Sister Margaret Smith Centre - St. Joseph's Care Group - Thunder Bay, ON

Adult Addiction Programs - Youth Addiction Programs

Sister Margaret Smith Centre
St. Joseph's Care Group
301 Lillie St N
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 0A6
Tel: 807 684-5100; 866 346-0463
Fax: 807 622-1779

Adult Addiction Programs

The Adult Addiction staff are trained addiction counsellors and program assistants who also have experience and knowledge in a variety of other fields including psychology, social work and nursing. Other members of the multi-disciplinary team include a stress management specialist, spiritual advisor, therapeutic recreationist and trauma specialist. We have access to a consulting physician, psychiatrist and nurse practitioner.

All Adult Addiction Programs promote hope, unity and diversity encompassing humanistic, spiritual and cultural beliefs by respecting differences in age, gender, sexual orientation, race, culture, abilities and religion. This is demonstrated through our priorities for staff training and by inclusion in program planning. Our approach to treatment is holistic, client-centered and based on assessed needs.

The Sister Margaret Smith operates as a member of the Thunder Bay Integrated Addiction System and is part of a flexible community network of social service and health care agencies capable of responding to the spectrum of client's presenting needs. Clients are introduced to self-help groups such as AA, NA and GA which offer meetings on site, in addition to a Native Healing Circle. Linkages are made with other resources such as Community Mental Health, AIDS Thunder Bay, TBDHU, Indian Friendship Centre, TBRHSC, NorWest and Mushkiki Community Health Centres.

Our Programs

Substance Abuse Programs (for ages 18 - 60)
* Assessment and treatment planning
* Community treatment groups
* Ongoing support groups
* Individual counselling
* Day or Evening treatment groups
* Intensive residential treatment
* Specialized treatment services
- for Men
- for Women

Older Adult Programs (for ages 60+)
* Addresses both substance abuse and problem gambling
* Assessment and treatment planning
* Individual Counselling
* Community treatment groups
* Ongoing support groups
* Day treatment
* Intensive residential treatment

Specialized Programs
* Concurrent Disorders Program
* Family Program
* Spiritual Care Program
* Stress Management Program
* Trauma & Addictions Program
* Youth in Transition Program (YTP)

Youth Addiction Programs

In keeping with the St. Joseph's Care Group and Addiction Services Mission, Youth Addiction Programs is a client centred provincial resource providing a variety of services to children, adolescents and their families.

Youth Addiction Programs provides youth and their families support, education and stabilization in a safe respectful environment to empower the youth to make educated decisions about drug and alcohol use and gambling.

These decisions are supported through a multi-disciplinary team approach in collaboration with youth.

Youth Addiction Programs offers residential treatment and community based services which include education and prevention.