Main Street Family Services

TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO HELP FAMILIES THRIVE AND GROW EVEN IN HIGHLY CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

FAMILY BASED SERVICES: SUPERVISED VISITATION AND PARENT EDUCATION SERVICES SUPERVISED VISITATION PROGRAMS SUPPORT FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE OR BETWEEN NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN NOT LIVING WITH THEM DUE TO A COURT-ORDER REQUIRING SUPERVISED VISITS UNTIL A SAFE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP CAN BE ESTABLISHED. SUPERVISED VISITATION MAINTAINS PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL FAMILY REUNIFICATION WHILE MAINTAINING CHILD SAFETY. SUPERVISED VISITS USUALLY INCLUDE PARENT EDUCATION AND PARENT COACHING. OUR STAFF WERE TRAINED IN TWO DIFFERENT PARENTING CURRICULUMS TO HELP SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES: CIRCLE OF SECURITY PARENTING AND RESTORATIVE PARENTING.

CLINICAL SERVICES:OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPISTS PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. WE HAVE THERAPISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL USE CONCERNS, ADOLESCENT IDENTITY CHALLENGE, FAMILY CONFLICT, PARENTING ISSUES, GRIEF AND LOSS, AND ABUSE. OUR APPROACHES ARE GROUNDED IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THEORY, MINDFULNESS, NEUROBEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, ATTACHMENT THEORY, AND FAMILY SYSTEMS. WE OFFER INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHOEDUCATION, DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS, DC-05 ASSESSMENTS, TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), BRAINSPOTTING, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, THERAPEUTIC PLAY, AND CIRCLE OF SECURITY PARENTING.

PREVENTION:OUR SERVICES INCLUDE WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS, PARENTING CLASSES, ONE-ON-ONE PARENT COACHING, AND RESTORATIVE FAMILY MEDIATION, WHICH FACILITATES AND TEACHES CONFLICT RESOLUTION. OUR PARENT SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAM (PSOP) CONNECTS FAMILIES TO SUPPORT, RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PARENTING SKILLS. OUR PREVENTION SERVICES APPROACH IS BASED ON THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FRAMEWORK, WHICH FOCUSES ON FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT ARE KEY TO FAMILY STABILITY AND CHILD WELL-BEING: PARENTAL RESILIENCE, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, CONCRETE SUPPORT IN TIMES OF NEED, AND KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN. BY FOCUSING ON THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS, WE WORK TOGETHER WITH FAMILIES TO BUILD ON THEIR EXISTING STRENGTHS, ENHANCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.