services provided

Research

Mostly Salish has experience doing a variety of community-based research projects. We are able to undertake both qualitative and quantitative projects, as well as action oriented and archival research. Projects have included:

Aboriginal Support Workers in BC*
Traditional Governance Studies
Quality of Life study Post-Treatment
Off Reserve Land Use
Employment and Employability on First Nations in southern Vancouver Island
Transgenerational Trauma
FASD
Colonial Rage (Art Therapy Thesis)
Lateral Violence (Master's Thesis)

*(http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/aboriginal_support_workers.pdf)

Mobile Group Therapy

Mostly Salish will come into your community, or meet you and your community members in a space of your choosing. We are able to design programs to meet the needs of individual First Nations or organization.

Individual, family and group counselling

Mostly Salish offers group programs in the studio in Qualicum Bay, and is also available on a limitted basis for individual and family counselling.

Curriculum Development

Mostly Salish has successfuly worked in the area of curriculum development at the K-12 and the post secondary fields. At the Justice Institute of BC, the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Management and Malaspina University-College, Mostly Salish has participated in Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Language Teacher Training and Cross Cultural Conflict. In addition, Mostly Salish has worked for local First Nations organizations to develop curriculum specific to their needs.

Program Evaluations

Mostly Salish has vast experience conducting program evaluations for a variety of agencies. Mostly Salish is familiar with the Logic Model process, Participatory Action Evaluation, Qualitative and Quantitative evaluation. Mostly Salish is also able to prepare evaluation plans and design evaluation processes for organizations.

Mostly Salish has been able to work with amazing people in...

~ Ottawa
~ Victoria
~ Switzerland
~ Courtenay
~ Parksville
~ Toronto
~ Teslin
~ Blind River
~ Winnipeg
~ Edmonton
~ Duncan
~ Quesnel
~ Vancouver
~ Nanoose
~ Teslin
~ Williams Lake
~ Powell River
~ Richmond
~ Mayo
~ Terrace
~ Prince Rupert
~ Quadra Island
~ Smithers
~ Vancouver
~ Nanaimo
~ Seton Lake
~ Hope

We are mobile!

voices

“Watching Carrie work with Aboriginal youth to help them recognize their skills and accomplishments was a very powerful experience. Carrie is a gifted and imaginative facilitator, full of caring for the people she works with.”

-Maria Gill, Associate Director
Centre for Education & Work,
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba

“This gives me a chance to tell you how much the work we did together has helped me look at things in a much better light. To share my feeling with others including family memebers. I also feel now that I am making a difference and I am worth while. Thank you for giving me the chance to grow.”

-Jessie Demerse
Program Elder,
School District 69