Group Services - Issues of Abuse

OUR MISSION

The purpose of Casa Youth Shelter is to provide temporary shelter for runaways and youth in crisis, enabling them to come through the crisis with an increased personal strength and a sense of renewal while in a supportive environment, with family reunification as a primary goal.

WHY CHOOSE US?

We offer a variety of counseling, educational, and shelter support programs and services, such as:

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Group Services - Issues of Abuse

(See our other Group Services)

Recipient of Service:

This group is directed to the residents of the shelter.

Schedule:

This group is held weekly at Casa Youth Shelter on Thursdays from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Provider:

This group is facilitated by a paid staff of Casa Youth Shelter.

Provider Qualifications:

BA Sociology. Two years of graduate theological study. Clinical Pastoral Education Internship certificate. Four years of teaching religion and ethics, and nineteen years of group work with high risk children at Casa. Completion of CSAN Training.

Description of Service:

Physical, Sexual, Emotional abuse as well as Neglect is defined using contributions from group participants and refined by discussing scenarios enacted by the group leader. The final accepted definition must prove to be comprehensible to a child of eight years. For the most part, Neglect and Endangering Abuse is the area that needs the most understanding. Breaking the cycle is the focus of the STAR group.

Goals of Service:

To make group participants knowledgeable of what constitutes abusive behavior and what actions to take to protect themselves and other children. To provide validation of their personal stories of hurt, pain, guilt and anger, as the exploration process takes place. To encourage sharing personal experiences of neglect and abuse in individual counseling sessions, forewarned that reporting is a necessity. To commission group participants to help other children after they leave Casa by reporting neglect and abuse to Children Services.

Also see:
     • Anger Management / Assertion Training
     • Domestic Violence Education
     • Domestic Violence Process
     • Teen Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families (ACA)
     • Multi-Family Support
     • S.T.A.R. Program
     • Art Therapy
     • Parenting Program
     • Teens, Families & Drugs
     • Issues of Abuse
     • Respect & Responsibility