Sierra Vista Child & Family Services Turlock Counseling
Sierra Vista Child & Family Services Turlock Counseling
Over the past four decades, Sierra Vista has grown into one of the largest nonprofit agencies in the region, serving on average more than 20,000 children and families each year with nearly 250 dedicated employees, 28 programs, and providing services in every school district throughout Stanislaus and Merced County.
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Services Offered
First Step Perinatal Substance Abuse
First Step is a drug and alcohol treatment program for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women and their children. The goal of the program is to assist and support women in developing positive parenting skills while learning to live a healthy, drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle.
Women with children who are under the age of 18 can participate in group and individual alcohol and drug treatment services. While attending treatment, the Child Development Center is available for care of children age five and under. The year-long program is designed in a multi-phase model. Advancement in the program is contingent upon meeting specific treatment goals, completion of assignments, and maintaining abstinence of drug and alcohol use at each phase. Adult & Community Services
*Domestic Violence Treatment This 52-week Domestic Violence Treatment program is designed to help participants understand violence, abuse, and the function of abuse in relationships. It promotes responsibility for behaviors and helps participants make positive changes in their lives.
*Anger Management Treatment This innovative, strength-based Anger Management program is designed to support, educate, and motivate clients towards increasing their ability to handle frustration and conflict. Programs are available in durations of 16 and 52 weeks.
*Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program These programs provide a safe, comfortable and relaxed environment for children to visit a non-custodial parent or be exchanged between parents in the presence of a neutral third party.
*Family Maintenance and Reunification This program helps parents at risk of having their children removed from their home or helps reunite those whose children have been removed.
*Child Abuse Offender Treatment Parents are ordered by the court to attend this program because of abuse, endangerment and/or neglect of their children. Children's Services
*Children's Outpatient Counseling This program provides mental health services to families with children ages 6-21 experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties. Services include assessment and evaluation, individual, group and family counseling, school consultation and advocacy; parent education groups, children's social skills groups and medication services when needed.
*Home Based Services Home Based Services program provides an intensive, in-home, clinical program focused on reducing the risk of out-of-home placement and psychiatric hospitalization for children and transitional age youth. Services are delivered in the family home and include individual, parent and family counseling. Participants are referred by mental health providers in the community.
*Early Intervention The Early Intervention Program provides comprehensive child and family counseling services to families with children from birth through five years of age. The primary goal of the services offered through the Early Intervention Program is to provide early identification and intervention to the child and family in order to prevent more serious problems later in the child's life.
Fees and Payment
We are a nonprofit organization. We could not continue to meet the needs of the numerous children and families who we serve each year, without the monetary and in-kind donations that we are fortunate enough to receive.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.