2014 Annual Report

Counseling for Adolescent Girls
Treatment for adolescent girls incorporates a variety of approaches
including expressive arts therapy and traditional talk therapy. Oasis’
Registered Art Therapist helps the girls better access and express
their thoughts and feelings using specially selected art materials
and interventions. Oasis counselors work individually with each girl
to help them improve self-image, express and validate feelings,
build healthy relationships, find healthier coping styles, and
develop a positive outlook on life.
Wise Women
PROGRAMS AND COUNSELING FOR WOMEN AGES
55 AND OVER
GROUP PROGRAM
30 women, ages 55 and older, participated in the Wise Women Program,
which is conducted free of charge at Freedom Manor, an apartment
complex for low-income elderly. The group meets twice monthly and
provides seniors with a social network that includes facilitated group
discussion, art activities, guest speakers, and access to valuable mental
health resources.
COUNSELING
In 2014, Oasis provided 559 counseling sessions to 114 women ages
55 and older. The majority of the women reported depression as
their primary presenting problem. Other issues included loneliness,
anxiety, adjustment issues, trauma, grief, and relationship issues.
Education and Outreach Program
1,161 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH 72
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDING:
• Canterbury-Beeson Forum on
Aging
• Monthly Art Therapy Groups
at Pathways
• Out of Darkness Suicide
Prevention Walk
• PreSchool Partners Fair
Partnerships, Collaborations, and Referrals
Clients and family members of clients are the number one referral
source for Oasis. Through the years, Oasis has developed a network
of collaborative partnerships with other community nonprofits,
agencies, and institutions. Some of the many Oasis partners include:
• Children’s Behavioral Health
• Christ Health Center
• Crisis Center/Rape Response
• DHR
• First Light
• Grace House Ministries
• JBS Urgent Care Clinic
• JCCEO
• Jefferson County Family
Drug Court
• Single Mothers
Empowerment
Conference
• St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Service Fair
• UAB Psychology Club Art
Therapy Presentation
• Pathways
• PreSchool Partners
• St. Vincent’s Access to Care
• UAB Early Head Start
• UAB Obstetrics
Complications Clinic
• Young Breast Cancer
Survivors Network
“I feel safe here. Every time
I leave my spirits are lifted.”
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