St. Catherine's Center for Children

Last Updated:

 06/06/07 03:24:26 PM

 

Prevention Program


St. Catherine's Prevention Program serves families where children are at risk of foster care placement, or have been placed into foster care and the goal is to return children to a stable home.  The Prevention Program strives to equip families with new skills in parenting and functioning as families.  The focus of services is on the whole family and to address problem areas in a respectful and confidential manner.
The Prevention Program provides a variety of therapeutic and support services designed to encourage the development of mutually satisfying and growth enhancing family relations.  Many of the services are home based.  Services include:
  • Clinical assessments of children, adults and families
  • Parent skills training
  • Individual/marital/family counseling
  • Parent support groups
  • Parent aide service
  • Parent care service (provides developmentally disabled parents very specific and intensive aid in organizing and executing daily family life and parenting activities)
  • Home aide service
  • Respite care
  • Children's day program
  • Supervised visitation
  • Permanency planning consultation
  • After school programming
  • Case management
The Prevention Program serves residents of Albany County.  Families involved suffer from a variety of stresses that impede functioning and risk foster care placement of children.
All referrals to the Prevention Program come to us through the Albany County Department of Social Services.
General Information:
Mailing Address:    40 North Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203-1425

Service Location:   40 North Main Avenue

Albany, NY 12203-1425
Telephone Number:  (518) 453-6700
Fax Number:  (518) 453-6712
Email Address:  prevention@st-cath.org
Hours and Days:   Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (with on-call coverage for after hours).  Weekend services: respite, visitation, and parent training. 
For More Information Or Referrals:
Please contact the Prevention Director or Intake Coordinator at

 (518) 453-6700.