Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation

“The finance committee reviews a draft copy of the form 990 for accuracy and presents to the full board of directors for approval before filing.”

“Written conflict of interest policy in place that each board member and officer is required to sign and disclose their interests annually.”

“Human resources performs a salary comparison with like agencies for the position. The ceo has an "at will" contract reviewed and approved by the board annually, and can be terminated at anytime.”

“Human resources performs a salary comparison with like agencies for the position. Salary is reviewed and approved by the ceo, cfo, cmo, coo, and the executive committee of the board of directors.”

“The governing documents are provided to funders, auditors, and the state of washington. All documents are made available upon request.”

“Most volunteers worked in the resource room and with the family support program. The resource room provides the opportunity for clients to obtain information about what community resources might benefit them and provides computer access. The family support program provides computer access and training, homework assistance, home-skills training and other support to low-income families. Additionally, all board members are unpaid volunteers who assist in oversight of the organization through monthly meetings discussing financial results, policies, the mission, and other governance issues.”

“Offering youth and family activities; and specialized veterans services that deliver counseling and family support services to veterans and their families. The development department carries out fundraising, marketing, public relations, grant writing, and public policy advocacy. The human resources department oversees personnel, staff training, student intern, and volunteer functions, and the administration and finance departments oversees information management systems, support staff, accounting and payroll operations. Valley cities continues to integrate trained and certified peer support specialists into all programs, allowing their own recovery, and motivating others to find hope and growth in their recovery process. Valley cities clinics offer a unique model of care, care coordination. All clients are assigned to a care coordinator who then assists them in connecting to resources in the agency and in the community. Clinicians are trained in evidenced based treatment modalities including cbt+ (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children) and love and logic parenting skills. Through care coordination, valley cities still treats children, adults and older adults, but as a team approach so each individual gets the focus that they need.”

“Engage in on-site and community-based services that help them live with stability, autonomy and dignity. Standard supportive housing standard supportive housing provides housing and outpatient care for clients who may require regular staff contact and the availability of staff 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, but who do not need the physical safety and structure of a residential facility. The program offers the benefits included in all outpatient treatment services, in addition to support services that assist program participants to develop a daily structure and meaningful activities in their lives, make connections to community social, employment, educational, leisure and spiritual activities and support, acquire the skills and means to meet basic nutritional needs and means to move to a less intensive service level within two years. We serve an average of 35 individuals a year who are served by the king county regional support network (rsn) and meet the access to care standards. Priority is given to clients from western state hospital or from another local psychiatric hospital. Second priority are clients who need an extended period of time for stabilization, are a frequent or high utilizer of psychiatric hospitals or jails, are at risk of hospitalization, or who are chronically homeless. Coming-up program the coming-up youth program (cup) is a supportive housing program subsidized in large part through king county housing authority (kcha), king county, and united way. Cup provides housing and agency support services to up to 22 homeless young adults in south king county ages 18-24. The coming-up program is collaboration between valley cities and a partner nonprofit agency, auburn youth resources, which is itself dedicated to serving the severely underserved homeless young adult population in south king county. The cup team consists of two case managers and one housing specialist, a housing manager, program manager, and finance support staff, plus access to a mental health therapist and an outreach manager. There are many levels of service provided to clients from both agencies. There are an estimated 1,200 homeless young adults in south king county at any given time and few housing programs specifically designated for those homeless young adults. The goal of the cup program is to provide program participants with a wraparound approach to services and support that will enable them to achieve self-sufficiency. The program enables them to gain life skills necessary to gain education and employment, maintain their health, finances, and homes, and maintain housing stability. Resource rooms the community resource rooms at all locations are open to the community- at-large and provide individual support, skill-building and a variety of free resources to assist those who might not have a network of support. We promote recovery by involving consumers in their own process of finding the support and resources they need. We provide computers, fax and phones, employment and housing information, family/youth and health services, and community and transportation services. All resource rooms are run by peers and community volunteers. Hours vary by location and are based on volunteer availability.”

“Offering youth and family activities; and specialized veterans services that deliver counseling and family support services to veterans and their families. The development department carries out fundraising, marketing, public relations, grant writing, and public policy advocacy. The human resources department oversees personnel, staff training, student intern, and volunteer functions, and the administration and finance departments oversees information management systems, support staff, accounting and payroll operations. Valley cities continues to integrate trained and certified peer support specialists into all programs, allowing their own recovery, and motivating others to find hope and growth in their recovery process. Valley cities clinics offer a unique model of care, care coordination. All clients are assigned to a care coordinator who then assists them in connecting to resources in the agency and in the community. Clinicians are trained in evidenced based treatment modalities including cbt+ (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children) and love and logic parenting skills. Through care coordination, valley cities still treats children, adults and older adults, but as a team approach so each individual gets the focus that they need.”

“Valley cities clinics in kent, auburn, enumclaw, federal way, renton, bellevue, rainier beach, meridian at northgate, and midway offers a unique model of care, care coordination. All clients are assigned to a care coordinator who then assists the clients in connecting to resources in the agency and in the community. Clinicians are trained in evidenced based treatment modalities including cbt+ (trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children) and love and logic parenting skills. Through care coordination, at each location, valley cities still treats children, adults and older adults, but as a team approach so each individual gets the focus that they need. Services are provided to meet the needs of children, youth and their families with mental illnesses or emotional disturbances; children, youth and families who are in crises; and children and youth who are victims of trauma or family violence. These services include individual and family counseling; in home family support and advocacy; school-based counseling; crises intervention; case management; psychiatric assessment; case coordination with other service providers; medication management; support groups and skills for training parents; outreach clinical teams for homeless families; community consultation and education; and specialized treatment for those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Services are also provided to assist adults and their families with mental health and chemical dependency treatment services. In addition, specialized services are available to those who have experienced sexual abuse or domestic violence. Services are designed with an emphasis on recovery and hope. Valley cities provides employment and educational services so that clients can be supported to return to work or school. The chemical dependency services include intensive outpatient and specialized relapse prevention services and are integrated with the mental health services for those clients that have co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency problems. Valley cities' programs consist of: care coordination at each outpatient clinic a care coordinator will be the main point of contact at valley cities. They will help walk the client through how to get services at valley cities, ask them about what difficulties they are having and try to find out how they can help. They will connect the client with the appropriate level of care that they need, which can include counseling, medications, peer support, or groups. They can also help connect them to services in the community, like a primary care physician or a dentist. The care coordinator helps manage all of the expertise needed to provide the best outcomes for our clients. Children's wraparound services high-needs youth in the kent, auburn, federal way, tahoma, and enumclaw school systems that are in at least 2 of the 6 child serving systems (mental health, special education, juvenile justice, child welfare, dda - development disabilities, and chemical dependency) need special intensive coordinated help. We bring together both professional resources as well as community members such as neighbors and family to help these clients overcome their difficulties. We plan for the entire needs of the person, not just the needs of the individual system. A wraparound facilitator works with the team to discover the individual's strengths, set goals, determine major needs, and develop strength-based options to meet those needs. We make the jobs of the teacher, probation officer, doctor, and family easier by giving them the entire picture of the individual, not just the part they would normally see. We see about 260 youth in a given year and spend more than 100 hours on each child in that year. The average child is in the program for about 18 months. This time we spend results in fewer hospital visits, fewer police contacts, and fewer gang memberships. We achieve better school attendance, increased family skills, and of”

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