Community Access to Relational and Educational Skill-building (CARES)
Our Social Worker team is planning to start the CARES program - previously called Resourced ad Resilient (R&R). We are not yet sure whether this group program will be offered in-person or online, and we will gather that information as we develop each group cohort.
This program will be based on Women's College Hospital 's Trauma Program. It will be a 6 week, manualized, foundational trauma therapy program where we will focus on psychoeducation and skills-building for adults who have experienced childhood trauma.
When: Mondays from November 9th, 2026 - December 14th, 2026
Where: In-person or Virtual (TBD)
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Group Participant Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria
Aged > 18 years old
Self-report childhood interpersonal trauma (prior to age 18, including but not limited to physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological abuse, neglect, abandonment, and witnessing abuse)
Assessed by their health care providers as appropriate to participate in a group
Has access to technology that allows participation in virtual groups, if that is the format offered in that capacity
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to read and understand English
Unable to commit to attending an 6-week psychoeducational psychotherapy group (e.g. actively psychotic, manic, or intoxicated). Participants may also be excluded based on the discretion of the facilitators during group sessions.
If there is a concern that participants have significant difficulty with self-regulation which make them unsuitable for an outpatient group therapy program, or; there are cognitive impairments that would significantly impede understanding and processing of educational material or; there are significant case management needs that would result in lack of suitability for group therapy.
Participant has already previously participated in the Resourced and Resilient trauma therapy group at WCH or at Village Family Health Team