2024–2025 Services delivered: employment/life skills

Component: Reintegration/rehabilitation services - community

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

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 employment and/or life skills counselling/services to address specific assessed needs of young persons and/or conditions of a sentence
• To support rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons

Service description

People served

• Young persons aged 12 to 17 at the time of offence who have been found guilty and are currently on probation, conditional supervision or community supervision orders or young persons on detention status as part of a community release plan

Program/service features

• Community-based programs and interventions offered to address criminogenic needs that are linked to the probability of reoffending
• Referral is by the probation officer, as case manager, or through other YJD funded service providers as negotiated by the regional office
• Services are designed to increase pro-social behaviour by teaching skills necessary to assist young persons to be healthy, productive, and responsible

Individual planning and case management (standard terms)

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 young person.

The service provider will develop an individualized plan for each youth that is consistent with the probation officer’s Case Management Plan and reflects the assessment of needs, the specific services/supports/interventions to be provided and the expected outcomes of service.

Criminogenic needs will be specifically identified to guide the selection of appropriate targets of service.

Probation Officers are assigned to all young persons in detention. Where a Probation Officer refers a youth as part of a detention community release plan, services will be coordinated by the Probation Officer.

Services will be

• Part of a youth centered delivery system that provides rehabilitative and reintegration programs and services to youth who are in, or at risk of, conflict with the law
• Based on cognitive behavioural principles and interventions, best practices, and evidence-informed and/or evidence-based programming, and integrated as appropriate 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 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.