NGFC - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Program Director
- Teacher
- Behaviour, Special Education Specialist
Aletha McArthur is the Program Director, Teacher Specialist and Founder of New Growth Family Centre Inc. in Mount Forest, Ontario. She is a teacher from the heart and has demonstrated her compassion and expertise working as a Special Education and Behavior Specialist in schools in Wellington-Dufferin for more than 30 years. She successfully utilizes the Post Stress Model principles in her Therapeutic Day Program classroom for extreme needs children and youth and in her Coaching Programs for parents, caregivers and educators. She confidently delivers her own unique balance of firm yet caring educational strategies in a Therapeutic Learning Environment that is safe, structured and supportive. She believes that early intervention is the key to meeting the needs of children with complex trauma and related challenges. She is dedicated to ensuring that all children, especially those who have experienced early trauma, and their families, get the support they need to enjoy learning and reach their full potential.
Wellington North, on the edge of Wellington County (Guelph), Grey Bruce County (Owen Sound), Dufferin County (Orangeville) and Perth County (Stratford) is an hour drive away from agencies, social services, help-lines, crisis centres, legal aid, support programs and resources. Many have experienced the frustration of gaining access to these resources. Over the years, we have experienced the frustration of parents trying to find appropriate services including doctors, counselors, therapists, financial help and lawyers before a "crisis" deems them on the priority list. We have also heard the concern of the agencies themselves, which echo the frustration that they feel from the other end of the help-line miles away. Our community needs accessible support from within itself. We need to help ourselves by empowering and utilizing our own resources. It is a known fact that urban centres differ greatly from rural areas in many ways, as do the methods of serving the needs of these two distinct populations. New Growth Family Centre Inc. has been established as a valuable grassroots organization driven by the personal experiences, professional background and caring attitude of it's directors and staff.