Programs & Services
School-Based Counseling
This program establishes and maintains mental health services in elementary schools, including recruitment, training, and supervision of counseling interns, as well as working collaboratively with schools to provide an effective program. Referrals for the services come from teachers, parents, administrators, and self-referrals with permission from parents, and outside agencies. In addition, this program provides training to educators and administrators on ways to promote social, emotional, and community development within the classroom and within the school community.
Young Leaders Program
The Young Leaders Program is a facilitated eight-week, informal and mutually supportive peer group, designed to facilitate youth's individuation, thinking, voice, talent, socialization, personal empowerment, and leadership skills. In this process, an inner resource is built that participants can capitalize on in a multitude of situations for the rest of their lives.
Filial Therapy Program
"Our program is proven to improve behavior, strengthen family relationships and
increase communication"
The Filial Therapy Program helps parents and their children together by enhancing relationships and resolve problems through the use of play, the “language of children.” Parents are trained to conduct a special kind of play session with their child in a one-to-one format and subsequently supervised by the therapist. During the play session, parents learn to follow the child’s lead, to respond empathically, provide structure and to set clear and enforceable limits. The parent and the therapist work together to understand the play and the themes and the relationship to the problems the child is having. In the process the family is strengthened, problems are resolved and appropriate discipline replaces abusive punishment.
Program 1
Introductory workshops to mental health, foster and adoption agencies
Program 2
Scholarship program offerings-27 hour Intensive Filial Therapy training
Anticipated Outcomes
As a result of receiving Filial Therapy, children and families will show the following improvements:
- Eliminate child's presenting problems, such as acting out behavior, tantrums, depression, poor self-esteem, etc.
- Development of positive interactions in family and increased communication
- Child and parent/caregiver develop coping and problem solving skills
Sneakers Academy
Anthony Jones has a pilot program called Sneakers Academy which teaches young people principles of running a business by using making and selling sneakers as a model. He seeks to teach this economic model in school classrooms.
Soul Program
Mer Zandifar has a program that introduces children and young people to artistic expression in a non-judgmental way. This allows the children to learn how to express themselves artistically in a positive environment while also learning life and social skills. Mer also teaches them to listen to others and create music and art with other children.