Field Placement Site Information

Agency Name: Weechi-it-te-win Family Services Inc
Address: PO Box 812, Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 3NI
Contact Person: Gina Wonfor-Keast,MSW, Staff Trainer
Phone: 807-274-8435
Agency Description: This is a non-profit agency. The mission of the agency is to "preserve Indian culture and identity among our people; to strengthen and maintain Indian families and through them, the communities and to assure the growth and development of all our children within Indian families". This agency serves 10 aboriginal communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal Region.
Description of Field Activities Students may have the opportunity to work with the following: family support services, child care services,repatriation services, outreach, access, and prevention services. Methods of intervention include investigation, assessment, service planning, traditional healing, individual, family and group counseling, community research, planning and development, cultural enrichment.
Approval for Field I, II, Either?? This agency has been approved for both Field I and Field II placements.

If you would like additional information regarding this field placement agency, contact the Field Coordinator.

 

 


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