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Albany Based Outreach Services
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Prevention Case Planning and Supportive Services:
Intensive case management services including home visiting, supervised visitation, referral/linkage with community resources, and assistance in goal planning/attainment for families Referred by Albany County DSS as at risk of foster care involvement.
Program Goals: Promote family safety and stabilization via services to mitigate risk of foster care placement for children and/or toward reunification following foster care placement.
Contact: Eileen Rossler (518) 482-8836
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Pre-Adoptive Counseling Services for Birth-Parents:
Clinical counseling and supportive services including case management are provided for birthparents, of any age, considering adoptive placement of their child. These services are available to birthparents from Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Saratoga counties. There is no fee for service for birthparents and all services are confidential.
Contact: Peg Ellett, LCSW-R (518) 482-8836
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Worth Waiting For Program:
Primary prevention program with the goal of reducing teen pregnancy in Albany County. Services include school and community based programming for youth between the ages of 10 and 19; community based presentations and information/referral groups for parents of children between the ages of 10 and 19; and Individualized, home-based, brief-solutions based information and referral supports for families with a child at risk of premature sexual activity.
Contact: Michelle Schwenzfeier, BS (518) 482-8836
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TASA Case Management:
Home based case management services for pregnant and parenting adolescents and their children. Goals include enhancing healthy birth outcomes; promoting enhanced self-sufficiency through coordination of education/employment services; reducing risks of child abuse/foster care placement and supporting the young family in the transition to parenting.
Contact: Diann Ford-Lewis, MSW (518) 482-8836
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OMH Specialized Parent Education:
Three diagnosis specific parent education and support groups per year are offered to parents with SPMI demonstrated by an Axis I diagnosis. Groups vary but have included Depression, Bi-Polar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and Schizophrenia in past cycles. Twelve week groups are offered in Fall, Winter and Spring. Child care, a meal and tokens for transportation are provided to participants.
Contact: Maura Callahan (518) 482-8836
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Questions regarding program development, eligibility and/or employment may be directed to
Eileen M. Rossler, Associate Executive Director for Community Based Services
Phone: (518) 482-8836
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