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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAuthorizing the Mayor to submit training grant applications to various agencies which have shown interest in funding such a grant for the Youth Service Bereau of the City of South BendRESOLUTION N0. 677 -79 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 22 19 79 Attest: 4— ,, - +-✓ City Clerk Attest: 11f /� �� �/ � of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 23 19 79 . 4,-" A-7 City Clerk Approved and signed by me `� �. , , , „ 19 �1 Mayor RESOLUTION NO. ( ) ) - 7 9 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT TRAINING GRANT APPLICA- TIONS TO VARIOUS AGENCIES WHICH HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN FUNDING SUCH A GRANT FOR THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City, and is the Applicant for funding of any grant applications which may be made by the City of South Bend, Indiana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana that: SECTION I. The Mayor of the City of South Bend is hereby authorized to submit an application for funding in the amount of $8250.00 to various interested agencies. SECTION II. The Executive Director of the Youth Service Bureau shall be designated the Administrative Agent for this grant. For every category established under this Resolution, the Mayor shall submit to the Common Council a line item budget prior to the expenditures of any grant money received upon approval of this application. SECTION III. This resolution shall be full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PusENTED I So'i, APPRO D 11 w 7 9 ADOPTED ® I signed only to Provide an oPPortunit;. r - u C 'I scussio and Council action on the issue.: FILED 10' 16P.� 1 Off 1 4"j'. JA,`� 1 " 1979 Irene Gammon 0 M CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND. Peter H. Mullen Director, Administration and Finance January 17, 1979 CITY of SOUTH PETER J. NEMETH, BEND Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 Members of the Council 4th floor County -City Building South Bend, IN 46601 Dear Council Members: ���vp�UTIDN�ic vQ �� L z w Z INDIAIAN There will be presented for your consideration at the January 22, 1979 meeting a resolution approving a training grant application for the Youth Service Bureau. 219/284 -9742 In an efford to professionalize our total staff, and,in particular the staff at the Runaway Shelter, the Youth Service Bureau has spoken to several agencies and foundations in the state about funding of a 1 year program aimed at teaching new methods in counseling, and raising the professional level of our staff. The total 1 year request is in the amount of $8250.00, and is not required to be matched by the City of South Bend. If you have questions, feel free to contact me. Sincerely, ete H. u n Contr ller bz SOUTH _LEND YOUTH EE_RVICE_! UREAU TRAINING rRCPOSAL Throughout the 19!0's concern over the deterioration of the family his mounted. Many factors have caused pressures .and strains on the family unit. The ever - increasing divorce rate has brought with it the concept of single - parent families and blended families. With juvenile crimes on the rise, the numbers of youth placed in institutions has increased. The Mobile Society we live -in has left many families isolated and without roots. As a social serving ardency, un, at Youth Service Bureau has found it necessary to address some of these issues with the hope of meeting the needs of youth. Youth Service Bureau has been in operation in the South Bend community for six years. The mission of our organizations is to prevent and divert youth from the juvenile justice system. Our Focus has been primarily on the youth and serving his needs. We have become increasingly aware of the importance of working with the family. In order-to further our mission we believe it is necessary to support and strengthen the family unit and to loos: at youth in his total social context. Our experience with individuals and families and our continuing commitment to the value of the family unit has led Youth Service bureau to invesCigate a theory that enables us to view the entire family system. For these reasons, Youth Service Bureau has chosen to implement a family systc-s theory approach. This approach requires a year of training for the staff. Thy Follo: ng are the goals of our training program: I. To introduce family systems theory to the staff. 2. To give /teach skills for identifying repetitive patterns in a family system that make a Family dysfunctional. 3. To teach /give tools to the staff for intervening in a family system. 4. To develop an intensive crisis intervention program based or systems theory for the Runaway Shelter. 5. To identify staff members interested in doing family therapy_ with .:molt, families. To accomplish the aforementioned goals, we have developed a plan for training. Following are the five components that will constitute the on -year training: Componen L I : T. n -day intensive training in Family sys tcps theory to ue com- pleted in month one. This compnr.ent will introduce family systems theory and will be jwh didnicLic and experiential in nature. The training wi l l include a hWorical v�rvicj of the theories of such wainr practitioners as Salv.