Treatment Programs

Telephone Counseling -- Our 24-hour-a-day telephone line is always there when individuals or families need it. We give parents a way to reach for help -- instead of hitting their child. Call 336-748-9028 or for confidential counseling email us.

Supervised Visitation --Safe supervision of parents to visit their children who are in the midst of divorce, DSS custody or impacted by 50B protection plan. Staff supervision. Fee for non-DSS referrals. (Available for Forsyth County and region.)

Parent Aide -- Intensive home-based intervention using volunteer parent aides with at-risk families and families already involved in child abuse and neglect. Volunteer parent aides spend an average of 13 months with an intensity of twice per week with case management helping each family. The program works -- over 88% of clients who complete this treatment are not resubstantiated for abuse or neglect. (Available in Forsyth County and immediate communities)

Intensive Family Preservation (IFPS) --Home visitation intervention with DSS referred families to prevent out of home placement of children. Services include: family assessment, intensive family and individual counseling, client advocacy, case management, development and enhancement of parenting skills, and referral to other services as appropriate. (Offered in Davie, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes and Surry Counties)

Reunification: Intensive home visiting to help reunite children who have been recently removed from their homes by the court and Department of Social Services.

Children's Parents -- 12 week parenting classes for abusive or neglectful parents and their children. Includes play therapy and developmental assessment of children. Referrals by court order, professionals or families.

Parent/Teen Solutions Support Group --A weekly program offered from September, 2004-December, 2004 to improve relations between teens and their parents by opening up the lines of communication. Parent/Teen Solutions work together as a group to enhance participants overall functioning within their home, school or professionals. (Offered for Forsyth County and region)

Mother's Community Connection -- Weekly get-togethers for mothers who have received services in the past or who need ongoing support. (Child care provided, limited transportation)

Women's Incest Network Group (WING) -- Once an abused child grows up, the pain does not just go away. WING is a weekly support group for women that were sexually abused as children. Members learn to cope with life -- one day at a time. The women share their sorrows and fears openly in an accepting atmosphere.

Systematic Treatment After Sexual Abuse for Everyone (STA SAFE) -- Weekly intensive group therapy for male sexual offenders, usually following court action. Average treatment period is two to five years, with case management on each case.

Parent/Partner Treatment Group -- Every-other-week 90-minute therapy and psychoeducation sessions for spouses/partners of adult sexual offenders, and parents/caretakers of children with sexual behavior problems.

Couples Counseling -- For offenders and their non-offending spouses/partners as needed to facilitate work toward family unit and individual family member treatment goals.

Family Counseling -- For various combinations of family members throughout treatment as needed to facilitate family unit and individual family member treatment goals, especially at transition points, and in preparation for family reunification.