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Community Support Agency
Program: Children Services
URL: http://www.https://communitysupportagency.com
Contact Person: Devoria Berry
MSW Supervisor: Devoria Berry
Address: 44 Dream Ave Delco, NC 28436
Phone: 910-655-0698
Fax: 910-655-0611
Email: csallc@bellsouth.net
Level: BSW Program, MSW Foundation Yr, MSW Advanced Yr
Agency Auspices: Private, For Profit
Age Groups: Adolescent
Setting: Micro/macro combination
Transportation: Car Not Needed
Work Hours: 8am - 5pm M-F
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Criminal Check
Other Screenings Required:
Number of Students: 2
Fields of Practice: At-Risk Youth
Other Fields of Practice:
Major Functions: Case Management
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: Provides coordination and oversight of the initial and ongoing assessment activities of recipient.
Convening the Child and Family Team for person-centered planning
Completing the initial development and ongoing revision of the Person Centered Plan and ensuring its implementation.
Consulting with identified medical providers, engaging community and natural supports, and including their input in the person-centered planning process.
Ensuring linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric evaluations.
Providing and coordinating behavioral health services and other interventions for the youth or other family members with other licensed professionals and child and family team members.
Monitoring and documenting the status of the recipient’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions outlined in the Person Centered-Plan.
Assisting with implementing a home-based behavioral support plan with the youth and his or her caregivers as indicated in the Person Centered Plan.
Providing psychoeducation as indicated in the person centered plan
Assisting the team leader in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals identified in the PCP.
Family-focused services that consider the entire family’s needs, and are delivered primarily in the family’s home.
Provide parenting skills training and help the family build skills to increase their ability to deal with the youth’s diagnosis.
Defuse the current crisis, evaluate its nature, and intervene to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence;
Support on-going treatment and functional gain.
Delivery of service focuses on preventive, developmental and therapeutic interventions through company adopted clinical evidence based practices.
Provides educational and supportive counseling related to the importance of treatment compliance.
Services are focused on assisting clients in preventing, overcoming, managing functional deficits in school, home and community.
Ideal student description: An ideal student for our agency is one who is a team player, works hard and is goal driven. The student must have a desire to work in the best interest for the individuals we serve. The ideal student should be open to direction and redirection if things are not as they should be.
Pay/stipend offered?: No