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Children First
Crisis
Intervention Services
Professional Counseling Services
Case Management Services
Youth Services
Substance Abuse Alternatives
DUI Services
Substance Abuse Prevention Services
HIPAA/Client Rights
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Children First
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Children First is a brief, one-time, standardized psychoeducational program for divorcing parents. Referrals to this program are usually made by the court system. It is designed to encourage parents to consider the impact that a divorce can have on their children and to explore ways to help the children effectively cope with the situation.
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Crisis Intervention
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| The 24-hour crisis intervention
service began in 1976. It responds to crisis and emergencies of the
emotionally disturbed, developmentally disabled, and substance abusers
from Monroe County. It offers a variety of services most of which
are listed as follows:
a. Intervention During Working Hours. During working hours,
consumers can call the office at
(618) 939-4444 and receive immediate intervention for emergencies
and see a counselor regarding a crisis in 2 hours.
b. After-Hours Intervention. After working hours, consumers
are directed to call, collect, Call For Help at (618) 397-0963 for
emergency help. If the consumer needs intervention in Monroe County,
the on-call emergency Human Support Services worker will be reached
to respond to your needs.
c. Pre-screening to State Hospital System. The Human Support
Services is required to pre-screen all admissions from Monroe County
to the State Hospital System.
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Professional
Counseling Services
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| The Professional Counseling
Service was established in July, 1973. It serves people over the age of six
with emotional problems. It offers a variety of services, most of
which are listed as follows:
a. Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment. The Medical
Consultant is a licensed psychiatrist and sees clients for psychiatric
evaluation, and medication monitoring.
b. Counseling. Professional counselors provide individual, group,
and family counseling. Counseling is also provided to clients
in the Day Training and Residential Programs.
c. Evening Hours. This program has late clinic on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings until 8:00 P. M.
d. Education and Consultation. Professional staff from the counseling program are available to make public presentations, conduct workshops and consultations, etc.
e. Children First. The Children First Program is a time limited
educational group for parents getting a divorce. The program uses
video and group discussion to portray possible problem situations
after a divorce and the effect the parents' behavior has on the
children.
f. Divorce Mediation. Mediation is offered to facilitate
changes in the child care plan following the granting of a divorce.
Services are provided by a certified Divorce Mediator.
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Case Management Services
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a. Since 1985, the Agency
has provided Case Managers to provide linkage, monitoring, coordination and assesment
for the client to guide them toward
a successful recovery. We offer this service for consumers with
mental, developmental and substance abuse issues.
b. In 2003, the Agency
has identified a group of clients who have potetial for relapse
that we especially help with taking their medication,keeping
medical appointments and pro-active help with crises.
c. In addition, the
Agency has a modified Pysocological Rehabilitation Services Program
that serves the severely mentally challenged clients with system
skill limited training and support.
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Youth Services
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| The Youth Services program
was established in October, 1987. It complements our previously existing
youth services offered in four of our other Agency programs. It serves
runaway/lock-out youth in need of being reunited with their family,
as well as offering counseling to youth at-risk in the schools of
the County. Most of its services are as follows:
a. 24-hour on-call. Staff are on call to respond to being
paged by Monroe County Law Enforcement to help runaway/lock-out
youth.
b. Crisis Intervention. Provide counseling to runaway/lock-out
youth and family to effect reunification of youth with their family.
c. Temporary Placement for the runaway/lock-out youth who
has nowhere to stay. We can effect short-term placement in foster
care.
d. Individual and Group Counseling in Monroe County Schools.
Offer group and individual counseling on-site in schools for youth
at-risk.
e. Referral. Referral of youth to other programs that they
need.
f. Placement Stabilization. Work with families having
problems with a DCFS ward placed in their home.
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Substance Abuse Alternatives
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The Substance Abuse Program
was established in January, 1980. It serves all ages of substance
abusing people and for their significant others. The following programs
have been developed to serve the needs of the Monroe County population:
a. Intensive Out-patient Program. The Intensive Out-Patient Program began in 2003. It serves clients nine to twelve hours a week. The goal is to provide an alternative to residential in-patient treatment. It is scheduled three evenings per week.
b. Outpatient Program. The Out-patient Program is a substance
abuse program developed to provide comprehensive education and treatment
to individuals and their significant others for whom extended in-patient
care is not feasible and/or warranted.
c. Aftercare. Aftercare plans are established for all clients
completing our outpatient program or who return to the community
after completion of a residential in-patient alcohol/drug treatment
program. Aftercare can include weekly group counseling, individual
counseling (if needed), family counseling, weekly attendance at
AA/NA and development of a substance-free lifestyle.
d. Interventions. Intervention plans are developed for family
members who identify individuals in their families with alcohol/drug
problems. The goal of intervention is to confront the abuser with
his/her behaviors and motivate them into seeking appropriate treatment.
e. Evaluation and Referral. All potential chemical dependent
individuals are evaluated by objective testing and interviewing.
They are then referred to the appropriate level of treatment.
f. Evening Hours. The program offers evening hours until
8:00 P. M. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
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DUI Services
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| The DUI program was established
in 1985. It consists of DUI court ordered evaluations and Driver's
Risk Education. In this program, we receive no other funding than
what the client pays and the client is asked to pay the total cost
of the service. In some instances, with court approval, fees can be
supplemented from other sources.
a. DUI Court Ordered Evaluation. Upon referral from the
court, the Human Support Services will provide a DUI evaluation
in 1-2 sessions that will systematically evaluate the individual's
level of functioning and generate a report of the findings. The Agency will
send a copy of the evaluation to the court.
b. Driver's Risk Education Program. The Driver's Risk Education
program is designed to provide education to those individuals whose
evaluations indicate a potential problem with drugs or alcohol.
c. Moderate Risk Program. The Human Support Services has
implemented an Intervention Program for DUI offenders assessed as
moderate or significant risk.
The Intervention Program consists of Driver's Risk Education,
didactic group, and 2-4 individual counseling sessions, depending
upon the need of the individual.
d. Significant Risk Program. This is a continuation of group
and individual counseling services. It consists of a more intensive
focus on alcohol/drug addiction and the importance of self-help
recovery in maintaining an abstinent life style.
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Services
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Since July 1990 Human Support Services has employed a Community Based Prevention Specialist to work in the county in regard to prevention services. We work towards impacting the community in several areas including but not limited to: best practices, teaching alternatives to drug use, community assessments, social norming campaigns, methamphetamine educational campaigns and social policy. This staff member is available to provide consultation to groups working with prevention. Regular programming includes Life Skills Programs for youth in the community.
Contact can be made by calling Human Support Services at 618-939-4444 and asking for the Community Based Prevention Specialist. |
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