Who Are We and What Do We Do?
WELCOME TO LIFE WORKS COUNSELLING AND TRAINING SERVICES INC.
Our services are provided to municipal, territorial/provincial and federal governments, oil and gas and mining industries, First Nation governments and organizations, education institutions, non-profit and for profit boards/organizations, businesses, Elders’ groups, families, couples and individuals, etc.
Services are delivered in (but not limited to) cross-cultural environments and communities. As a result of our years of service delivery and experiences, we receive and give a high level of respect for the diversity of people, cultures, languages and traditions.
SERVICES
Life Works Counselling and Training Services Inc. provides, on a contractual basis:
- Assessment and referral services;
- Therapeutic counselling services for individuals, couples, families and communities;
- Telephone counselling and mentoring services;
- On-site (in communities who request our services) counselling services;
- Therapeutic counselling services for a broad range of issues;
- Intensive, focussed counselling in a retreat setting;
- Critical Incident Stress Management services for families, organizations and/or communities;
- Assessment, counselling and referral services in schools;
- Group work sessions for organizations;
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs and Services;
- Workshop delivery across Canada;
- Program Development and Implementation – (ie: 2 year Counsellor Training Program; 2 year Train the Facilitator Program);
- The option of utilizing Elders, translators and interpreters upon client’s request, and of client’s choice;
- A variety of techniques and approaches, such as: Client-centered, Strength-based, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, Motivational Therapy, Harm Reduction, On-the-land Therapy, Play Therapy, Medicine Wheel Tracing; Mapping; Self-actualization Therapy, and Relaxation.
Terry Garchinski, B.A., R.S.W., is also registered as a service provider with Health Canada, Residential School Resolution Health Support Program, Northern Region (Yukon, NWT and Nunavut).
WORKSHOPS
We provide a broad range of personal and professional development workshops and programs, such as:
- Healing From Loss and Grief (4 days)
- Healing From The Negative Impacts of Residential School (4 days)
- Take Charge of Your Life! (4 days)
- Trauma Recovery (4 days)
- Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention & Crisis Response Planning (3 days)
- Aftermath of Suicide (4 days)
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) (2 days)
- Ending Abuse and Violence (4 days)
- Managing Stress and Adapting to Change (3 days)
- Strategies for Healthy Relationships (4 days)
- Anger Management: Anger Is My Friend (4 days)
- Parenting (5 days)
- Making Love Sacred: A Weekend Workshop for Couples (2.5 days)
- Healing Journey Program (20 days)
- Addictions, Relationships and the Good Life (8 days)
- Systems Constellation Group Work (2 days)
- Team Building (2 days)
- Conflict Resolution: A Solution Is At Hand (2 days)
- Attitudes On The Job: Attitudes, Ethics, and Personal Responsibility in the Workplace (varies 1-2 days)
- Supervision: Building Positive Relationships (3 days)
- Developing Work Plans (varies 2-3 days)
- Delivering Effective Presentations (2 days)
- Giving Voice to Bill C-31 (custom tailored – 4 days)
TWO YEAR PROGRAMS
- The Inuit Counsellors Training and Mentorship Program – With A Focus On Addictions
- Train the Facilitator Program
We also custom tailor and deliver workshops and programs to meet community and organizational needs.
OUR STATEMENT
Working with Individuals, Families, Organizations and Communities
OUR MISSION
To provide client-centered services that facilitates healing, change and growth of individuals, families, organizations, and communities.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Life Works Counselling and Training Services Inc.’s philosophy is client-centered, to:
- Promote the process of change and growth in individuals, families, organizations and communities, utilizing a holistic approach of addressing their physical, emotional, mental, intellectual, cultural and spiritual needs;
- Ensure services are provided in the communities, where possible;
- Utilize the current community; infrastructure/services and build community capacity, working in partnership and in co-operation with existing community based services;
- Ensure the principles of safety, responsibility, respect and cooperation are basic to client healing.
Drawing on our collective wealth of experience and knowledge, we provide the highest possible level of services to our clients. We have a reputation for being mindful of the position of trust, confidentiality, and responsibility in our work with clientele. Integrity, honesty, confidentiality and fairness are essential to the way in which we conduct business.