Meet Our CYF Coordinator
Jocelyn Leworthy is the Child, Youth & Family Coordinator for Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka. She is a Certified Child Life Specialist with her MSc in Child Life & Pediatric Psychosocial Care. Jocelyn specializes in working with children, youth & families coping with illness, hospitalization, and bereavement. She uses play and therapeutic/expressive activities to promote optimal coping and provide children and teens with developmentally appropriate education and support. In addition to planning and implementing our CYF programming she is always available to offer guidance and share resources with families and other professionals supporting children or youth touched by cancer.
Jocelyn can provide support with:
- Talking to kids about cancer
- Understanding treatment & medical experiences
- Behavioral support related to diagnosis/death
- Diagnosis related changes
- Worries
- Separation from loved ones
- Supporting healthy coping
- Legacy Building & End of Life
- Grief & Bereavement
For registration or support please reach out to Jocelyn
705-726-5199 Ext 239