Analysis and Case Vignette
TheVillage, is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1877 in response to the increasing number of homeless children in Philadelphia. The orphanage was originally located in South West Philadelphia, but relocated to the Rosemont estate donated by Co-founder and CEO of Acme Markets. Though, the location changed the organization’s vision of assisting dependent and/ or at risk children and their families continued. Today, theVillage has three residential programs at the Rosemont campus: the Residential Treatment Program that serves girls with serious mental illness, the Child Welfare Residential Program, which serves girls referred by the County and Youth services due to instability in their home and the Supervised …show more content…
In addition, to ensuring that these needs are met theVillage offers its residents an opportunity to meaningfully participate in society. TheVillage achieves this by utilizing the Sanctuary model, which addresses the impact of trauma on its residents while promoting safety through a community as a whole approach. In 2014, theVillage serviced “2,964 abused, neglected and traumatized children and families in the Greater Philadelphia are” (theVillage, 2014). According, to the organization’s 2014 fiscal year report, “81% of the youth that resided in theVillage went home or to less restrictive programs, while 23% of the children in the foster care program achieved permanency” (thevillage, 2014). The program has proven to be a vital asset to both children and families at risk as well as the communities in which these families reside. Through their participation in the residential porgrams offered at thevillage and the non-resdiential programs offered at the Preheim site, many youth and families are able to develop healthy coping skills that decrease their risk factors, help promote resilency and build protective factors. Programs such as theVillage alliavate some of the social problems that are later associated with children who grow up in at-risk environments, such as, high incarecation rates, high rates of homelessness and drug …show more content…
I would work with Paula to explore some of the interventions that she feels have been helpful in her treatment as well as interventions hat she feels were unhelpful in her treatment. Lastly, I would ask Paula to identify what her treatment goals are. In doing, this I am showing Paula that her input matters and that she is an essential component in her treatment and the treatment planning process and as a result Paula would view my actions as beneficial (Poulin, 2010, p.50) and will be more likely to have an open dialogue with me. I would then utilize the person in environment concept, to explore how all of the external systems in Paula’s life interact and impact her functioning. By gaining a more comprehensive view of the client and the systems involved in her life I am able better equipped to assist Paula with goal setting. My role in working would Paula is to get her to see her strengths and help her use them to overcome or work through her current stressors. This can be achieved by using the strengths-based approach and understating the six principles that guide the strengths based approach. My role in working with Paula is to support her, collaborate with her, link her to appropriate resources when needed
TheVillage, is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1877 in response to the increasing number of homeless children in Philadelphia. The orphanage was originally located in South West Philadelphia, but relocated to the Rosemont estate donated by Co-founder and CEO of Acme Markets. Though, the location changed the organization’s vision of assisting dependent and/ or at risk children and their families continued. Today, theVillage has three residential programs at the Rosemont campus: the Residential Treatment Program that serves girls with serious mental illness, the Child Welfare Residential Program, which serves girls referred by the County and Youth services due to instability in their home and the Supervised …show more content…
In addition, to ensuring that these needs are met theVillage offers its residents an opportunity to meaningfully participate in society. TheVillage achieves this by utilizing the Sanctuary model, which addresses the impact of trauma on its residents while promoting safety through a community as a whole approach. In 2014, theVillage serviced “2,964 abused, neglected and traumatized children and families in the Greater Philadelphia are” (theVillage, 2014). According, to the organization’s 2014 fiscal year report, “81% of the youth that resided in theVillage went home or to less restrictive programs, while 23% of the children in the foster care program achieved permanency” (thevillage, 2014). The program has proven to be a vital asset to both children and families at risk as well as the communities in which these families reside. Through their participation in the residential porgrams offered at thevillage and the non-resdiential programs offered at the Preheim site, many youth and families are able to develop healthy coping skills that decrease their risk factors, help promote resilency and build protective factors. Programs such as theVillage alliavate some of the social problems that are later associated with children who grow up in at-risk environments, such as, high incarecation rates, high rates of homelessness and drug …show more content…
I would work with Paula to explore some of the interventions that she feels have been helpful in her treatment as well as interventions hat she feels were unhelpful in her treatment. Lastly, I would ask Paula to identify what her treatment goals are. In doing, this I am showing Paula that her input matters and that she is an essential component in her treatment and the treatment planning process and as a result Paula would view my actions as beneficial (Poulin, 2010, p.50) and will be more likely to have an open dialogue with me. I would then utilize the person in environment concept, to explore how all of the external systems in Paula’s life interact and impact her functioning. By gaining a more comprehensive view of the client and the systems involved in her life I am able better equipped to assist Paula with goal setting. My role in working would Paula is to get her to see her strengths and help her use them to overcome or work through her current stressors. This can be achieved by using the strengths-based approach and understating the six principles that guide the strengths based approach. My role in working with Paula is to support her, collaborate with her, link her to appropriate resources when needed