ADDICTION SERVICES/COURT APPROVED TREATMENT
DUI FIRST OFFENDERS EDUCATION/PREVENTION
This program is designed to enable participants to consider attitudes and behavior, support positive lifestyle changes, and reduce or eliminate the use of alcohol and/or drugs. Evidenced-based curriculum is used for each program.
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Alcoholism and/or drug addiction is a serious progressive illness that unless treated, can lead to mental, physical, and emotional pain. The goals of the program are to provide information about the emotional, physical, social, financial, and legal consequences of alcohol consumption and/or drug use to assist in preventing recidivism. Individuals will learn to identify and understand his/her substance use patterns and their significance for self and others and to create an appropriate and comprehensive relapse prevention plan. Each participant will be provided with an individualized treatment plan based on a treatment needs assessment, alcohol & drug screening results and intake information.
AFTERCARE/CONTINUING CARE
Aftercare, or continuing care, is the stage following discharge from IOP, when the individual no longer requires services at the intensity required during initial treatment. This Aftercare Program will allow individuals the opportunity to continue receiving education on the disease of addiction and the recovery process. The program is designed to support and emphasize the recovery principles and lifestyle changes that begin in a primary treatment program. It will also provide opportunities to address circumstances and issues that can jeopardize successful, ongoing recovery.
Custody Evaluations & Parent Coordination
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator - NCCE
A custody evaluator is a professional who makes a written recommendation to the Court as to what custody-visitation arrangement would be in the best interests of the children involved.
Custody evaluations are most often utilized in highly contested custody disputes. In the course of an investigation, a custody evaluator will interview both parents, observe the children with each of the parent's, conduct age-appropriate interviews with the children, and interview other significant people such as teachers, daycare providers, healthcare providers, extended family members. etc. Often it may also be helpful for the evaluator to visit the child’s home. Fees may be split evenly between the parent(s)/caregiver(s) for the custody evaluation. A well drafted report will contain a summary of the information collected, an assessment of the family and the needs of the children and will also recommend a custody/visitation arrangement. The custody evaluator’s recommendation is an important factor that the Court will take into consideration when deciding what custody/visitation arrangement is in the children’s best interests.
Parent-Child Reunification Therapy
Reunification counseling is a therapeutic process intended to reunify a child with an estranged parent in a manner that will be beneficial to the child and to both parents. Sometimes a parent can lose contact with a child during the challenging and confusing process of separation, divorce, a parent having been deployed most or all of the child’s life, imprisonment, etc. It is devastating to the family when this occurs and careful and immediate intervention is necessary to decrease the likelihood of lifelong difficulties.
Reunification counseling is often recommended when a child has been separated from a parent. This counseling is often ordered by the court or suggested by the Family Law Attorneys working with the family. The goal of reunification therapy is to help the child and parent reconcile their relationship in a safe atmosphere.
Reestablishing communication regarding the child between the parents is essential. Once the process begins, the actual work of reunification must be continuously reevaluated to look for factors that need to be addressed to avoid hindering the process. Reunification, if done ethically and safely, with the best interests of the child in mind, can produce positive results, a better adjusted child and the ability for the child to have the presence of two parents in his or her life. Reunification Therapy services are NOT covered by insurance.
Nationally Certified Parent Coordinator - NCPC
The Parenting Coordinator works directly with the parents to help them communicate more effectively and avoid conflicts about child-related issues. Parents who are constantly in court about child-related issues might benefit from opinions and guidance to help make communication more effective. Parent Coordination assists in managing high conflict cases so the parties can remain out of court. In addition, the parenting coordinator may assist with these issues, and when the parents are unable to agree, the parenting coordinator is often given the power to arbitrate what the result should be. Ultimately, the court has the final say over child custody and visitation issues, but a Parenting Coordinator can drastically reduce the need to go to court and therefore reduce conflict for the children in families involved in such dispute. The Parent Coordinator has an obligation to report any non-compliance to the courts, to the Judge who is presiding over this case. Any non-compliance from either party including refusal to pay for PC services can also be reported to the courts. Parent Coordination is a non-confidential process. A Parent Coordinator's role is NOT any of the following: a Therapist/Counselor, Attorney, Custody Evaluator, Mediator, Social Worker, Guardian ad Litem, Financial Advisor, or a DSS/CPS worker.
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