-dcr- Minuchin, Virc;inia Satir, and Carl Whitoker. This teaching will video UK! of those call- known clinicinn�, at work. The participants will be taught initial interviewin I techniuwu5, infor- mation gathering techniques. hynothesis develop;na, and renerstinHal aQping. The purpose is to provide the entire staff with a common phi Ksophical and theo- retical base for working with youth and their ram 1 ies. Component I2 T,oNvo session family systems sowinar to bu enaleted in months 4, 5, and b. This is an expansion of the material in thn tyn -day intensive training and includes additional expo,ure tin clinical interventions. It would he f"r 9taFf specifically interested in actually becoming family therapists. Component III: Two-day group pr(7cans trainlnn to he completed in month 3. This training component will consist of staff members and will uti 1 izc the hsitroy the staff has together as content for teaching groups process theory. Additional skills and techniques will be provided for working with groups. This training experience in group process will apply to the family as a croup. Component I'l: Leadership training for groups to be completed in months 3 & 4. With the background and Lase of Component III, selected staff will participate in leadership training for group skills. • Trainers working directly with staff through at least two six session sets of workshops will he we primary teaching format. The group scss i ons w i l l be followed by debriefing discussions so the learning can be incorporated into a ;hole. Primary focus will he on Runar:ay Shel- ter clients, both parents and youth. The spin -off efFect will be that other Youth Service Bu-eau staff will be expected to facilitate youth counseling groups. Component V: On -doing case supervision throughout the one -year prog ral r. . This portion of training includes direct supervis on of staff who arc in- volved in providing family therapy. All trainees in this component will be seeing families and will be willing to present their work to peers and trainers. The supervision of cases will be in small group /groups and may Include the use of video or audio tape, and /or live supervision through a one -way mirror. Familias present a great deal of material in a very short time and beginning family therapists especially need some on -going case consultation. Forty -five waakq, representing supervision over a one year period is a minimum period of time for consultation. Desired nutcomps From Training 1. To have staff vier client's problems in a systemic way. 2. To provide staff ski 1 i development in family systems theory. 3. To provide skill training for group process. 4. To increase capacity For group counseling both at the Runaway Shel to and Youth Service Bureau. 5. To provide. family Urerapy for an increased- nu "ber of elicnts. 6. To provide support for parents Qf runaways through parent groups. 7• To provide consultation to other community agencies. 8. To provide a theorctieal base from which the Shelter will o};cwe its crisis intervention progra �. j. 1 tt'JO Clay intensive kvorkshop overvie�r of farii I systems theory 25 participants 2 facilitators $300.00 per day per (, -,ci 1 i tator $ 1 ,X0.00 2. tv.10 day i n tens i vr, ,•Jorkshop i n the group process 25 participants 2 facilitators $300.00 per clay her factncor 1,200.00 3. On -going supervision 45 ti:,eeks , 2 hours �.ieck 1 y a t $50.00 per hour �y r i(JG . no 4. Faini 1y Sys-tems Theory Overvie�., - / 12 . /eek hrogr m 5 participants at S135.00 each 675.00 5. Parents Group Co- facilitation .J th Youth Service Bureau staff six, 2 Ircrur sr:s, ions at S50.00 per hour 60G.GO 6• Purchase of Son, , 7 to use for nch casselir tape supervi Five, t,-/o hour" tai:..., t Si5.O0 p_ r t<,pe TOTAL REQUEST - ,250 .Cr CVALflA Dill It is felt evaluations shy,uld. be done with three groups. TO groups Kim] staff trained, parents participating, and youth participating) In these prograws. The following outlines the proposed evaluation format. The various forms wi l l be developed by Bureau staff in conjunction with our local Mental Health Center consultant. 1. Bureau staff being trained - quarterly evaluation of the experience. It would request subjective information so as to gent a sense of hog•! staff Feel ski 1 is are heinq improved. It will also ask for how staff is uti 1 izing new knowledge in terms of individual, group, and rnwiy sessions. Thure will W a second separate tool to be Fi l led out after each of the two 2 -day workshoo. This will be to evaluate the experience for Youth Service Bureau administra- tive purposes and to provide feedback to facilitators. 2. For .parents - Immediately after parent group concludes, Lhuy will be ask to fill out a questionnaire that addresses itscI F to the fuelings level. Such questions as "Does this experience make you feel more hopeful ", etc. at this time. Approximatuly one month after the parent group, a Youth Service Bureau intern will go to individuals homes to fill out a questionnaire that would ask specific questions about the value of the expeA ence, what kind of sug- gestions and teachings were utilized in the hone setting, etc. 3. As part of our follow-up care, we contact parents and the client individually after two months. This is done to assess the value of our intervention and to provide more services where. necessary. 