 Our Services
All services at CYS are dedicated to:
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Preventing child abuse and
neglect;
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Helping children who have been
abused and neglected or who are at-risk to heal and become more resilient so that
they can become successful at home, at school, and in the community;
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Providing parents with the skills
they need to become better parents and role models to their children; and
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Informing the community at-large
about child abuse--what it is, how it can be prevented, and how to report it.
Anger
Management Classes (Adult and Adolescent):
These classes are designed to help teach adults and teens how to recognize their
anger cues, both physical and emotional, and to find healthy alternatives to
negative or violent behavior.
Child Abuse
Treatment Program - CHAT:
This program provides counseling services and
information on crime victim compensation services to child victims of abuse and
neglect. Services are provided to victims under the age of 18 and their
non-offending parents.
Counseling:
Individual, family, and couples counseling is available for a variety of
problems affecting individuals and families. We work on a sliding scale and can
accommodate most schedules with day and evening appointments.
Functional
Family Therapy (FFT): Functional Family Therapy is a highly
successful family intervention for at-risk juveniles and those involved with the
juvenile justice system. Services are provided to youth, ages 11 to 17
years of age, and their families, whose problems may range from acting out to
conduct disorder to alcohol and/or substance abuse. Services are provided
in the home, at school, or in other convenient locations in the community.
Sanger Family Resource Center:
CYS partners with Fresno County and
Sanger Unified School District to operate the Sanger Family Resource
Center which is located on the campus of Jefferson Elementary School in Sanger. This center provide a variety of services and activities to educate,
develop skills, and promote productive lifestyles designed to improve the
condition of children and families living in the surrounding neighborhood.
Parenting Classes: The agency offers Successful
Single Parenting (SSP) (also known as "Consider the Children") classes. Successful Single Parenting (SSP)
is designed for parents going through a separation or divorce who need support
regarding their role as a single parent.
Parent/Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT):
This program is a proven parent-child treatment program that assists
parents of children with behavioral problems (aggression, non-compliance,
defiance and temper tantrums). The program focuses on children between the
ages 2 - 7 years of age who are having these challenging behavioral issues and
parents who want to improve their relationship with their children.
Public Education & Outreach:
The well-being of the children of Fresno County is our priority at Comprehensive
Youth Services. We are dedicated to helping to ensure that this
is a public priority as well. Presentations regarding child abuse prevention
are made to numerous community groups, businesses, and schools each year.
SMART Model of Care - Parent/Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT):
Funded through the local Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in conjunction with
Families First, Inc. and Exceptional Parents Unlimited, the SMART Model PCIT
Program utilizes an evidence-based parent-child treatment designed to strengthen
the parent-child bond and to improve behavioral problems.
 Student
Assistance Program (SAP):
Since 1990, CYS has been providing campus-based counseling and crisis services
to students throughout Fresno County. The SAP Program is designed to give
children, teens and their families a chance to resolve a variety of issues that may be keeping
them from reaching their full potential. CYS counselors are
currently located at every high school and in many middle and elementary schools in
Fresno Unified School District. The SAP also serves schools in rural Fresno County,
including Sanger, Dunlap, and Firebaugh.
Supervised
Exchanges: The supervised
exchange program offers a safe and neutral environment for children to be
exchanged between parents who do not reside together.
Supervised Visits:
This program provides a positive, safe and neutral environment for a child to
visit with his/her non-custodial parent or to safely be exchanged between
parents. The program's goal is to promote a healthy growing relationship between
the parent and child, help to reduce stress and conflict between parents,
prevent abuse and/or violence, and ensure regular visitation.
Therapeutic Supervised
Visitation:
This program targets at-risk children and youth who have been exposed to
child abuse, neglect, and/or domestic violence or who are at-risk for attachment
disorders. Therapeutic Supervised Visitation differs from traditional
supervised visitation by adding a structured mental health therapy component to
the visits under the guidance of a qualified counselor who works one-on-one with
the child and non-custodial parent. Through observation, instruction, modeling, counseling and analysis
by a qualified therapist, the child receives needed therapy and the parent and
child are assisted in repairing and strengthening their relationship.
Training of Mental Health Paraprofessionals: CYS
provides internships for postgraduate students pursuing their MSW or MFT
(Masters in Social Work or Marriage & Family Therapy). The agency is also
a licensed provider of Continued Educational Units (CEUs) and provides
issue-specific training to area mental health providers at various workshops
throughout the year.
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