Ministry- funded Agency ExpendituresTotal ministry-funded expenses for the Transfer Payment Recipient to administer and/or deliver this service in the reporting year (cumulative).