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Prevention
Program |
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| 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. |
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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
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| 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. |
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| All
referrals to the Prevention Program come to us through the Albany
County Department of Social Services. |
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| General
Information: |
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| Mailing
Address: 40
North Main Avenue |
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Albany,
NY 12203-1425 |
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Service
Location: 40
North Main Avenue |
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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. |
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| For
More Information Or Referrals: |
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| Please
contact the Prevention Director or Intake Coordinator
at (518) 453-6700. |
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