Individual and Family Counseling and Mental Health Services
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At Risk Youth Intervention Program
Goal: To assist at risk youth in Southeast Seattle develop viable and appropriate alternatives to street and prostitution involvement.
Client Population: Youth aged 12 through 17 who reside in Southeast Seattle and have exhibited runaway behaviors or signs of street or prostitution involvement. The youth served often have difficulties at home, have been kicked out or run away; miss school frequently; are drug/alcohol involved; have been victimized and/or exploited; come from dysfunctional families; and/or suffer low self esteem.
Services Offered: Intensive outreach, individual and family counseling, case management and advocacy are provided through this program. Services can be provided at the agency, schools, client's home, or other agreed on location. Due to the enormity of problems these youth face, services in this program are fairly intense.
Funding: The program is funded through a contract with DSHS Division of Children and Family Services. There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Seattle Team For Youth
Goal: To provide early intervention and intensive support services to youth in order to prevent gang affiliation.
Client Population: Services are targeted for youth aged 11 to 18. The prevention/intervention model is designed to impact youth involved in various levels of gang activity. Characteristics of clients for this program include: gang activity (from "wanna-be" to full involvement), criminal history, violent behavior, easily influenced by peers.
Services Offered: Case Managers work with youth and their families to develop a case plan, and provide individual and family case management services. Case management services involve long term, frequent contact between Case Managers and other service providers.
Funding: The program is funded through a contract with the City of Seattle. There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Family Reconciliation Services
Goal: To provide intensive home based family counseling to resolve youth and parental conflicts in order to keep the family together and avoid out of home placements.
Client Population: Families in crisis who are seeking services from the Family Reconciliation Services component of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Services Offered: Several on call therapists contract through SEYFS to provide in home crisis intervention services within 48 hours of the referral. The services include 15 hours of family counseling within 30 days, referrals for ongoing services, and a written evaluation and recommendation to the FRS Case Worker.
Funding: The program is funded through a contract with the State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Primary Diversion
Goal: To prevent multiple offenses by making the youth accountable to the community for his/her behavior, and allowing the community to assume responsibility for its juvenile crime problem.
Client Population: Juveniles under the age of 18 who are arrested for offenses such as trespassing, shoplifting, possession of alcohol, and malicious mischief are typically eligible for diversion.
Services Offered: A Community Accountability Board (CAB) made up of community volunteers, meets with the juvenile offender, advises him/her of his/her rights, discuss the offenses and surrounding circumstances. The CAB will determine the penalty for the juvenile offender which may include restitution to the victim, community service, counseling, and/or educational or skill building classes. If the youth does not comply, s/he is referred back to court.
Funding: The program is funded through a contract with King County DYS.Back to Services Page
Parenting Education Program
Goal: To provide education, training and family support services that will assist parents in developing appropriate, positive parenting skills, in order to break the cycles of individual and family dysfunction, family violence, child abuse, and teen pregnancy.
Client Population: Any parent regardless of cultural or ethnic background who lives in the Southeast Seattle community is eligible to attend.
Services Offered: A 12 session structured class meets once a week for 3 hours each session. Sessions include information and education around child development, positive parenting techniques, and community resources. Classes will enhance parents' confidence in their ability to raise children with high self esteem and self discipline who are mentally, emotionally, and socially competent.
Funding: Funding is through the general operating budget of the agency. Additional funding is being sought. There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Play Therapy Program
Goal: To assist children by raising their awareness of and skills in appropriate social behavior and expression of feelings, appropriate/safe touch, and interpersonal skills; to develop positive self esteem in children; to assist parents in their interactive skills with children; to assist in healing abused children and their families, and break the cycle of abuse.
Client Population: Any child aged 7 to 12 who resides and/or attends school in Southeast Seattle. Parents are encouraged to participate.
Services Offered: Eight structured sessions of group therapy for six to twelve children once a week for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours each session; individual counseling once a week. Group sessions include exercises that will build positive self esteem, encourage identification and expression of feelings, and teach boundaries. The issues of anger management, appropriate/safe touch, trust and personal safety will also be explored.
Funding: Funding is through the general operating budget of the agency. Additional funding is being sought. There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Youth Council
Goal: To lower the rate of conflicts between youth in the Rainier Valley by teaching them conflict resolution skills; to provide a voice for youth and youth issues in public forums.
Client Population: Any youth in the agency catchment area can apply to be part of the Youth Council. Any elementary or junior high school in the agency catchment area can request Peer Counseling/Peer Mediation workshops.
Services Offered: Peer Counseling/Peer Mediation workshops can be tailored to the class or group requesting the workshops. Utilizing youth trainers, the program consists of a series of four one hour sessions which include carefully selected activities, games and worksheets which will help educate youth on making good decisions, avoiding conflict and mediating. Youth trainers will train other youth to become peer mediators, and will also, with the help of adult mentors, train youth to be able to make presentations and present testimony to elected officials and community groups.
Funding: Funding is through the general operating budget of the agency. A special one time grant was provided in the summer of 1995 by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Additional funding is being sought. There are no fees charged for this program. Back to Services Page
Positive Alternatives for Alternative School Students
Goal: To provide services, activities and/or programs to youth attending Interagency schools who have experienced failure at school, been involved in drug use and/or violence, and have not been involved in traditional resources, that strengthen their academic, social, community service, peer tutoring, recreational and employment skills, and that assist them in becoming or remaining free of alcohol, drugs, violence and other criminal activities.
Client Population: Any youth between the ages of 12 and 21, who attends the Youth Education Program (YEP) . Two additional school programs (Alder Academy and Interagency North) receive services through this program by Central Youth and Family Services and Center for Human Services.
Services Offered: Individual, family and group counseling and case management services, as well as peer education, parenting education and skills workshops are provided through this program. Emphasis is placed on assisting youth to become or remain free of alcohol, drugs and criminal activities. Services can be provided at the school, the agency, client's home, or other agreed on location.
Funding: The program is collaborative effort funded through a contract with King County Children and Family Commission. There are no fees charged for this program.Back to Services Page
Rainier Family Support Center (FSC)
Goal: To strengthen families and promote success for all children by increasing family self-sufficiency and social support, promoting positive parent-child relationships, promoting positive school-home relationships, and supporting positive child development.
Client Population: Any family, regardless of cultural, ethnic or economic background, wishing to utilize the services.
Services Offered: Parenting classes and parent support groups; counseling and case management services; ESL, adult literacy and tutoring services; parent-child activities; anger management and other skill building classes; citizenship classes; youth groups and activities; drug and alcohol education and prevention services; advocacy and information; employment readiness classes.
Funding: Funding is through the City of Seattle Families and Education Levy, as well as the general operating budget of the agency. Partners in the collaboration provide some services on an inkind basis to the FSC. Additional funding is being sought.Back to Services Page
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Southeast youth and family services is a community based, nonprofit agency that provides a wide range of services for youth and
their families in southeast Seattle. Our mission is to assist youth and families in southeast Seattle by providing diversified, culturally
sensitive community services that facilitate and empower them to make healthy life choices.
Southeast Youth And Family Services 3722 South Hudson Street, Seattle, WA 98118 (206) 721-5542
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