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VCS Counseling and Family Services People We Served in 2010 Volunteer Counselors and Student Interns 101 Volunteer Hours 12,121 Clinical Program Clients 1,573 In 1970, VCS began its service to the community by providing a two-pronged approach to changing lives: recruit, train and supervise volunteers who in turn, provide counseling services to court-referred clients. Since that time, Counseling and Family Services has been the cornerstone of the agency, pioneering the innovative use of professionally trained and supervised lay people to provide counseling for many other people who suffer from a wide range of serious social problems. The objective of the Counseling and Family Services programs is to increase the availability of accessible and affordable counseling services for the entire community. Geographic distribution of clients in Rockland County: Ramapo 35% Stony Point 5% Haverstraw 13% Orangetown Clarkstown 32 % Orangetown 15% Clarkstown 2010 Counseling and Family Services Highlights In 2010 the VCS Counseling and Family Services Department trained and supervised 101 volunteers, including student interns who were fulfilling their course requirements towards their undergraduate or graduate degrees in fields related to counseling and social work. All of these volunteers and students provided counseling and family services to 1,573 people including 368 children and youth. Of the 1, 573 people we served, there were 539 clients in the general counseling program and 96 people in divorce services, 90 people in the parent education program, 66 people in the Outreach for Elders program, 351 people in the Relatives as Parents Program/Kinship Care Program. We also trained 34 new volunteer counselors and provided 12 student internships. 6 Ramapo Stony Point Haverstraw
In 2010 the Student Advocate responded to 252 requests for information, referrals and school advocacy. The program continues to exceed the funded caseload of 40 cases even though there has been limited outreach and no increase in funding. Parents find their way to this amazing resource and rate the program as very highly successful on their parent satisfaction surveys. VCS continued to administer the Surrogate Decision Making Committee for the New York State Commission of Quality Care up until November. Along with Rockland County, the VCS catchment areas included Westchester, Orange Sullivan, Bronx, Manhattan and Richmond counties. VCS continues to process the highest caseload in the state for mentally disabled clients in need of invasive medical and dental treatment but who lack involved family to provide consent. In 2010, 143 cases were processed. Monica Barrera, MD Daria Becker Andrew Bressner, Esq. Shannon Carle Robin Chagares Lesia Christen Vincentia Dondero Elinor France Alice Kayser Nora McQueeney Stuart Mitchell, Esq. Eileen Murphy Pat Hayes and Barbara Gilbert viewing album of Pat’s 17 years at VCS 2010 Surrogate Decision Making Volunteers needs 7 Janet Murphy Hon. John Murphy Everett Person Matthew Rock Linda Ross Rebecca Salerius Juli Schaefer Jan Tacoronti Joseph Trachtenberg, Esq. Jean Ann Zambrano Thomas Zimmerman Patricia Zugibe, Esq. Dennis and Pat Hayes Viewing greeting card From VCS Staff
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