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FamilyInterventionP rogram
1750W.WalnutAve.#BVisalia,CA93277
Phone:(559)732-8086
Fax:(844)368-0871
WHO WEARE:
 eFamilyInterventionProgram (FIP)islocatedattheVisaliaYouthServicesSouthClinic.FIPisa program contractedbetwenTurningPointofCentralCaliforniaandTulareCountyHealthandHuman ServicesAgencyTulareWorks.FIPprovidesshortterm childmentalhealthservicesthroughoutTulare
CountyforTulareWork’sparticipants.ServicesareprovidedattheVisaliaYouthServicesSouthclinic, PortervileTulareWorksoffice,school,ResourceCenters,clienthome,andothercommunitylocations. FIPprovidesasesments,individual,familyandgrouptherapy,rehabilitationandcasemanagement
ervices.Ourmaingoalistoempower,support,andidentifybarierssofamiliescanmovetoward
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independence.ReferalsarereceivedthroughtheTulareWorksDistrictOfficewithintheFamily StabilizationUnitbyFamilyStabilizationUnitCaseManagers.FIPworkscolaborativelywithother communitybasedorganizationstoprovidereferalsoncethecaseisclosedand/orreferalstolocal Children’sMentalHealthclinicsiftheclientrequiresahigherlevelofcare.Ourcliniciansaretrained alongwithRegion3staffandutilizeEvidencedBasedPracticessuchasTraumaFocused–Cognitive
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From January1,2020toAugust12,2020FIPserved66familiesthatincluded76parentsand166 children,242individualsintotal.FIPprovided2,400servicescomprisedoftherapyservices (asesments,individual,family,colateral,andgroup),rehabilitationservices(skilbuilding),case
management(linkageandbrokerage),andcorespondencewithTulareWorks,CommunitySchoolBased organizations,school,CentralValeyRegionalCenter,Children’sMH clinics,andotheragencies.
SUCCESSSTORY:
TonyMedina,PSC-Bbeganworkingwithan8yearoldboyatschooltoreduceaggresiveandde􏰀ant
behaviorsbeingdisplayedathomeandatschool.HewasmakinggoodprogresandthenCOVID-19 Shelter in Place w as enforced.  e client’s m other expres sed being real ly w or ried since he w ould now be homemorewithhisyoungersiblingswhichmightincreasecon􏰁ictandaggresiontowardtheother children.FIPcontinuedtoofferservicestoMom andclientviatelehealth.Parentingserviceswere increasedtohelpmom problem solveassituationscameupathome.Mom wasengagedandparticipated
Behavioral erapy,EyeMovementDesensitizationandReprocesing erapy,DialecticalBehavioral  erapy,Playtherapy,andCopingandSupportTraining(CAST).
THISYEAR:
lowedthroughwithparentingstrategiesshewasbeingoffered.Shewasableto becomemorestructuredandprovideconsistentpositiveparentingtotheclientwhilealsolearningto
praiseandvalidatehisefforts.FIPwasalsoabletoasistin􏰀ndingothersupportiveservicesthat providedbasicnedssuchasfood,shelter,andclothesaroundtheircommunity.
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