PROGRAMS & SERVICES: SAIL
SAIL Group Content
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psycho-education, trauma therapy, somatic work, CBT and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, expressive arts
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educational workshop series, group and/or individual therapy
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SAIL supports survivors to build their understanding of gender based violence within our culture. Survivors are supported to find ways to use inner strengths to build resilience and healing.
SAIL Group Structure
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SAIL is a free, confidential, four-stage group therapy program
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groups are closed for a series of 16 sessions, two series are held yearly.
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are survivors of sexual assault or human trafficking
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have experienced childhood sexual abuse
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and/or are survivors of sexual harassment
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Some SAIL clients have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking or criminal harassment.
SAIL provides supportive therapy services to folks aged 16+ who:
Sexual Assault Intervention for Living (SAIL)
SAIL Workshop Series
Stage 1 SAIL program begins in January, June, and September each year. Specific dates to be determined.
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To register:
call:(705) 646-2122 (voicemail okay) or
text Linda: (705) 394-4089 (specify intake)
learn more about SAIL group therapy:
Workshop # 1
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Workshop # 2:
UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA​
Workshop # 3:
INCREASING YOUR RESILIENCY​
SAIL Stage 1:
The Workshops Series
Prerequisite for long term therapy.
SAIL Stage 2:
8+ Sessions
Prerequisite for long term therapy. Offered online, three times per year. Survivors may come to multiple series.
SAIL 2 offers a variety of sessions that explore the self, coping tools and strategies,
as well as psychoeducation.
Sexual Assault Definitions and Effects
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Effective Journaling
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Boundaries
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Self Care
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​Yoga and Breathing
Super Self Care
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Post Trauma Stress and the Neurobiological Effects
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Mind Mapping – Affirmations
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GROUP THERAPY
Therapy groups run in 16 week blocks from October to June yearly using blended modalities. We will dive deeper into these topics with a focus on building coping skills:
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beliefs about self
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tactics of offenders
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family relationships
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inner child
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flashbacks, nightmares
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dissociation
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anger, guilt, shame
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impacts of trauma
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self care
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Space for individual therapy is limited and the need for individual therapy will be discussed with survivors following the workshop series (SAIL 1 or 2). We believe in the power of survivors assisting each other and healing through group work.
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SAIL Stage 3:
Group/Individual Therapy
Prerequisite for SAIL 4. Offered online at this time.
SAIL 4 is therapy group that runs in 16 week blocks throughout the year using Dialectical Behavior Therapy approaches. Four skill areas are taught and practiced including emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness and interpersonal relationships.
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SAIL Stage 4:
Group Therapy
Offered online at this time.
Looking for resources or support as an ally, partner, or parent of a survivor?
Offered annually
MPSSAS offers a workshop and resources to partners of survivors, as well as to parents, allies, and community members who are supporting survivors in their lives. Contact us for more information.
Phone:
705-646-2122 or 1-877-406-1268.
Text: 705-644-3183
Core funded by
Ontario MCCSS, Ministry of Children, Community, and
Social Services and NE Ontario Health Team