4. As a way of further assessing our value, l:e wi l l Keep a statistical report of the number of youth seen at the shelter, how many went 'come, how many returned to the shelter a second or third time, and how many stayed at hom:_ until age of majority. This will he an on -going progra m requi rcrunt. The South &`nJ Yovih hrrvic, Corwu/ !on Vu, in n|rroii"n sincc April nf 1972. During this Koe the Bur'ou his ,,^l:,J fr." a r,[er/nl K,rvic, to o direct delivery of services provider. W:i1 v mnkiny rcfcrrnls one re appropriaLu, the bulk of activity is in direct service '|c|ivcry. Outlined below is o des- cription of the various components of the Youth Service Bureau. INTERN PROGRAM - This program involves participation by students from the area and state univursities and from Penn State University. The iotcrn p rag rom serves a two-told purpose. It provides a potential social worker with an oppor- tunity to receive some first-hand experience to help make career 6ecisinns. The second is to provido the Ynuth Service Bureau with increased staff to serve the ever-incroasinn caseload. SCHOOL SERVICE CCORD|N8TOR PROGRAM - This program was .officially begun in 1973 for the ourpnse of early prevention and diversion of juvenile delinquency. We have at least one staff persnn in each of ton area c|cmcntnry school's. The reason we have sited Lhc elementary school as on area of cnnccntraLinn is that the earlier we can idrntiFy and service the potential juxcnilc offender the more effective we can be in curbing delinquency. OUTREACH - The main thrust, and that aspect that sets the Youth Service Bureau --^—pa--r-t - from other social work agencies, is the o rcach prog r am. The Youth Service Bureau has found that there are many people who For a variety of reasons refuse sarvicrs that traditional social service ogencics proviJu. It is these people that thcYouLh Service Bureau serves. After rcccivin9 a referral from the police ni probation dcparLmcnt, other agencies, the school, o friend or n self-referral the oxtrcoch worker ':n|'cs n initial hmnc visit. Thu information gathered during this visit is presented at a case staffing and a treatment plan is developed. If necessary, a rcf,rra| is made to a more appropriate agency. IF the Youth ,Service Bureau Lcc|,s the case the client will be visited on a weekly basis for individual and [anii; counbclin5. The client may also 6ccno'c involved in some of the othzr programs offered by the Youth Service Bureau. The nvcragu lcnqd` of time a casc i' in nurvice is 2 months. RUNAWAY SHELTER - A tr"pnrory, 24-hour residential hc"c for runs/n/s in run by the Youth Sc,vicc Surcau. Too goal of the shelter is to prnvidu i��'.,dincc residential cnrc for the runaway with major emphasis on we youth rcLurninn or being placed in an ^cccptn!/lr Setting clsc,herc. While at the shclLcr o client rcccivrs individual, group, and family counseling. A[icrcaru is |/roviJ,'! when the client leaves. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM The Youth Srrvicc Jurcnu \ork Experience yr,nr^c is de -- rk«ol people bor,ccn the ages of |G and 21 with jobs. The client /.om |ivc within the city limits and occt crrcain cc`.nu,ic eligibility guidelines to quoli[y For the program. Work Ex7uricncc is dcsigncU as a short term program, 1 a L inq thr,c to »i�, months, for each client. During this perio6, thc client works at a labignatcci worksite and is paid L|`rooqh C.E.T.8. Funds. The noio oi`jrcLivcs of Lhr pn,9ron are: l) to fo7i|iarizo /|`c client with the work world. 2) Ln Leach the client to be ro/ron»i!.lc and reliable. For many youth, e pInyPcnt can he u:n d as a therapeutic LOW. Tho Youth Service Bureau providev counsolinn and -H;Pcrt1vu gorvlcc, for work cxncriicncl' clients. The Bureau thruugh C.E.T.^,. is also involved with the C.E.T.A spon- sored Summer Er p I oynu: n t Program. The Bureau offers a Rent-A -Teen Program. There are.no eligibility require- ments. The age range for this program is 13 to 18. South Lend residents call the bureau with odd joins and the bureau provides a worker from the pool of youth who signed up. RECREATION - Usinq recreation as a therapy mode produces pnsitivc results when working with young people. The Youth Servicc Menu has on active recrea- tion component which involves a summer program, camp oxw rience, after- school recreation, and Group Adventure Program. The Summer Fun Program is designed for youth between the ages of six and twelve, usually referred from the school program for a variety of behavior pro- blems. The camp experience is offered for these youth who have improved their behavior during the Summer Fun Program. The youth are usually between the ages of seven and twelve. After school recreation involves a small number of young people usually between the acres of nine and twelve. The program is intensive and designed to meet special needs of youth involved. The Group Adventure Program select group of youth ages 13 to day experience. Since it involv during the summer. This program difficulty working in groups and blems. is based on wilderness survival programs. 15 are selected to participate in the three es camping out, the program ii operated only can be helpful For shelter ru cnts sho have are experiencing any number of personal pro- Recreation on a regular schedule if offered For shelter residents. Activi - ties vary but include in- shelter as well as out of the shelter activities. ,x.11 shelter residents arc encouraged to participate. The Bureau offers Fomily therm, directly as well as uhrouch referral. Family involvement is strongly encouraged and when appropriat- Fanily therapy i s suggested. Group cnun=.eling_ i s a v a i l a b l e to s h e l t e r r e s i d e n t s . A l l re;i- dents are encouraged to attend and participate in the sessions.