BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
2007 ANNUAL REPORT
For The Rehab Center’s Behavioral Health Division, 2007 was another exciting and rewarding year. By far, the most important and exciting event of the year was receiving another 3 year accreditation from CARF. In contrast, the most difficult event of the year was saying celebrating the retirement of Larry Bocka, a 34 year veteran counselor of the Rehab Center and an individual greatly respected and beloved by all. Larry’s influence will remain with this staff always as exemplified by their dedication and commitment to individuals served. The strengths of Rehab’s Behavioral Health programs continue to be the talent and skill of the staff and the family friendly environment in which the services are offered. Across all services, feedback from consumers indicated 100% satisfaction with services provided and 98.75 % were satisfied with hours of service availability.
The Behavioral Health Division includes Deaf Services, the Kinship Navigator Program, the Gateway Program and the Mental Health counseling and case management programs. Across all of these programs, a total of 825 individuals received services. Highlights from each program include the following:
Deaf Services:
· Provided services to 94 Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals
· Provided 1269 hours of interpreting services and 221 hours of case management services.
· Provided training to the state of Ohio Militia in working with deaf and hard of hearing individuals during emergency and evacuation situations.
· In collaboration with AARP offered income tax assistance to members of the Deaf Community
· Received a grant to provide a leadership camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing youth.
· Provided American Sign Language instruction to approximately 52 Individuals.
· Provided information, education and assistance to approximately 110 kinship caregivers.
· Served as advocate for kinship caregivers trying to access community services.
· Actively participated in State Kinship Caregiver Coalition
· Assisted in organizing the first Kinship Rally held in Mansfield in November
· Melodye James, Coordinator of the Kinship Program, was selected to serve on the Ohio Kinship Care Advisory Council.
· Provided services to 76 individuals.
· Participated in Mansfield City School’s Teen Screen Program
· Participated in Richland County’s Youth and Family Council Care Management Meetings
· Offered a Mediation Process for students of Mansfield Senior High School
· Expanded sessions of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) in both individual and group settings.
· Achieved an average length of stay of 4.9 months.
· Provided mental health diagnostic and counseling services to 259 individuals. Seventy-three percent of those served were children and youth 18 years of age and younger.
· Achieved an average length of stay of 7.9 months and an average time from first contact to first scheduled appointment of 16 days.
· 92.5% of consumers discharged reported feeling fair to excellent at time of 90 Day Follow contacts.
· Expanded Triple P parenting services to include off site locations.
· Offered Basic Parenting Classes to 34 individuals
· Developed and began offering an anti bullying curriculum for school age children and youth.
· Provided mental health prevention/education classes to approximately 200 students at various off-site locations.
· Expanded the mental health education and prevention activities being offered for school age children and youth through out the county.
· Provided services to individuals residing in 29 of Richland county’s 30 census tracts.
A very special thank you must be extended to the Behavioral Health staff, Admissions staff and Business staff for all their efforts in providing these services in a effective and efficient manner. A very special thank you is also extended to the Rehab Center’s Board of Trustees for their continued support and dedication to The Rehab Center. We are truly grateful to all of you for your many efforts and hard work. Thank you also to all of our community partners who assist in funding our programs and services. Without you many individuals would not be able to access needed services:
· Richland County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services
· Richland County Children’s Services
· Richland County Youth and Family Council
· Richland County Juvenile Court
· Richland County United Way
· Ashland United Way
· State of Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
The Behavioral Health staff is once again looking forward to another exciting, challenging and rewarding year. With all of your continued support we will succeed and we will achieve our goals
“When you help a child today, you write the history of tomorrow.”
Father Flanagan
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