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Family Group Success in Wayne County
JusticeWorks received the “Smith” case as an emergency Family Group Decision Making referral. Two of the children were removed from their mother and placed temporarily with the maternal grandparents who were already raising the other sibling. The children’s father was incarcerated at the time of referral. The purpose of the meeting was to identify kinship and family supports for the children. The referral was received late in December, 2012 and the family had their conference on January 5, 2013. At the conference 19 maternal and paternal family members attended. The family did an amazing...
York County Family Stays Intact with JusticeWorks Support
When Tenisha Burke first met with the family, the mother was paranoid, had trust issues, and had a negative outlook on life. The children were very shy and did not speak to Tenisha unless the mother directed them to do so. It was difficult for Mom to adhere to her prescribed mental health treatment, but Tenisha helped her to recognize and prevent triggers that would contribute to a decline in her overall mental health. In addition, Mom struggled with memory loss and often forgot to take her medication, attend appointments, and pick up her children from school or other activities. Tenisha...
A Lesson Learned Well in Washington County
Rebecca Holbrook is the JusticeWorks Truancy Remediation Specialist for Washington County. She began working with “Joey” in December of 2012. “Joey’s” primary goal was to understand the importance of attending school as he had struggled with truancy the prior year. The family indicated “Joey” was diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder. Through Rebecca’s use of the WhyTry program and her ability to connect well with “Joey”, he began to understand what was propelling his negative behavior. Rebecca helped him become motivated to get back on track and enjoy living a more productive...
Helping a Washington Family Find Peace
A client recently sent this note to our Washington County Family Resource Specialist John Burt. The client was referred following safety concerns and his acknowledgment that “everyone is afraid of me”. John, I just wanted to say Thanks for everything that you have done for me and my family. My life has changed so much. I wish we could have done this about 20 years ago. The skills that I have today would have helped me out in so many situations and saved many of my relationships. I feel like a new man. I know I have a long road ahead of me and it may be bumpy at times, but I know that I...
Chester County Children, Youth, & Family Services Awards JusticeWorks FGDM contract!
Recently, Renee Kresge, Regional Director and Dipesh Chauhan, Director Business Development, defended a request for proposal from Chester County CYFS for Family Group Decision Making. They highlighted JusticeWorks’ successful outcomes using FGDM and Family Finding in other counties. Soon thereafter, JusticeWorks was awarded the contract. Chester County’s review panel noted that JusticeWorks’ program exemplifies the ‘best practices’ fidelity measures for Family Group Decision Making. JusticeWorks will now be providing FGDM to 16 agencies in 11 counties. We have worked with Chester...
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