Community Difference Newsletter August 2021
C&A Officers: Joe French, CEO Jodi Santillo, COO Georgene Voros, CCO Pam Lung, CFO Melissa Coultas, CAO Kim Cernansky, ACO Let Your Light Shine Cirque de Lumiere (LYLS) - Partie Deux did not disProgram Development Ross Fiorello, ACO appoint Aug. 14 at the Cultural Center for the Arts. The event played to a Leadership Development sold out crowd of 200 people, who were dazzled and amazed by spectatular cirque performances by Down to Earth Aerials owner Amanda Finch Board of Directors: and Jarrell Walker. Dr. Linda Sklar, President Michelle Balderson Performing at LYLS was important to Finch, whose family has been Holly Davies touched by mental illness. Three years ago, Sam, Finch's brother, died by Jennifer Meek Eells suicide. In hindsight, the family missed some of the warning signs that led Mike Gallina to his death. Finch's mission is to be an advocate and bring awareness for Lisa Warburton Gregory mental health while helping to remove the stigma associated with mental Monica Rose Gwin health, particularly for at-risk youths. Finch certainly achieved her goal Ted Herncane with Saturday's audience who was visibly touched by her performance. Patrick Mackie Dr. Michael McCabe This year's edition was the 16th annual LYLS, started by Nancy Pryce in Casey McCloud 2005. LYLS would not be possible without the passion and dedication of Heather Pennington our event chair, Monica Rose Gwin, who chaired the event the past two Stacy Remark years - first with an online auction in 2020 and the recent in-person event Dominic Reolfi in 2021. Joyce Salapack Lindsay Smith Gwin had a dedicated committee that included Jen Frey, auction item chair; Collyn Floyd, decorations chair; and many of the dedicated committee members - Suzanne Birkbark, Darla Brown, Nancy Bundy, Bianca Doak, Nicole Dietz Hunt, Kim Labriola, Kay Lanier, Victoria Nash, Gloria Pope and Tim Voros, along with C&A staff members Melissa Coultas, Trina Miller and Dan Mucci.
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Inside August's edition
Joe French CEO
Page 2 Program Spotlight Pictures & Videos Care Pathway of LYLS Pages 3-4
What's new at C&A?: Page 6
Cirque de Lumiere -Partie Deux Continued
L (top-bottom): Dominic & Mallory Reolfi, Mary Ellen & Javier Icaza and Scott & Darla Brown. Center: Chair Monica Rose Gwin and CEO Joe French R (t to b): Anne & Rob Gress, Heather & Emmet Pennington and Amanda Finch
Amanda Finch's performance
Jarrell Walker's performance
Stilt Walker, Cyr Wheel performance
Program Spotlight Care Pathway Program Overview: C&A offers Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) informed treatment services designed for clients aged 13 years and older who are exhibiting significant difficulties regulating their emotions. C&A offers DBT informed therapy as part of the Care Pathway Program to assist the most at-risk youth who have a history of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts or self-harm acts. The DBT informed interventions are provided to address significant mood dysregulation, the inability to appropriately manage emotional responses and to decrease high risk behaviors. Adolescents may also be appropriate for DBT informed services if they are exhibiting any of the following: • Extreme mood swings • Making your own problems worse • Black and white thinking • Poor boundaries • Quick to “fly off the handle” • Stormy relationships • Extreme food issues or substance abuse
If an adolescent is experiencing any of the symptoms listed above and these symptoms are creating difficulties in an adolescent’s everyday functioning, DBT informed therapy services can teach them the skills they need to respond to their intense emotions in productive ways to get those emotional needs met.
C&A Spotlight Program: Care Pathway Continued Assessment: Clients will undergo a comprehensive diagnos-
tic assessment to identify the appropriate level of care. The youth will then be placed into an appropriate Program and will be referred to DBT informed services based on symptoms and level of care. Client’s may be placed into the Care Pathway Program for treatment if they are determined to be at a high level of need and/or risk
As identified in the assessment. The assessment of needs/risk is an ongoing process, utilizing the Zero Suicide Framework. Referral to the Care Pathway Program or the appropriate DBT informed services can occur immediately following assessment. The client can also be identified as being appropriate for the Care Pathway and/or DBT informed services while involved in treatment with another program at C&A.
Treatment:
DBT is the primary modality of treatment. The Care Pathway Program provides DBT informed care through the utilization of the principles of DBT, along with the Zero Suicide Framework principles to provide for the ongoing assessment and management of the client’s needs.
The focus of informed treatment is to teach and equip clients with the skills they need to be able to manage intense emotions, increase healthy responses to these emotions, and reduce at-risk behaviors. DBT Group and individual DBT informed therapy services are offered through this program. Participation in the DBT Group requires a client to also participate in indiv-
idual therapy as part of the DBT informed treatment model. Appropriateness for group treatment will be based on assessment of the client’s needs and functioning by the assessor or the individual therapy provider.
How to access services:
If not currently participating in services with C&A, the first step is to set up an intake appointment by calling a C&A office. You will then be scheduled for an appointment with an assessor to complete a Comprehensive Assessment. Once this assessment is completed, the assessor can recommend the appropriate services and make the needed referrals. Current C&A clients can be referred to DBT informed services by their ongoing C&A provider as appropriate based on the client’s symptoms and functioning.
Additional Services:
Services that are also available to those participating in the Care Pathway Program include Peer Support Services and services for treatment of substance use disorders.
The Care Pathway Program serves youth in Stark County and the surrounding communities. Services provided are outpatient services and not crisis services.
What's new at C&A? C&A announces promotion Susan Brown was recently promoted to Assistant Clinical Officer. In addition to taking on her new role, Brown works as the Master's Intern Coordinator and is a NextGen trainer. Brown was also named to Stark County's Leadership 35th class.
School-based providers at open houses C&A's School-based providers have been busy at the start of the 2021-2022 school year attending more than 18 open houses in our eight partner school districts. This provides our school based providers with the opportunity to meet with families prior to the school year and make parents aware of the services the agency offers. A year ago, due to the pandemic, most school districts canceled open houses.
Second annual summer luau C&A's finance department could not let summer slip away without taking the Shipley office to Hawaii for their second annual luau. A good time was had by all. Thank you finance!
Mental Health tips: Tips for College students: • Get good sleep • Check-in with a campus counselor • Build a support network • Get active • Avoid drugs and alcohol • Eat a healthy diet • Reward yourself Mental Health Awareness video
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