Therapeutic Volunteer Program (TVP)
TVP is designed to contribute to the rehabilitation process of persons living with mental illness by participation in a volunteer capacity within the community. It assists individuals to develop personal life and/or pre-employment skills and achieve greater independence and community integration.
Program Goals:
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Opportunities to develop skills, interests and abilities;
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Opportunity to have a role in the community;
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Opportunity to increase self-identity, self-worth and confidence;
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Opportunity to develop readiness to engage in volunteering;
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Opportunity to build capacity to more fully engage in meaning activities that support recover.
Placement Duration:
Individuals will be eligible to receive twelve consecutive months of placement and should not have been on TVP in the last twelve months.
A wait list will be created when the number of individuals requesting TVP exceeds program capacity.
Eligibility Criteria:
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adults with a prolonged psychiatric illness with significant handicaps in vocational, life skills or other social functioning.
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ineligible for the Ministry of Employment & Income Assistance and Housing’s Program called “Employment Initiatives for Handicapped Persons”;
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has an approved volunteer placement.
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clients must complete the “Therapeutic Volunteer Program Application Form”, and be approved by the Mental Health Case Manager or designate.