Therapists
provide comprehensive,
client centered, strength based and goal oriented
counseling services.
Providing families with a single point of entry by
calling 805-485-6114 - Intake &
Assessment, the caller answers screening questions in
order to be matched with the most appropriately suited
therapist and/or case management specialist, determine
available funding, then scheduled for an assessment
session.
Therapeutic
services are provided at community sites in Thousand
Oaks, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Paula and Oak
View; at Neighborhoods for Learning sites, Family
Resource Centers, schools and client homes.
Victims of Crime (VOC), Medi-Cal, EPSDT and some private
insurance is accepted.
Low-cost
services are provided by Masters Level Trainees
supervised by seasoned Licensed Clinical Supervisors.
Supervisors provide one hour of individual supervision
and two hours of group supervision per week, in addition
to phone consultation as needed. Supervisors have
completed the Board of Behavioral Sciences Clinical
Supervisor required coursework. Every two years they
complete the required courses for continued
certification.
Therapeutic services provided to a child victim of crime
and the non-offending family members are provided at no
cost to the client.
Family
Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative, PCIT
and various expressive therapies, such as Art Therapy or
Play Therapy, are utilized within individual, family and
group modalities.
Specialty
services, approved by Ventura County Courts, Juvenile
and Adult Probation are provided by trained licensed
therapists and facilitators to offenders of sexual
abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.
Parent
Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a
best practice evidence based intervention is offered at
two sites - Thousand Oaks and Camarillo. Foster,
adoptive and biological parents find this 22-week
intervention assistive towards enhancing the parent
child attachment, child compliance to rules and
non-violent parenting techniques. PCIT is especially
helpful when healing child trauma. Our PCIT Trainer
received training by UC Davis CAARE Center PCIT
Trainers.
Our
therapists include Licensed Clinical Supervisors,
Licensed Therapists, Marriage Family Child Interns,
Social Work Associates and Masters Level Trainees who
have developed expertise in working with families
affected by domestic violence, child abuse and neglect,
sexual abuse, victims of crime and trauma, as well as
children having difficulties succeeding in school or
peer settings.
Domestic
Violence Services, including
shelter services, community support groups for victims
and their children, individual and/or family counseling
and domestic violence crisis response services are
provided at no cost to the victim and
her children.
Intensive
Parenting Treatment Program
Court
Recommended
A 52-session therapeutic and educational group
intervention program for individuals adjudicated for
child abuse. The program is facilitated by
therapists and includes group and individual sessions.
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