ANNUAL REPORT 2003 - Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic

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In keeping with the Clinic’s TRAINING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS reputation as a leader and innovator in the children’s mental health arena, we are committed to educating mental health professionals and other service providers to promote the replication of best practices and model programs. Over the past year, executive and clinical staff members have made presentations at the national, state and local levels, including: • “Evidence-Based Practices,” National Mental Health Association and Mental Health Association in California. • “Applying System of Care Values to Early Intervention Services,” California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth. • “Embracing Children and Families in Troubled Times,” Neurons to Neighborhoods Conference (the Clinic was a co-sponsor of this conference on trauma). ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES The Clinic’s commitment to advocating on behalf of children and their families to secure needed services is carried out on many fronts. One might say the “little a” of advocacy occurs in our daily interactions with clients. Consider the role of the family advocate who assesses the immediate needs of families, often in crisis, who come to our Walk-In Clinic for assistance. Family advocates connect families with needed resources, including access to Clinic mental health services, referrals to homeless and domestic violence shelters and MediCal/Healthy Families enrollment. The “Big A” of advocacy is represented by the Clinic’s role in the larger community. The Clinic promotes public policy to improve the quality, availability and funding of needed services. Last November for example, Executive Director Elizabeth Pfromm presented to the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health ways to address positive social and emotional development within federal initiatives for preschoolers such as Head Start. MISSION POSSIBLE | 10
TRANSITION SERVICES Life Learning Program The Clinic recognizes that the need for services and supports does not necessarily end simply because one graduates from high school or reaches his or her 21st birthday. In fact, the transition period of leaving the safety net of children’s services and confronting the independence of the adult world can be a particularly challenging time for youth with mental illness. The Clinic’s nationally accredited Life Learning Program is designed to support older adolescents and young adults who are receiving mental health services. This includes assisting them in pursuing higher educational goals or in identifying and securing employment opportunities. Hands-on experience and one-on-one counseling are provided in the areas of vocational assessment, employment seeking, job development and independent living skills. The Clinic was awarded a grant of $120,000 over three years from The California Wellness Foundation* in order to expand program services to the 22-25 year old population of mental health consumers. There are no other mental health providers in our geographic area that provide these specialized services for young adults who are attempting to successfully transition to greater independence and productivity at work and in the world. Hands-on experience and one-onone counseling are provided in the areas of vocational assessment, employment seeking, job development and independent *The Life Learning Program is funded in part by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF). Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF's mission is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention programs. living skills. MISSION POSSIBLE | 11
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